1972 O-Pee-Chee Pro Action #127 Football IQ CFL

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1972 O-Pee-Chee Pro Action #127 Football IQ CFL The 1972 O-Pee-Chee Pro Action #127 Football IQ CFL card captures the raw speed and contact of a live Canadian football play in a dramatic stadium setting. Instead of a posed portrait, the front places the collector at field level as blockers and defenders converge, while the bright red frame and striped yellow PRO ACTION lettering deliver a bold early-1970s design. This is one of fourteen Pro Action cards that close O-Pee-Chee’s 132-card final dedicated CFL set, following 117 team-grouped player cards and preceding the checklist. These action subjects are especially interesting because most carry no player name or play caption on the front, encouraging collectors to study uniforms, numbers and surviving checklist research. No reliable published identification of the principal player on card #127 could be confirmed, so this listing intentionally avoids assigning a name that the card itself does not provide. That careful attribution makes it a useful, honestly described set-building single rather than a speculative player card. The reverse adds a distinctly Canadian and interactive dimension through O-Pee-Chee’s bilingual “Test Your Football I. Q.” feature. Its English and French question asks who holds the record for the longest kickoff return, while the inverted answer identifies Gene Gaines and gives the mark as 128 yards in 1964. Gaines established that extraordinary record for the Ottawa Rough Riders during the 1964 Eastern Final against Hamilton, returning a kickoff 128 yards for a touchdown. The achievement remains one of the longest scoring plays in CFL playoff history and supplies card #127 with a strong connection to a celebrated Canadian Football Hall of Fame career. Gaines played defensive back and receiver during a sixteen-season CFL run, recorded 42 interceptions, earned nine CFL All-Star selections and won Grey Cups with both Ottawa and Montreal. He entered the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1994. Although Gaines is the trivia answer rather than a confirmed player in the front photograph, his record gives the card historical depth and makes the reverse more than a generic design variation. Collectors interested in CFL records, Hall of Fame history, bilingual sports cards and completing the Pro Action run will all find a reason to add it. This original ungraded card has been assessed from high-resolution scans while it remains inside a protective sheet. The front displays vivid red and yellow title ink, a complete frame and a naturally dark game photograph. Centering has a small side-to-side shift, but all borders remain present and the overall layout is visually balanced. The corners show light softening, with the upper-left and lower pair appearing slightly more rounded. Fine rough-cut fibres and pinpoint white nicks are visible along the side and lower edges. Scattered pale specks appear throughout the dark photograph and red frame, along with a few short fine surface lines. A narrow yellowed or discoloured band is visible along the top outer border and should be treated as a condition flaw rather than part of the design. The back has even cream toning, solid green-and-blue colour, lightly worn corners and modest edge roughness. Tiny white flecks and faint surface marks are present, but the question, illustration, card number and inverted answer remain fully readable. No definite full crease, wrinkle, tear, writing or pinhole can be confirmed, and no heavy stain extends through the body of the card. Some faint lines may originate on the plastic page and require direct inspection. This is an authentic Canadian O-Pee-Chee bilingual English/French Football IQ trivia back. It is not a puzzle back. Raw Grade Estimate: VG-EX