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Vintage Kenner NFL Starting Lineup Figures Guide
In 1988 Kenner launched their range of NFL Starting Lineup Figures. These figures came in clear plastic bubbles glued to a green rectangular piece of cardboard with rounded corners (blister packs). These cards were often referred to a J-cards because of the shape of the "hang tab" that stores used to hang them from. The backing card was color coded to make it easier for collectors to differentiate between the sports.
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The NFL Starting Lineup Figures were sold in cases of 16 which were designated by year, sport and a two-digit decimal number, e.g. 1988 Football Case .01, 1992 Football Case .04 etc.
Each came with one or more trading cards, and occasionally another keepsake such as a mini-poster or medallion. In addition, the bubble had a kind of "foot" extending 2-3 inches out from the cardboard which it could stand on.
The NFL Starting Lineup Figures were made from hard plastic, and painted to resemble a particular footballer, although the "resemblance" was often questionable. There was initially a limited number of poses for a figure, originally 10, for each sport but in 1993 and 1995 Kenner introduced a number of new poses.
These football figures also had limited articulation with joints at the shoulders, neck and waist and a base that resembled a part of the football field.
Some of the rarest NFL Starting Lineup Football figures quoted in Tuff Stuff magazine are:
1988 Marc Wilson ($425)
1989 Bill Bates ($425)
1989 Bill Fralic ($425)
1988 Ron Woodson ($400)
1988 Darrell Green ($375)
1988 Kellen Winslow ($375)
1988 Steve Jordan ($360)
The main series of figures were produced for thirteen consecutive years. i.e. from 1988-2000.
But there were also several sub-lines of figures produced, these were:
Headliner Football Series
Classic Doubles
Heisman Series
Gridiron Greats
12 Inch Series
Hall of Fame Legends
2000 Elite Series
Base Series
1988 Football
Marcus Allen - Los Angeles Raiders
Neal Anderson - Chicago Bears
Chip Banks - San Diego Chargers
Mark Bavaro - New York Giants
Cornelius Bennett - Buffalo Bills
Albert Bentley - Indianapolis Colts
Duane Bickett - Indianapolis Colts
Todd Blackledge - Pittsburg Steelers
Brian Bosworth - Seattle Seahawks
Brian Brennan - Cleveland Browns
Bill Brooks - Indianapolis Colts
James Brooks - Cincinnati Bengals
Eddie Brown - Cincinnati Bengals
Joey Browner - Minnesota Vikings
Audray Bruce - Atlanta Falcons
Chris Burkett - Buffalo Bills
Keith Byars - Philadelphia Eagles
Scott Cambell - Atlanta Falcons
Carlos Carson - Kansas City Chiefs
Harry Carson - New York Giants
Anthony Carter - Minnesota Vikings
Gerald Carter - Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Michael Carter - San Francisco 49ers
Tony Casillas - Atlanta Falcons
Jeff Chadwick - Detroit Lions
Deron Cherry - Kansas City Chiefs
Ray Childress - Houston Oilers
Todd Christiansen - Los Angeles Raiders
Gary Clark - Washington Redskins
Mark Clayton - Miami Dolphins
Chris Collinsworth -Cincinnati Bengals
Doug Cosbie - Dallas Cowboys
Roger Craig - San Francisco 49ers
Randall Cunningham - Philadelphia Eagles
Jeff Davis - Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Ken Davis - Green Bay Packers
Richard Dent - Chicago Bears
Eric Dickerson - Indianapolis Colts
Floyd Dixon - Atlanta Falcons
Tony Dorsett - Dallas Cowboys
Mark Duper - Miami Dolphins
Tony Eason - New England Patriots
Carl Ekern - Los Angeles Rams
Henry Ellard - Los Angeles Rams
John Elway - Denver Broncos
Phillips Epps - Green Bay Packers
Boomer Esiason -Cincinnati Bengals
Jim Everett - Los Angeles Rams
Brent Fullwood - Green Bay Packers
Mark Gastineau - New York Jets
Willie Gault - Chicago Bears
Bob Golic - Cleveland Browns
Jerry Gray - Los Angeles Rams
