{"product_id":"2011-upper-deck-exquisite-football-demarco-murray-129-135-rookie-patch-auto-rookie-rc-football-card","title":"2011 Upper Deck Exquisite Football DeMarco Murray #129 \/135 Rookie Patch Auto Rookie RC Football Card","description":"\u003cp\u003e🏈 \u003cstrong\u003e2011 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection DeMarco Murray #129 Rookie Patch Autograph RC \/135 – The Serial-Numbered Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Rookie Patch Autograph of DeMarco Murray, the Dallas Cowboys Running Back Who Would Become the NFL's 2014 Rushing Champion, Limited to 135 Total Copies and Featuring the On-Card Autograph, Game-Worn Jersey Patch Swatch, and Rookie Card Documentation That Define the Premium Exquisite RPA Format\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🏈 There is a specific prestige that attaches to an Upper Deck Exquisite Collection rookie card – the brand that established the premium three-in-one format the hobby now recognizes as the Rookie Patch Autograph, where the card manufacturer delivers the autograph, a swatch of game-worn jersey material, and the rookie card designation all within a single cardboard frame. Upper Deck Exquisite Collection set the standard for what a premium football card product could represent, producing the most coveted and highest-value rookie cards of its era with the craftsmanship, physical materials, and serial-numbered scarcity that justified the premium position the product commanded in the collector market. 🌟\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🏈 The \/135 serial number stamped on this card tells the story of its production in a single fraction: 135 total copies of this specific card exist, each individually numbered from the production run, creating a finite universe of documentation with a hard ceiling on supply. Upper Deck Exquisite Collection cards at these print runs carry the physical characteristics of the premium brand – the thicker card stock, the jersey patch window housing the swatch of game-worn fabric, the on-card autograph signed directly onto the card surface – producing a three-dimensional collectible that represents the full value proposition of the premium RPA format in its most limited and physical form. ⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🏈 DeMarco Murray entered the NFL from the University of Oklahoma, where he played for the Sooners before the Dallas Cowboys selected him in the third round of the 2011 NFL Draft. His early Cowboys seasons established the foundation of what would become one of the most productive individual running back performances in the franchise's recent history – culminating in the 2014 season when Murray led the NFL in rushing yards and claimed the league's rushing title, representing the peak of a career that had been building through Dallas's offensive system. The 2011 UD Exquisite RPA is the rookie year documentation of that career's beginning, produced during the season when his professional story was only just starting. 🏆\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🏈 The Rookie Patch Autograph format in Upper Deck Exquisite represented the pinnacle of what the hobby defined as a premium insert: the autograph authenticating the player's direct involvement, the patch swatch connecting the card to game-worn fabric from that player's career, and the rookie card designation placing both elements within the context of the player's first professional season. These three elements assembled within Exquisite's premium framework at a serial number of \/135 create the definitive collector documentation of DeMarco Murray's rookie year. 🔐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🏈 DeMarco Murray. Running Back. Dallas Cowboys. University of Oklahoma Sooners. 2011 NFL Draft. 2011 UD Exquisite Collection #129 Rookie Patch Auto \/135. Collectible Trading Cards. Hall of Fame Sports. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🏈 2011 UD Exquisite DeMarco Murray #129 Rookie Patch Auto \/135. Hall of Fame Sports. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hall of Fame Sports Memorabilia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48048822026472,"sku":"VTG-2011-UDE-DM-129-AUTO","price":99.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/2718\/4037\/files\/2011-upper-deck-exquisite-football-demarco-murray-129-135-rookie-patch-auto-rc-card-307.webp?v=1770937825","url":"https:\/\/vintageantiquesgifts.com\/products\/2011-upper-deck-exquisite-football-demarco-murray-129-135-rookie-patch-auto-rookie-rc-football-card","provider":"Vintage and Antique Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}