Wally Joyner
San Diego Padres
First Base
Wallace Keith "Wally" Joyner (born June 16, 1962 in Atlanta, Georgia) is the hitting coach for the San Diego Padres professional baseball club. He is a former first baseman in Major League Baseball. He attended high school at Redan High in Stone Mountain (suburb of Atlanta) and college at Brigham Young University and played for four different major league teams in his career: the California Angels (and later with the Anaheim Angels), Kansas City Royals, San Diego Padres, and Atlanta Braves.
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Vince Carter
Toronto Raptors
Guard - Forward
Vincent Lamar Carter, known as Vince Carter, is an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is currently a shooting guard for the New Jersey Nets.
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Rod Woodson
Oakland Raiders
Safety
Roderick Kevin "Rod" Woodson (born March 10, 1965 in Fort Wayne, Indiana) is a former professional American football cornerback & free safety, best known for his ten-year stint with the Pittsburgh Steelers as well as being a key member of the Baltimore Ravens Super Bowl XXXV championship season. He also played for the San Francisco 49ers and Oakland Raiders, and wore number 26 throughout his career. He is up for induction into Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2009.
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Owen Nolan
Minnesota Wild
Right Wing
Owen Liam Nolan (born February 12, 1972 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is an Irish-Canadian professional ice Hockey player from Northern Ireland, who is currently playing for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League. He also played for the Quebec Nordiques, Colorado Avalanche, San Jose Sharks, Toronto Maple Leafs, Phoenix Coyotes and Calgary Flames. He was raised in Thorold, Ontario, Canada.
8/21/2009 UPPER DECK CAPTURES FAVRE ON A CARD
In record time, the Upper Deck Company has secured training camp photos of the most-talked-about player in the NFL – newest Minnesota Vikings signal-caller Brett Favre – and will have him appear in his new purple color scheme as early as next month. A short-printed card showing him during his first practice with the Vikings on Wednesday, August 19, will appear in 2009 NFL SPx, which is scheduled to hit store shelves on Sept. 15.
7/10/2009 PANINI AMERICA ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR THE NATIONAL WRAPPER REDEMPTION
With the National celebrating its 30th Anniversary at the end of the month, officials at Panini America are excited to announce their plans for the show. While some of the faces may look familiar, the new Panini colors will be on display for the FIRST time in Cleveland, OH at the National Sports Collectors Convention.
7/7/2009 UPPER DECK POISED TO LAUNCH GRAND SLAM OF ACTIVITIES AT 2009 MLB FANFEST
While Major League Baseball’s National League All-Stars prepare themselves to try and win their first Mid-Summer Classic since 1996, the Upper Deck Company is readying itself to entertain the tens of thousands of baseball card enthusiasts who will invade St. Louis’s America’s Center Convention Complex from Friday, July 10, through Tuesday, July 14, for the popular MLB FanFest show. In conjunction with this year’s annual MLB All-Star Game at Busch Stadium next Tuesday night, Upper Deck will be setting up inside the convention complex this weekend with its tricked-out corporate booth, complete with an area dedicated to promoting the company’s new sports-themed virtual world for kids: UpperDeckU.com!
6/26/2009 UPPER DECK TO PRODUCE DRAFT EDITION BASKETBALL SET RELEASING IN JULY
The Upper Deck Company will be releasing an impressive Draft Edition Basketball trading card set in July, one in which many of this year’s top lottery picks will be appearing complete with autographed inserts. Several of the top players selected during yesterday’s 2009 NBA Draft will be featured in the set including James Harden, the No. 3 pick overall; Ricky Rubio, No. 5; Jonny Flynn, No. 6; and Stephen Curry, No. 7.
6/15/2009 PANINI AMERICA BRINGS BACK 1989 SCORE FOOTBALL
Panini America announced the details of the exclusive card set being provided to all VIPs at the 30th National in Cleveland this summer. This year marks the 20th Anniversary of 1989 Score, so Panini America produced a six-card set in the same style as the company's famous inaugural launch.
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