Darrell Green - Washington Redskins
Jacob Green - Seattle Seahawks
Roy Green - Phoenix Cardinals
Steve Grogan - New England Patriots
Ronnie Harmon - Buffalo Bills
Bobby Hebert - New Orleans Saints
Alonzo Highsmith - Houston Oilers
Drew Hill - Houston Oilers
Earnest Jackson - Pittsburg Steelers
Rickey Jackson - New Orleans Saints
Vance Johnson - Denver Broncos
Ed Jones - Dallas Cowboys
James Jones - Detroit Lions
Rod Jones - Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Rulon Jones - Denver Broncos
Steve Jordan - Minnesota Vikings
E.J. Junior - Phoenix Cardinals
Jim Kelly - Buffalo Bills
Bill Kenney - Kansas City Chiefs
Bernie Kosar - Cleveland Browns
Tommy Kramer - Minnesota Vikings
Dave Krieg - Seattle Seahawks
Tim Krumrie -Cincinnati Bengals
Mark Lee - Green Bay Packers
Ronnie Lippett - New England Patriots
Louis Lipps - Pittsburg Steelers
Neil Lomax - Phoenix Cardinals
Chuck Long - Detroit Lions
Howie Long - Los Angeles Raiders
Ronnie Lott - San Francisco 49ers
Kevin Mack - Cleveland Browns
Mark Malone - San Diego Chargers
Dexter Manley - Washington Redskins
Dan Marino - Miami Dolphins
Eric Martin - New Orleans Saints
Rueben Mayes - New Orleans Saints
Jim McMahon - Chicago Bears
Freeman McNeil - New York Jets
Karl Mecklenburg - Denver Broncos
Mike Merriweather - Pittsburg Steelers
Stump Mitchell - Phoenix Cardinals
Art Monk - Washington Redskins
Joe Montana - San Francisco 49ers
Warren Moon - Houston Oilers
Stanley Morgan - New England Patriots
Joe Morris - New York Giants
Darrin Nelson - Minnesota Vikings
Ozzie Newsome - Cleveland Browns
Ken O'Brien - New York Jets
John Offerdahl - Miami Dolphins
Christian Okoye - Kansas City Chiefs
Mike Quick - Philadelphia Eagles
Jerry Rice - San Francisco 49ers
Gerald Riggs - Atlanta Falcons
Reggie Rogers - Detroit Lions
Mike Rozier - Houston Oilers
Ray Schroduer - Washington Redskins
Mickey Schuler - New York Jets
Phil Simms - New York Giants
Mike Singletary - Chicago Bears
Billy Ray Smith - San Diego Chargers
Bruce Smith - Buffalo Bills
J.T. Smith - Phoenix Cardinals
Troy Stradford - Miami Dolphins
Lawerence Taylor - New York Giants
Vinnie Testaverde - Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Andre Tippett - New England Patriots
Anthony Toney - Philadelphia Eagles
Al Toon - New York Jets
Jack Trudeau - Indianapolis Colts
Herschel Walker - Dallas Cowboys
Curt Warner - Seattle Seahawks
Dave Waymer - New Orleans Saints
Charles White - Los Angeles Rams
Danny White - Dallas Cowboys
Randy White - Dallas Cowboys
Reggie White - Philadelphia Eagles
James Wilder - Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Doug Williams - Washington Redskins
Marc Wilson - Los Angeles Raiders
Sammy Winder - Denver Broncos
Kellen Winslow - San Diego Chargers
Rod Woodson - Pittsburg Steelers
Randy Wright - Green Bay Packers
1989 Football
Marcus Allen - Los Angeles Raiders
Neal Anderson - Chicago Bears
Carl Banks - New York Giants
Bill Bates - Dallas Cowboys
Mark Bavaro - New York Giants
Cornelius Bennett - Buffalo Bills
Duane Bickett - Indianapolis Colts
Bennie Blades - Detriot Lions
Bubby Brister - Pittsburgh Steelers
Bill Brooks - Indianapolis Colts
James Brooks - Cincinnati Bengals
Eddie Brown - Cincinnati Bengals
Jerome Brown - Philadelphia Eagles
Tim Brown - Los Angeles Raiders
Joey Browner - Minnesota Vikings
Kelvin Bryant - Washington Redskins
Jim Burt - New York Giants
Keith Byars - Philadelphia Eagles
Dave Cadigan - New York Jets
Anthony Carter - Minnesota Vikings
Michael Carter - San Franciso 49ers
Chris Chandler - Indianapolis Colts
Gary Clark - Washington Redskins
Shana Conlan - Buffalo Bills
Jimbo Covert - Chicago Bears
Roger Craig - San Franciso 49ers
Randall Cunningham - Philadelphia Eagles
Richard Dent - Chicago Bears
Hanford Dixon - Cleveland Browns
Chris Doleman - Minnesota Vikings
Tony Dorsett - Denver Broncos
Dave Duerson - Chicago Bears
