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Graded PSA 8 Near Mint John Bosa 1988 Topps #198 Rookie RC Football Card

Graded PSA 8 Near Mint John Bosa 1988 Topps #198 Rookie RC Football Card

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🏈 John Bosa 1988 Topps #198 Rookie RC Football Card PSA 8 NEAR MINT — Miami Dolphins — Fort Lauderdale, Florida — Boston College Eagles — 1987 NFL Draft First Round — Father of Nick Bosa and Joey Bosa — The Bosa Family Origin — PSA 8 NEAR MINT Certified

🏈 A PSA 8 NEAR MINT certified John Bosa 1988 Topps #198 rookie card — from the 1988 Topps football set, the rookie card of the defensive end who would become one of the most significant names in NFL family history even though his own career was tragically shortened by injury. John Bosa — the first-round Miami Dolphins draft pick, the Boston College defensive end who showed elite pass-rushing ability before a knee injury ended his career after only two NFL seasons, and the father of Nick Bosa (San Francisco 49ers) and Joey Bosa (Los Angeles Chargers) — appears on this 1988 Topps rookie card, PSA-certified at 8 NEAR MINT. Condition: NOS.

🌟 Fort Lauderdale, Florida — Boston College Eagles — The Foundation of the Bosa Football Family

John Bosa was born January 10, 1964, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida — the Broward County city on the southeast Atlantic coast of Florida that sits within one of the most athletically productive regions of the state. Bosa played his college football at Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts — the ACC program with a tradition of producing NFL talent from a campus in the shadow of Boston's academic and sports culture — and developed the defensive end tools that generated first-round evaluation entering the 1987 NFL Draft. The Miami Dolphins selected Bosa in the first round (16th overall) of the 1987 NFL Draft — a premium investment in the Fort Lauderdale kid whose professional career, limited by injury, nonetheless established the foundation for one of the most remarkable father-son legacies in NFL history. The 1988 Topps #198 PSA 8 NEAR MINT rookie card is the certified document of that foundation. Condition: NOS.

The Bosa Family Legacy — Nick and Joey Bosa — The NFL Dynasty That Started in Fort Lauderdale

John Bosa's sons — Nick Bosa (San Francisco 49ers) and Joey Bosa (Los Angeles Chargers) — became two of the most dominant defensive players in the NFL simultaneously, a father-son-son legacy that is unique in modern professional football. Nick Bosa won the NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award in 2022 and was selected as the 2nd overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft. Joey Bosa was selected 3rd overall in the 2016 NFL Draft. The combination of two top-3 draft picks from a single family is unprecedented, and their father's 1988 Topps rookie card is the paper origin of the Bosa football dynasty. PSA 8 NEAR MINT: the high-grade vintage document of where the Bosa NFL legacy began. Condition: NOS.

📦 Item Details

Item: John Bosa 1988 Topps Football Rookie RC #198. Grade: PSA 8 NEAR MINT (Professional Sports Authenticator). Player: John Bosa. Born: January 10, 1964, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. College: Boston College. Team: Miami Dolphins (1987-1988). NFL Draft: 1987, 1st round, 16th overall. Sons: Nick Bosa (49ers), Joey Bosa (Chargers). Condition: NOS.

🏈⭐ Fort Lauderdale. Florida. Boston College. Chestnut Hill. 1987 draft. First round. 16th overall. Miami. The Dolphins. The knee. Two seasons. The shortened career. The father. The legacy. Nick Bosa. Joey Bosa. 2nd overall. 3rd overall. Two sons in the top three. The Bosa dynasty. The father-son-son NFL record. 1988 Topps. Rookie RC. Card #198. PSA 8. Near Mint. Condition: NOS.

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