1971 O-Pee-Chee CFL Silas McKinnie #102 Bilingual Back Saskatchewan Roughriders

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1971 O-Pee-Chee CFL Silas McKinnie #102 Bilingual Back Saskatchewan Roughriders This 1971 O-Pee-Chee CFL Silas McKinnie #102 Bilingual Back Saskatchewan Roughriders card is a standout Saskatchewan single from one of the most collectible Canadian football card sets of the vintage era. McKinnie appears in a full player pose wearing Roughriders green, with the large number 37 visible, the team logo on the lower image area, and the bright red O-Pee-Chee frame giving the card a bold shelf presence. The 1971 O-Pee-Chee CFL set is beloved for its Canadian identity, its team-focused layout, and its bilingual English and French reverse text. It captures a time when the Canadian Football League had a strong regional personality and when O-Pee-Chee gave CFL fans their own distinctive cardboard product rather than simply mirroring American football releases. The back identifies McKinnie as an import offensive halfback from Iowa University and notes that he was Iowa's leading rusher for three consecutive years. It also states that in 1967 he ranked sixth in the Big Ten in most yards gained on the ground, giving this card a meaningful NCAA football connection before his Saskatchewan Roughriders appearance. That makes the card attractive to Roughriders collectors, Iowa Hawkeyes followers, vintage college football collectors, and anyone building a complete 132 card 1971 O-Pee-Chee CFL set. This is a Canadian O-Pee-Chee bilingual back, not a puzzle back, with the classic cartoon panel and bilingual player biography. The front shows pleasing colour and image clarity with light to moderate corner touches, small white nicks along the red border, minor print or surface specks, and centering that appears generally attractive but not perfectly even. The top edge has small red border chipping, the lower corners show slight handling, and the photo remains bright with strong team identification. The back has natural cream to tan toning, light edge aging, small surface marks, and softened corner tips, but the cartoon, biography, copyright line, and printed in Canada notation remain easy to read. No obvious major crease, writing, or paper loss is visible in the provided sleeve image. This card presents as a solid vintage single with the type of honest wear expected from a red bordered early 1970s issue. The 1971 O-Pee-Chee CFL Silas McKinnie #102 Bilingual Back Saskatchewan Roughriders is a strong addition for a team binder, CFL set build, or vintage football display. Grade Estimate: EX 5