John Elway - Denver Broncos
Boomer Esiason - Cincinnati Bengals
Jim Everett - Los Angeles Rams
Thomas Everett - Pittsburgh Steelers
Sean Farrell - New England Patriots
Bill Fralic - Atlanta Falcons
Irving Fryar - New England Patriots
David Fulcher - Cincinnati Bengals
Ernest Givins - Houston Oilers
Alex Gordon - New York Jets
Charles Haley - San Franciso 49ers
Bobby Hebert - New Orleans Saints
Johnny Hector - New York Jets
Drew Hill - Houston Oilers
Dalton Hillard - New Orleans Saints
Bryan Hinkle - Pittsburgh Steelers
Michael Irvin - Dallas Cowboys
Keith Jackson - Philadelphia Eagles
Gary James - Detriot Lions
Sean Jones - Houston Oilers
Jim Kelly - Buffalo Bills
Joe Kelly - Cincinnati Bengals
Bernie Kosar - Cleveland Browns
Tim Krumrie - Cincinnati Bengals
Louis Lipps - Pittsburgh Steelers
Eugene Lockhart - Dallas Cowboys
James Lofton - Los Angeles Raiders
Neil Lomax - Phoenix Cardinals
Chuck Long - Detriot Lions
Howie Long - Los Angeles Raiders
Ronnie Lott - San Francisco 49ers
Kevin Mack - Cleveland Browns
Peter Mandley - Detriot Lions
Dexter Manley - Washington Redskins
Charles Mann - Washington Redskins
Lionel Manuel - New York Giants
Dan Marino - Miami Dolphins
Leonard Marshall New York Giants
Eric Martin - New Orleans Saints
Rueben Mayes - New Orleans Saints
Vann McElroy - Los Angeles Raiders
Dennis McKinnon - Chicago Bears
Jim McMahon - Chicago Bears
Steve McMichael - Chicago Bears
Eric McMillan - New York Jets
Freeman McNeil - New York Jets
Keith Millard - Minnesota Vikings
Chris Miller - Atlanta Falcons
Frank Minnifield - Cleveland Browns
Art Monk - Washington Redskins
Joe Montana - San Franciso 49ers
Warren Moon - Houston Oilers
Joe Morris - New York Giants
Anthony Munoz - Cincinnati Bengals
Ricky Nattiel - Denver Broncos
Darrin Nelson - Minnesota Vikings
Danny Noonan - Dallas Cowboys
Ken O'Brien - New York Jets
Steve Pelluer - Dallas Cowboys
Mike Quick - Philadelphia Eagles
Andre Reed - Buffalo Bills
Jerry Rice - San Franciso 49ers
Mike Rozier - Houston Oilers
Jay Schroduer - Los Angeles Raiders
John Settle - Atlanta Falcons
Mickey Schuler - New York Jets
Phil Simms - New York Giants
Mike Singletary - Chicago Bears
Webster Slaughter - Cleveland Browns
Bruce Smith - Buffalo Bills
Chris Spielman - Detriot Lions
John Stephens - New England Patriots
Kelly Stouffer - Seattle Seahawks
Pat Swilling - New Orleans Saints
Lawerence Taylor - New York Giants
Vinnie Testaverde - Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Andre Tippett - New England Patriots
Anthony Toney - Philadelphia Eagles
Al Toon - New York Jets
Garin Veris - New England Patriots
Herschel Walker - Dallas Cowboys
Curt Warner - Seattle Seahawks
Reggie White - Philadelphia Eagles
Doug Williams - Washington Redskins
John Williams - Seattle Seahawks
Wade Wilson - Minnesota Vikings
Ickey Woods - Cincinnati Bengals
Rod Woodson - Pittsburg Steelers
Steve Young - San Francisco 49ers
1990 Football
Note: Some Players Have Two Figures, one figure is identical to the 1989 figure except for card and package
Troy Aikman - Dallas Cowboys
Neal Anderson - Chicago Bears(Blue Uniform)
Neal Anderson - Chicago Bears(White Uniform)
Mark Bravo - New York Giants
Steve Beuerlein - Los Angeles Raiders
Bobby Brister - Pittsburgh Steelers
James Brooks - Cincinnati Bengals
Tim Brown - Los Angeles Raiders
Cris Carter - Philadelphia Eagles
Roger Craig - San Francisco 49ers (Red Uniform)
Roger Craig - San Francisco 49ers (White Uniform)
Randall Cunningham - Philadelphia Eagles (Green Uniform)
Randall Cunningham - Philadelphia Eagles (White Uniform)
Hart Lee Dykes - New England Patriots
John Elway - Denver Broncos (Orange Uniform)
John Elway - Denver Broncos (White Uniform)
Boomer Esiason - Cincinnati Bengals
Jim Everett - Los Angeles Rams (Same as 1989 Figure)
Simon Fletcher - Denver Broncos
Doug Flutie - New England Patriots
