1960 Fleer #56 Gene Cockrell
Defensive lineman gets leveled by Cockrell, loses consciousness for a few seconds. Trainer comes out with the smelling salts, he comes to.
Coach: "Williams! What day is it today?"
Williams: "Marshmallow. Got hit by a big-ass marshmallow."
And thus, the league took another baby step forward in the interest of player safety. Studies linking the Big-Ass Marshmallow Era with Alzheimer's, pre-geriatric incontinence, fits of the vapors, and early death were never totally conclusive, relying more on correlation than causation. Still, MABAM (Mothers Against Big-Ass Marshmallows), and other organizations like it, got their way. The NFL came for the intra-end zone goal posts, but not before outlawing big-ass marshmallows. Some of us are old enough to remember big-ass marshmallows kicking around the semi-pro circuit well into the late 1970s, but the once-familiar sounds of "POOF" emanating from the gridiron are now but a distant memory. And the startup Dubuque Graham Crackers? Well, let's just say the franchise never stood a chance.
My favorite card-vent post of 2019 so far, can't believe I've never seen this card!
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