Breaking News: Mike Ditka Autograph Cards are In-house
July 22, 2008

July 22, 2008: Arlington, TX - Donruss officials announced today that they have acquired Mike Ditka's signatures from 2005 products and they are in-house ready for fulfillment in the coming weeks. Ditka, legendary coach and Hall of Famer, has not had a trading card (or autograph card) issued by any manufacturer since 2005.

"Mike has spent the majority of his time over the past three years promoting the Gridiron Greats fund," said Donruss Vice President Bill Sawtelle. "We received a tremendous amount of feedback regarding these cards and we want collectors to know that we heard that feedback, we didn't give up and we hope to reward those that stuck with us over the past three years."

To date, Ditka has only appeared on a handful of memorabilia and autograph cards, the majority issued by Donruss.

"We know a lot of collectors have become frustrated with us (Donruss) that these cards were not signed sooner," said Football Brand Manager Ben Ecklar. "Knowing this, we asked Mike to actually sign these on-card. We hope that collectors appreciate all we have done to complete this agreement."

Donruss confirmed that the following cards will soon begin the fulfillment process:

2005 Donruss Classics FB
Card # Player Name Team Cardset Qty.
115 Mike Ditka Dallas Cowboys Significant Signatures Bronze 50
115 Mike Ditka Dallas Cowboys Significant Signatures Silver 25
115 Mike Ditka Dallas Cowboys Significant Signatures Gold 15
115 Mike Ditka Dallas Cowboys Significant Signatures Platinum 10

2005 Leaf Certified Materials FB
Card # Player Name Team Cardset Qty.
53 Mike Ditka Dallas Cowboys Fabric of the Game Jersey Number 89
53 Mike Ditka Dallas Cowboys Fabric of the Game Team Logo 5

2005 Longevity FB
Card # Player Name Team Cardset Qty.
33 Mike Ditka Chicago Bears Sunday Signatures 150
33 Mike Ditka Chicago Bears Sunday Signatures Gold 55

2005 Leaf Limited FB
Card # Player Name Team Cardset Qty.
21 Mike Ditka Dallas Cowboys Team Trademarks 50
21 Mike Ditka Dallas Cowboys Limited Team Trademarks 25

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