Dennis Gentry - Chicago Bears
Dan Hampton - Chicago Bears
Jim Harbaugh - Chicago Bears
Rodney Holman - Cincinnati Bengals
Bobby Humphrey - Denver Broncos
Michael Irvin - Dallas Cowboys
Bo Jackson - Los Angeles Raiders
Keith Jackson - Philadelphia Eagles
Vance Johnson - Denver Broncos
Jim Kelly - Buffalo Bills
Bernie Kosar - Cleveland Browns (Orange Uniform)
Bernie Kosar - Cleveland Browns (White Uniform)
Louis Lipps - Pittsburgh Steelers
Don Majkowski - Green Bay Packers
Charles Mann - Washington Redskins
Lional Manuel - New York Giants
Dan Marino - Miami Dolphins (Same as 1989 Figure)
Tim McGee - Cincinnati Bengals
Dave Meggett - New York Giants
Mike Merriweather - Minnesota Vikings
Eric Metcalf - Cleveland Browns
Keith Millard - Minnesota Vikings
Joe Montana - San Francisco 49ers (Red Uniform)
Joe Montana - San Francisco 49ers (White Uniform)
Warren Moon - Houston Oilers (Same as 1989 Figure)
Christian Okoye - Kansas City Chiefs
Tom Rathman - San Francisco 49ers
Andre Reed - Buffalo Bills
Gerald Riggs - Washington Redskins
Mark Rypien - Washington Redskins
Larry Sanders - Detriot Lions
Deion Sanders - Atlanta Falcons
Ricky Sanders - Washington Redskins
Clyde Simmons - Philadelphia Eagles
Phil Simms - New York Giants
Mike Singletary - Chicago Bears (Blue Uniform)
Mike Singletary - Chicago Bears (White Uniform)
Webster Slaughter - Cleveland Browns
Bruce Smith - Buffalo Bills
John Stephens - New England Patriots
John Taylor - San Francisco 49ers
Thurman Thomas - Buffalo Bills
Mike Tomczak - Chicago Bears
Greg Townsend - Los Angeles Raiders
Odessa Turner - New York Giants
Herschel Walker - Minnesota Vikings
Steve Walsh - Dallas Cowboys
Reggie White - Philadelphia Eagles (Green Uniform)
Reggie White - Philadelphia Eagles (White Uniform)
Brett Favre - Green Bay Packers (Shopko Exclusive)
Marshall Faulk - Indianapolis Colts
Joey Galloway - Seattle Seahawks
Kevin Greene - Pittsburg Steelers
Dan Marino - Miami Dolphins
Steve McNair - Houston Oilers
Eric Metcalf - Atlanta Falcons
Jay Novacek - Dallas Cowboys
Bryce Paup - Buffalo Bills
Carl Pickens - Cincinnati Bengals
Frank Reich - Carolina Panthers
Errict Rhett - Tampa Bays Buccaners
Jerry Rice- San Francisco 49ers
Rashaan Salaam - Chicago Bears
Barry Sanders - Detriot Lions
Deion Sanders - Dallas Cowboys
Junior Seau - San Diego Chargers
Emmit Smith - Dallas Cowboys
Chris Spielman - Buffalo Bills
Kordell Stewart - Pittsburg Steelers
Ricky Watters - Philadelphia Eagles
Reggie White - Green Bay Packers
Harvey Williams - Oakland Raiders
Steve Young - San Francisco 49ers
1997 Football
Karim Abdul-Jabbar - Miami Dolphins
Troy Aikman - Dallas Cowboys
Jamal Anderson - Atlanta Falcons
Jeff Blake - Cincinnati Bengals
Drew Bledsoe - New England Patriots
Jerome Bettis - Pittsburgh Steelers
Terry Bradshaw - Pittsburgh Steelers (Hills Exclusive)
Mark Brunell - Jacksonville Jaguars
Dale Carter - Kansas City Chiefs
Larry Centers - Phoenix Cardinals
Mark Chumura - Green Bay Packers
Kerry Collins - Carolina Panthers
Bryan Cox - Chicago Bears
Terrel Davis - Denver Broncos
Quinn Early - Buffalo Bills
John Elway - Denver Broncos
Brett Favre - Green Bay Packers
Eddie George - Houston Oilers
Jeff George - Oakland Raiders
Elvis Grbac - Kansas City Chiefs
Kevin Greene - Carolina Panthers
Jim Harbaugh - Indianapolis Colts
Marvin Harrison - Indianapolis Colts
Brad Johnson - Minnesota Vikings
Keyshawn Johnson - New York Jets
Darryl Johnston - Dallas Cowboys
Dan Marino - Miami Dolphins
Curtis Martin - New England Patriots
Tony Martin - San Diego Chargers
Herman Moore - Detriot Lions
Jerry Rice - San Francisco 49ers
William Roaf - New Orleans Saints
Deion Sanders - Dallas Cowboys
Bruce Smith - Buffalo Bills
Emmit Smith - Dallas Cowboys
Phillip Sparks - New York Giants
Kordell Stewart - Pittsburg Steelers
Vinnie Testaverde - Baltimore Ravens
