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The Great NFL Fun Book II (1981)


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I still have portions of that book... the uniform portions... or I might have it in whole all over the place in my room! I ordered it in like 3rd grade when we got to go in the Library and choose books to read. I love that book and would like to get a copy of it again. Then again I'm curious what version 1 looked like. Does anyone have that?

 

 

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I picked up version 1 at a school used book sale when I was 10 or 11. I ended up designing many helmets by tracing the outline onto a new peice of paper. I don't have a scanner, and I think the book's at my mom's house, but the cover isn't as cool as version 2. It's orange and blue, I think.

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The quality control on this book really seems to be lacking. It says the Colts play in Baltimore. Come on!!

...and the St.Louis Cardinals?? HELLO, THAT'S BASEBALL!! :P

Settle down, fellows. This so-called "book" is clearly a fabrication fraught with inaccuracy. Case in point - no illustrations for the Jacksonville Jaguars, Carolina Panthers or Tennessee Titans.

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The quality control on this book really seems to be lacking. It says the Colts play in Baltimore. Come on!!

...and the St.Louis Cardinals?? HELLO, THAT'S BASEBALL!! :P

Settle down, fellows. This so-called "book" is clearly a fabrication fraught with inaccuracy. Case in point - no illustrations for the Jacksonville Jaguars, Carolina Panthers or Tennessee Titans.

I just figured he hadn't revealed that page yet. But if that's true... man, what a waste of a good read.

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Man, what a piss-poor depiction of football uniforms. Why the heck do all of the jerseys have sleeves? I mean, come on, right down to the elbow! :D

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For all the bird de lis haters I think the bird de lis isnt supposed to be a pelican and a fleur de lis I think its just a fleur de lis with a pelicans head. Thats what it looks like to me. Also the flair around the tip of the beak is just flair that fleur de lis have sometimes source I am from NOLA.

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Notice the expression on the Seahawk helmet logo. That is the original concept design in pre-1976. It is NOT the expression the logo that was used on the helmets during 1976-2001. It is, however, very similiar to the new design logo that began in 2002......................

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I found an old book that I used to have out at the local St. Vinnies. Inside was the training ground for my uniform obsession 25 years later:

All 28 teams, if anybody wants them. They may make nice sigs:

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and:

Lets see some concepts made with these puppies:

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WOW! :shocked:

If I remember right, that was seventh grade foir me. I thought you had to belong to the Superpro Fan Club, or something like that. Got an ID card with your favorite team helmet on it, a decal standing board, etc.

My protest was players with QB numbers were wearing lineman facemasks, or teams like the Eagles shown with Dungard masks.... I was a geek back then as well!

When my father, a high school coach and teacher, became equipment manager at the school I went to, it was like I was in helmet city. I got a bunch that were being tossed out and did the ol' facemask switcheroos, painted some, etc. Too bad I chucked them.

I know, off the subject. But 1981 was freakin' sweet!

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Sweet,I had that book! :D I cut out those uniform pics with the brief team history on the back.

Here's the cover for those who hadn't seen it.

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If there's one thing I like, it's crazy laughing Indians. I wonder what's so funny?

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and the drunken doodoobags jumping off the tops of SUV's/vans/RV's onto tables because, oh yeah, they are drunken drug abusing doodoobags

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Sweet,I had that book! :D I cut out those uniform pics with the brief team history on the back.

Here's the cover for those who hadn't seen it.

99_1.JPG

If there's one thing I like, it's crazy laughing Indians. I wonder what's so funny?

Notice how one of the characters have the book open? They must have taken a look at the Bucaneers section of the book....

I saw, I came, I left.

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