JOGO CORP

"MISSING YEARS"

EXTREMELY RARE

 

HISTORY:  THE CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE (CFL) WENT THROUGH A PERIOD WHEREBY THERE WERE NO NATIONAL CFL CARDS MANUFACTURED IN EITHER CANADA OR THE UNITED STATES. THIS CONTINUED FROM 1973 TO 1981.

IN 1981, A SMALL UPSTART COMPANY, JOGO INCORPORATED, PRODUCED A 3 1/2" BY 5" OVERSIZE BLACK AND WHITE FOOTBALL SET.  AS MENTIONED, THIS WAS THE FIRST YEAR IN ALMOST 10 YEARS THAT A TRUE CFL SET WAS PRODUCED. TODAY THAT 50 CARD SET SELLS FOR HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS.

IN 1982, NO CARDS AGAIN WERE PRODUCED.  FINALLY, IN 1983, JOGO STARTED A TREND OF PRODUCING FULL SETS OF CFL CARDS THAT RUN UNTIL THE 2000'S.  AT THAT TIME, PACIFIC, EXTREME AND UPPER DECK TOOK OVER PRODUCTION

IN THE 1990'S, JOGO DECIDED TO MAKE UP FOR THE "MISSING YEARS" BY PRODUCING VERY SMALL PRINT RUNS OF PLAYERS WHO WOULD HAVE HAD CFL CARDS PRODUCED FROM THEIR PLAYING DAYS DURING THE "MISSING YEARS"

NOTE: THE 1992 MISSING YEARS SET "A" WAS ONLY FOUND IN FOIL PACKS. NO FOIL PACKS WERE PRODUCED THEREAFTER, THUS EVERY SET AFTER 1992 WAS ONLY AVAILABLE THROUGH A FULL SET FROM JOGO.  PRODUCTION RUNS ON EACH SET WAS EXTREMELY SMALL (LESS THAN 1000 PER PLAYER)

 

 

YEAR: 1992 JOGO MISSING YEARS

PLAYER: ANTHONY DAVIS

TEAM: TORONTO

COLLEGE: USC

CONDITION: NRMINT

 

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