Eric Turner - Baltimore Ravens
Chris Warren - Seattle Seahawks
Ricky Watters - Philadelphia Eagles
Michael Westbrook - Washington Redskins
Reggie White - Green Bay Packers
Steve Young - San Francisco 49ers
1998 Football
Troy Aikman - Dallas Cowboys
Terry Allen - Washington Redskins
Jerome Bettis - Pittsburg Steelers
Tony Bosseli - Jacksonville Jaguars
Drew Bledsoe - New England Patriots
Derrick Brooks - Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Mark Brunell - Jacksonville Jaguars
Kerry Collins - Carolina Panthers
Terrell Davis - Denver Broncos
Trent Dilfer - Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Cory Dillon - Cincinnati Bengals
John Elway - Denver Broncos
Brett Favre - Green Bay Packers
Gus Ferrotte - Washington Redskins
Antonio Freeman - Green Bay Packers
Joey Galloway - Seattle Seahawks
Eddie George - Tennessee Oilers
Terry Glenn - New England Patriots
Elvis Grbac - Kansas City Chiefs
Raymont Harris - Chicago Bears
Bobby Hoying - Philadelphia Eagles
Carnell Lake - Pittsburg Steelers
Lamar Lathon - Carolina Panthers
Dan Marino - Miami Dolphins
Randall McDaniel - Minnesota Vikings
Chester McGlockton - Oakland Raiders
Scott Mitchell - Detriot Lions
Adrian Murrell - New York Jets
Nate Newton - Dallas Cowboys
Jonathan Ogden - Baltimore Ravens
Orlando Pace - St. Louis Rams
Carl Pickens - Cincinnati Bengals
Jerry Rice - San Francisco 49ers
Simeon Rice - Arizona Cardinals
Barry Sanders - Detriot Lions (Meijers Exclusive)
Deion Sanders - Dallas Cowboys
Antowain Smith - Buffalo Bills
Emmitt Smith - Dallas Cowboys
Kordell Stewart - Pittsburgh Steelers (Hills Exclusive)
Dana Stubblefield - San Francisco 49ers
Vinny Testaverde - Baltimore Ravens
Tyrone Wheatley - New York Giants
Reggie White - Green Bay Packers
Steve Young - San Francisco 49ers
1998 Extended Football
Deion Sanders - Dallas Cowboys
Steve McNair - Tennesse Oilers
Terrell Davis - Denver Broncos
Shannon Sharpe - Denver Broncos
Peyton Manning - Indianapolis Colts (FP)
Charles Woodson - Oakland Raiders (FP)
Mike Alstott - Tampa Bay Buccaners(FP)
Jim Harbaugh - Baltimore Ravens
Ryan Leaf - San Diego Chargers (FP)
Curtis Martin - New York Jets
1999 Football
Troy Aikman - Dallas Cowboys
Drew Bledsoe - New England Patriots
Mark Brunell - Jacksonville Jaguars
Chris Chandler - Atlanta Falcons
Wayne Chrebet - New York Jets
Randall Cunningham - Minnesota Vikings
Terrell Davis - Denver Broncos
Dermonti Dawson - Pittsburgh Steelers
Corey Dillon - Cincinnati Bengals
Warrick Dunn - Tampa Bay Buccaners
John Elway - Denver Broncos
Curtis Enis - Chicago Bears
Brett Favre - Green Bay Packers
Doug Flutie - Buffalo Bills
Eddie George - Tennessee Oilers
Eddie George - Tennessee Titans
Napolean Kaufman - Oakland Raiders
Ryan Leaf - San Diego Chargers
Dorsey Levens - Green Bay Packers
Peyton Manning - Indianapolis Colts
Dan Marino - Miami Dolphins
Curtis Martin - New York Jets
Randy Moss - Minnesota Vikings
Jake Plummer - Arizona Cardinals
Jerry Rice - San Francisco 49ers
Andre Rison - Kansas City Chiefs
Barry Sanders - Detriot Lion
Warren Sapp - Tampa Bay Buccaners
Emmitt Smith - Dallas Cowboys
Jimmy Smith - Jacksonville Jaguars
Robert Smith - Minnesota Vikings
Neil Smith - Denver Broncos
Kordell Stewart - Pittsburgh Steelers
Eric Swann - Arizona Cardinals
Zach Thomas - Miami Dolphins
Ricky Watters - Seattle Seahawks
Steve Young - San Francisco 49ers
1999 Extended Football
Ed McCaffrey (FP) - Denver Broncos
Tim Couch (FP) - Cleveland Browns
Donovan McNabb (FP) - Philadelphia Eagles
Jamal Anderson - Atlanta Falcons
Fred Taylor (FP) - Jacksonville Jaguars
Charlie Batch (FP) - Detroit Lions
Rickey Williams (FP) - New Orleans Saints
John Randle (FP) - Minnesota Vikings
2000 Football
Troy Aikman - Dallas Cowboys
Mike Alstott - Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Jesse Armstead (FP) - New York Giants
