Houston Pro Soccer History

Houston Stars (USA 1967 & NASL 1968)
Houston Hurricane (NASL 1978-1980)
Houston Summit (MISL 1978/79-1979/80)
Houston Dynamos (USL/IND/LSSA 1984-1990) Houston Internationals (1991)
Houston Alianza (LSSA 1988-1991)
Houston Express (SISL 1988/89-1989/90)
Houston Force (USISL 1994)
Houston Hotshots (CISL/WISL 1993-2001)
Houston Hurricanes (USISL/USL D-3 1996-2000)
Houston Toros (USL PDL D-4 2002-2003)
Houston Stars (WPSL 2005)
Houston Dynamo (MLS 2006-Present)
Houston Leones (USL PDL D-4 2007-Present)

Houston Sports Figures in the Hall of Fame

Baseball:

Jim Bottomley (Houston Buffaloes 1921)

Dizzy Dean (Houston Buffaloes 1930-1931)
Leo Durocher (Houston Astros 1972-73)

Chick Hafey (Houston Buffaloes 1924)
Nellie Fox (Houston Colt 45's & Astros 1964-1965)
Eddie Matthews (Houston Astros 1967)
Joe Morgan (Houston Colt 45's & Astros 1963-1971, 1980)
Robin Roberts (Houston Astros 1965-1966)
Nolan Ryan (Houston Astros 1980-1988)

Tris Speaker (Houston Buffaloes 1907)
Don Sutton (Houston Astros 1981-1982)

Basketball:
Charles Barkley (Houston Rockets 1996/97-1999/00)
Ricky Barry (Houston Rockets 1978/79-1979/80)
Clyde Drexler (Houston Rockets 1995/96-1997/98)
Elvin Hayes (Houston Rockets 1971/72, 1981/82-1983/84)
Moses Malone (Houston Rockets 1976/77-1981/82)
Calvin Murphy (Houston Rockets 1971/72-1982/83)
Hakeen Olajuwon (Houston Rockets 1984/85-2000/2001)

Football:
Elvin Bethea (Houston Oilers 1968-1983)
George Blanda (Houston Oilers 1960-1966)
Earl Campbell (Houston Oilers 1978-1984)
Dve Casper (Houston Oilers 1980-1983)
Sid Gillman (Houston Oilers 1973-1974)
Ken Houston (Houston Oilers 1967-1972)
John Henry Johnson (Houston Oilers 1966)
Charlie Joiner (Houston Oilers 1969-1972)
Jim Kelly (Houston Gamblers 1984-1985)
Bruce Matthews (Houston Oilers 1983-2001)

Don Maynard (Houston Texans 1974)
Warren Moon (Houston Oilers 1984-1993)
Mike Munchak (Houston Oilers 1982-1993)

Hockey:
Gordie Howe (Houston Aeros 1973/74-1976/77)
Mark Messier (Houston Apollos 1979/80)

Cards from Sports Movies

Baseball:

1948 Swell The Babe Ruth Story

1984 The Natural (Robert Redford NNO)

1988 Gatorade Bull Durham

1988 Pacific Eight Men Out

1992 Upper Deck Mr. Baseball (Tom Selleck #SP4)

Basketball:

1994 Sky Box Blue Chips

1996 Upper Deck Space Jam

2008 Upper Deck Semi-Pro

Boxing:

1979 Topps Rocky II

1987 Topps Rocky IV

Football:

2005 The Longest Yard

Soccer:

Escape to Victory

Pete Rose Expos Cards

I don't know why, but I have always wanted a card of Pete Rose on the Expos. Ninety-five games, seventy-two hits, two wives and a few cards of Pete on the Expos.
1984 O Pee Chee #300 (he's in a Phil's uniform)
1984 Topps Traded #103T
1984 Fleer Update #U102
1984 Stuart's #17 (regional issue)
1985 Fleer #640
1985 Donruss #254

Houston Soccer Cards

I've been collecting soccer cards for years, buying and selling cards of all types. I'm still looking to piece together my 1980 Houston Hurricane team set. I currently have nine of the oversized cards. The players I have include; Howie Charboneau, Dan Geerling, Stewart Jump, Paul Hammond, Nicky Megaloudis, Mark Stahl, Roland Sikinger and John Stremlau. These cards are sponsored by Klein's Jewelry. I used to own an indentical set of the Edmonton Drillers. Another Houston set I'm trying to finish is my 1994 Dabbon Yogurt Houston Hotshots set. These black and white cards must have been handed out at games. The players in my collection are Juan Cobo Aboleda, Chico Borja, Oliver Finidori, Arash Noamouz, Shannon Presley, Shawn Ray and Fredy Sanguinetti.

Mass Produced Sets of Defunct Leagues

I've always been fascinated by the rise and fall of rival sports leagues. There have been a fair amount of cards produced with some pretty interesting results. Some leagues, such as the American Football League have successfully merged with it's more established counterpart. Other leagues like the ABA and WHA found ways to ship their domainate franchises to the big arenas. Others have vanished without a trace, here is a list of mass produced sets, this does not include regional issues.


Basketball:

Topps ABA/NBA (1971/72-1975/76)

Football:

Fleer AFL (1960, 1961 AFL/NFL, 1962-1963)

Topps (1961 AFL/NFL, 1964-1967)

Topps USFL (1984-1985)

Pro Set WLAF (1991)

Wild Card WLAF (1992)

Ultimate WLAF (1992)

Score WLAF (1996)

Topps XFL (2001)

Hockey:

O Pee Chee (1972/73 & 1973/74 WHA/NHL, 1974-1975-1977/78)

Soccer:

Topps NASL (1979)

Pacific MISL (1987/88-1989/90)

Pacific MSL (1990/91-1991/92)

Soccer Shots MSL 1991

Pacific NPSL (1992/93)