{"product_id":"graded-1988-topps-marcus-allen-328-football-card-psa-9-mint","title":"Graded 1988 Topps Marcus Allen #328 Football Card PSA 9 Mint","description":"\u003cp\u003e🏈 \u003cstrong\u003eGraded 1988 Topps Marcus Allen #328 Football Card PSA 9 Mint — The Professional Sports Authenticator PSA 9 Mint Certified 1988 Topps Football Card of Marcus Allen, Card Number 328, From the Hall of Fame Running Back Who Won the Heisman Trophy, Super Bowl XVIII MVP, and the 1985 NFL Most Valuable Player Award Across One of the Most Decorated Individual Careers in the History of the Position\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🏈 The Graded 1988 Topps Marcus Allen #328 Football Card PSA 9 Mint is the Professional Sports Authenticator-graded example of Marcus Allen's 1988 Topps card — graded PSA 9 Mint, a high-tier grade that reflects the card's condition after more than three decades and that, for a card from the late 1980s Topps football set, represents the kind of preservation that the serious vintage collector works toward. The 1988 Topps football card set covers Allen at the peak of his career with the Los Angeles Raiders, and the PSA 9 Mint grade ensures this specific copy has been evaluated and certified at one of the highest achievable condition levels for a card of its age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🏈 Marcus Allen was born March 26, 1960, in San Diego, California, and became one of the most versatile running backs the college and professional games have ever produced — a player whose combination of patience behind blockers, vision in traffic, burst through the hole, and receiving ability out of the backfield made him difficult to game-plan against in ways that purely physical runners never created. At the University of Southern California, Allen won the 1981 Heisman Trophy before the Los Angeles Raiders made him the tenth overall pick in the 1982 NFL Draft.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🏈 In Super Bowl XVIII, played January 22, 1984, against the Washington Redskins, Allen carried the ball 20 times for 191 yards and two touchdowns — including a 74-yard run in the third quarter that required him to reverse field, avoid multiple defenders, and then outrun everyone to the end zone on a play that seemed lost before he created a gain of enormous consequence. He was named the game's Most Valuable Player, and the Raiders won the championship. He also won the 1985 NFL MVP Award. Allen was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2003, cementing a career legacy that the 1988 Topps card from his prime Raiders years represents in miniature, graded PSA 9 Mint and certified for any serious vintage football card collector. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🏈 Marcus Allen. San Diego, California. Los Angeles Raiders. Kansas City Chiefs. Running Back. 1981 Heisman Trophy. Super Bowl XVIII MVP. 1985 NFL MVP. Pro Football Hall of Fame 2003. 1988 Topps. Card #328. PSA 9 Mint. Hall of Fame Sports Memorabilia. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hall of Fame Sports Memorabilia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48039556284648,"sku":"1988-T-MA-328-PSA-9","price":199.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/2718\/4037\/files\/graded-1988-topps-marcus-allen-328-football-card-psa-9-mint-vintage-treasures-antique-838.webp?v=1770227334","url":"https:\/\/vintageantiquesgifts.com\/products\/graded-1988-topps-marcus-allen-328-football-card-psa-9-mint","provider":"Vintage and Antique Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}