Champ Bailey (FP) - Washington Redskins
Drew Bledsoe - New England Patriots
Tony Brackens (FP) - Jacksonville Jaguars
Mark Brunell - Jacksonville Jaguars
Dante Culpepper (FP) - Minnesota Vikings
Tim Couch - Cleveland Browns
Stephen Davis (FP) - Washington Redskins
Terrell Davis - Denver Broncos
John Elway - Denver Broncos
Marshall Faulk - St. Louis Rams (Hobby Special)
Brett Favre - Green Bay Packers
Doug Flutie - Buffalo Bills
Antonio Freeman - Green Bay Packers
Tony Gonzalez (FP) - Kansas City Chiefs
Brian Griese (FP) - Denver Broncos
Torry Holt (FP) - St. Louis Rams
Edgerrin James (FP) - Indianapolis Colts
Brad Johnson - Washington Redskins
Keyshawn Johnson - New York Jets
Keyshawn Johnson - Tampa Bay Buccanears
Shaun King (FP) - Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Jon Kitna (FP) - Seattle Seahawks
Peyton Manning - Indianapolis Colts
Peyton Manning - Indianapolis Colts (Hobby Special)
Dan Marino - Miami Dolphins
Steve McNair - Tennessee Titans
Joe Montana - San Francisco 49ers
Randy Moss - Minnesota Vikings
Randy Moss - Minnesota Vikings (Hobby Special)
Ozzie Newsome - Cleveland Browns
Jim Otto (FP) - Oakland Raiders
Terrell Owens (FP) - San Francisco 49ers
Jake Plummer - Arizona Cardinals
Akili Smith - Cincinnati Bengals (Hobby Special)
Takeo Spikes (FP) - Cincinnati Bengals
Fred Taylor - Jacksonville Jaguars
Vinny Testaverde - New York Jets
Kurt Warner (FP) - St. Louis Rams
Kurt Warner - St. Louis Rams (New Uniform)
Ricky Williams - New Orleans Saints
Ricky Williams - New Orleans Saints (2nd Version)
Ricky Williams - New Orleans Saints (Hobby Special)
Darren Woodson (FP) - Dallas Cowboys (Hobby Special)
2000 Extended Football
Shaun Alexander (FP) - Seattle Seahawks
Isaac Bruce - St. Louis Rams
Cris Carter - Minnesota Vikings
Ron Dayne (FP) - New York Giants
Marvin Harrison - Indianapolis Colts
Jevon Kearse (FP) - Tennessee Titans
Jason Sehorn (FP) - New York Giants
Shawn Springs (FP) - Seattle Seahawks
Peter Warrick (FP) - Cincinnati Bengals
Peter Warrick (Version #2) - Cincinnati Bengals
Football One-On-Ones
1989 Football One-On-Ones
John Elway - Denver Broncos
Howie Long - Los Angeles Raiders
Jim McMahon - Chicago Bears
Chris Doleman - Minnesota Vikings
Ken O'Brien - New York Jets
Lawrence Taylor - New York Giants
Mike Singletary - Chicago Bears
Mike Quick - Philadelphia Eagles
Herschel Walker - Dallas Cowboys
Dexter Manley - Washington Red Skins
Headliner Football Series
1991 Headline Football
John Elway - Denver Broncos
Boomer Esiason - Cincinnati Bengals
Dan Marino - Miami Dolphins
Joe Montana - San Francisco 49ers
Jerry Rice - San Francisco 49ers
Barry Sanders - Detriot Lions
1992 Headline Football
Joe Montana - San Francisco 49ers
Warren Moon - Houston Oilers
Mark Rypien - Washington Redskins
Barry Sanders - Detriot Lions
Emmitt Smith - Dallas Cowboys
Thurman Thomas - Buffalo Bills
Classic Doubles
1997 Football Classic Doubles
In 1997 Kenner introduced an eight figure Kenner’s Classic Doubles set that featured a football legend along with a current player of the same team in each box.
This theme was repeated in later years although the same poses were used and many of the players were available in a combination of their home and away jerseys.
Tim Biletnikof - Oakland Raiders +_Tim Brown - Oakland Raiders
Tony Dorsett - Dallas Cowboys + Emmit Smith - Dallas Cowboys
Brett Favre - Green Bay Packers + Bart Starr - Green Bay Packers
Dan Marino - Miami Dolphins + Bob Griese - Miami Dolphins
Joe Montana - San Francisco 49ers + Dwight Clark - San Francisco 49ers
Joe Montana - San Francisco 49ers + Jerry Rice - San Francisco 49ers
Walter Payton - Chicago Bears + Barry Sanders - Detriot Lions
The 1998 Classic Doubles followed the same theme as the previous year with a football legend and an active player “teamed” together in another eight packs (sixteen figures in total)..
Steve Young - San Francisco 49ers + Jerry Rice - San Francisco 49ers
John Elway - Denver Broncos + Dan Marino - Miami Dolphins
Junior Seau - San Diego Chargers + Dick Butkus - Chicago Bears
Marcus Allen - Kansas City Chiefs + Mike Garrett - Kansas City Chiefs
Y.A. Tittle - New York Giants + Sam Huff - New York Giants
Joe Namath - New York Jets + Don Maynard - New York Jets
Herb Adderly - Green Bay Packers + Deion Sanders - Dallas Cowboys
1998 QBC Classic Doubles
The quarter back classic packs (six packs) were introduced by Walmart in 1998 that featured each player in both his colloge and pro football uniforms, along with a card.
Dan Marino Miami Dolphins + Dan Marino University of Pittsburgh
Jim Harbaugh Baltimore Ravens + Jim Harbaugh University of Michigan
Emmitt Smith Dallas Cowboys + Emmitt Smith University of Florida
Steve Young San Francisco 49ers + Steve Young Brigham Young University
John Elway Denver Broncos + John Elway Stanford University
Drew Bledsoe New England Patriots + Drew Bledsoe Washington State University
1999 Football Classic Doubles
In 1999 ten packs of Classic Doubles figures were released but this time each pack featured either team-mates, legends and even father and son!
Cris Carter - Minnesota Vikings + Randy Moss - Minnesota Vikings
Jack Lambert - Pittsburgh Steelers + Jack Ham - Pittsburgh Steelers
Earl Campbell - Houston Oilers + Eddie George - Tennessee Oilers
The 1999 set of Walmart Quarterback Classics included another five packs featuring an NFL star in both his college and pro football uniform complete with card.
Troy Aikman - Dallas Cowboys + Troy Aikman - UCLA
Terrell Davis - Denver Broncos + Terrell Davis - Georgia
Brett Favre - Green Bay Packers + Brett Favre - Southern Mississippi
Kordell Stewart - Pittsburgh Steelers + Kordell Stewart – Colorado
2000 Football Classic Doubles
The 2000 Football Classic Doubles set featured 10 packs, a total of 20 figures, and introduced some of the games great Super Bowl foes together.
Each pack also included a minature Lombardi Trophy.
John Elway - Denver Broncos + Brett Favre - Green Bay Packers
Terrell Davis - Denver Broncos + Jamal Anderson - Atlanta Falcons
Troy Aikman - Dallas Cowboys + Jim Kelly - Buffalo Bills
Marshall Faulk - St. Louis Rams + Eddie George - Tennessee Titans
Phil Simms - New York Giants + John Elway - Denver Broncos
Brett Favre - Green Bay Packers + Drew Bledsoe - New England Patriots
Dan Marino - Miami Dolphins + Joe Montana - San Francisco 49ers
2000 Quarterback Classic Doubles
In 2000 a single Quaterback Classic Doubles set was released, in the south only, featuring Peyton Manning in both his Colts and Volunteers uniforms.
Heisman Series
1997 Heisman Winners
Tony Dorsett - University of Pittsburgh (1976)
Doug Flutie - Boston College (1984)
Eddie George - Ohio State University (1995)
Archie Griffin - Ohio State University (1974,1975)
Bo Jackson - Auburn University (1985)
Steve Owens - Oklahoma State University (1969)
Johnny Rogers - University of Nebraska (1972)
Barry Sanders - Oklahoma State University (1988)
Danny Wuerffel - University of Florida (1996)
1998 Heisman Winners
The Heisman set was a 9 piece set OF 12-inch figures dedicated to the winners of the Prestigious Athletic clubs trophy. Some of the greatest names in sporting history one this trophy and are represented here and in 1999. This figures however didn’t com with a single trading card but there was a small replica Heisman trophy with the date the won the trophy on it.
Marcus Allen - University of Southern California (1981)
Earl Campbell - University of Texas (1977)
John Cappelletti - Penn State University (1973)
Glenn Davis - U.S. Military Academy (1946)
Paul Hornung - University of Notre Dame (1956)
Desmond Howard - University of Michigan (1991)
Rashaan Salaam - University of Colorado (1994)
Roger Staubach - U.S. Naval Academy (1963)
Herschel Walker - University of Georgia (1982)
Charles Woodson - University of Michigan (1997)
Gridiron Greats
Brett Favre - Green Bay Packers
Kevin Greene - Carolina Panthers
Dan Marino - Miami Dolphins
Joe Montana - San Francisco 49ers
Jerry Rice - San Francisco 49ers
Deion Sanders - Dallas Cowboys
Emmit Smith - Dallas Cowboys
Thurman Thomas - Buffalo Bills
Ricky Watters - Philadelphia Eagles
1998 Gridiron Greats
Troy Aikman - Dallas Cowboys
Drew Bledsoe - New England Patriots
Mark Brunell - Jacksonville Jaguars
John Elway - Denver Broncos
Barry Sanders - Detriot Lions
Junior Seau - San Diego Chargers
Steve Young - San Francisco 49ers
1999 Heroes of the Gridiron
Heroes of the Gridiron was a small set of 9 figures. The most popular of these was the Randy Moss who was the only Reciever featured in the set.
Charlie Batch - Eastern Michigan
Mark Brunell - Washington
Ernie Davis - Syracuse
Warrick Dunn - Florida State
Curtis Martin - Pittsburgh
Randy Moss - Marshall
Jim Plunkett - Stanford
Charlie Ward - Florida State
Ricky Williams - University of Texas
Hall of Fame Legends
1998 Football Hall of Fame Legends
In 1998 Kenner introduced their Hall of Fame Legends set to celebrate the heroes of the game enshrined in Canton’s Hall of Fame. The inaugural set was initially to feature 12 players but Johnny Unitas was never produced.
This was to be the only Hall of Fame Legends set to be produced by Kenner.
Dick Butkus - Chicago Bears
Larry Csonka - Miami Dolphons
Joe Greene - Pittsburgh Steelers
Deacon Jones - Los Angeles Rams
Bob Lilly - Dallas Cowboys
Vince Lombardi - Green Bay Packers
Ray Nitschke - Green Bay Packers
Gale Sayers - Chicago Bears
Bart Starr - Green Bay Packers
Y.A. Tittle - New York Giants
Gene Upshaw - Oakland Raiders
2000 Elite Series
2000 Elite Football
In 2000 a 6 figure set of Elite Football figures was released, replacing the previous Heroes of the Gridiron set with a less bulky and much cheaper product and were packaged on a blister pack with a Pacific Trading card and yard lines or pylons on the stands to resemble part of the ground.
Each case of 8 figures contained all six of the figures plus and extra Randy Moss and Peyton Manning figure, probably because they hadn’t been released previously.
Terrell Davis - Denver Broncos
Brett Favre - Green Bay Packers
Peyton Manning - Indianapolis Colts
Joe Montana - San Francisco 49ers
Randy Moss - Minnesota Vikings
Emmitt Smith - Dallas Cowboys
12 Inch Series
1997 12-Inch Football Figures
In 1997 Kenner released 2 12-inch NFL figures, Joe Montanna as a Target exclusive and a Troy Aikman and Emmitt Smith double pack for JC Pennys. Each of these figures were presented in a display box very similar to the one used by Hot Toys now, i.e. that a “flap” at the front of the box would open up to reveal the figure inside.
Joe Montana
Troy Aikman / Emmitt Smith Exclusive
1998 12" Football
In 1998 Kenner released a set of 7 12-inch figures being released, two of them exclusives, a Troy Aikman that was a Service Merchandise Exclusive and a Hills exclusive.
Kordell Stewart - Pittsburgh Steelers (Hills Exclusive)
1999 12" Football
In 1999 an additional set of 5 12-inch figures was released along with an exclusive 5 figure box set for JC Penney’s that featured Jerry Rice, Brett Favre, Bruce Bledsoe, Jon Elway and Dan Marino. The Terrell Davis figure also featured an alternate jersey to the one in the regular set.
Exclusive JC Penney's Set- with alternate jersey Terrell Davis
Mark Brunell - Jacksonville Jaguars
Terrell Davis - Denver Broncos
Curtis Martin - New York jets
Barry Sanders - Detroit Lions
Steve Young - San Francisco 49ers
Kenner Convention and Exclusive Figures
During the period between 1997 and 2000 there were 20 Kenner Conventions and collectors flocked to them by the thousands and of course at each convention there were exclusive figures available, marked with a special sticker!
In 1997 a Pat McInally Convention Exclusive figure was available at all four shows along side a region player.
In 1998 there were three different figures issued plus a variation and another three in 1999 along with shoulder number variants and the last two in 2000.
1997
Pat McInally
Johnny Bench – Cincinnati
Jason Kidd – Anaheim
Shaquille O’Neal – Anaheim
Christian Laetner - Atlanta
Glen Rice – Atlanta
Larry Johnson – New Jersey
Jerry Stackhouse – New Jersey
1998
Brett Favre – Cincinnati
Dan Marino – New Jersey
Jerry Rice – Arnaheim ( a variation of this exists with him in white shorts)
1999
John Elway – Anaheim ( a variant with shoulder pad numbers is also available)
Wayne Getzky – New Jersey
Barry Sanders – Cincinnati (also with a shoulder number variant available)
2000
Derek Jeter – New Jersey ( a variant with blue gloves also exists)
Mark McGwire – Cincinnati (a variant is available with red shin guards)
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