Notre Dame Rick MIrer 4.25 Troy OZ .999 Silver Topps Highland Mint Football Card

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NOTRE DAME ALL TIME GREAT RICK MIRER! 30-year old Silver Art Bar comes in the original screw down acrylic holder and case, as shown. What you see is what you get. Serial numbered #217/500 maximum planned mintage, but super tough to find now as many have likely been melted in the silver price run-ups. The serial number is stamped into the bottom of the bar. See photos for condition. Marked .999 Fine Silver, 4.25 Troy ounces.Bottom Line....it's RARE, even if all 500 still exist, which they don't!! If you want to complete you set of silver cards, here is your chance. Highland Mint is one of the largest, most respected private mints in the U.S. and has been in minting great products since the 1980's, and still today is the minter of the common "Buffalo" silver rounds.Please review all photos and ask all questions before bidding, we want you to be HAPPY with what you are buying. We are happy to combine shipping to save money, so PLEASE look at our other Ebay auctions!This will be sent USPS Priority Mail, Fully Insured and Signature Required to make sure it gets to you safe and sound!!Rick MirerFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to navigationJump to searchRick MirerNo. 3, 5, 12, 13Position: QuarterbackPersonal informationBorn: March 19, 1970 (age 52)Goshen, IndianaHeight: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)Weight: 210 lb (95 kg)Career informationHigh school: Goshen (IN)College: Notre DameNFL Draft: 1993 / Round: 1 / Pick: 2Career historySeattle Seahawks (1993–1996)Chicago Bears (1997)Green Bay Packers (1998)New York Jets (1999)San Francisco 49ers (2000–2001)Oakland Raiders (2002–2003)Detroit Lions (2004)Career highlights and awardsPFWA All-Rookie Team (1993)Career NFL statisticsPass attempts: 2,043Pass completions: 1,088Percentage: 53.3TD–INT: 50–76Passing yards: 11,969Passer rating: 63.5Player stats at NFL.comRichard Franklin Mirer (born March 19, 1970) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons. He played college football at Notre Dame and was selected second overall by the Seattle Seahawks in the 1993 NFL Draft.[1] In his first season, Mirer set the rookie records for passing yards, attempts, and completions. Unable to duplicate his success, however, Mirer was traded after four seasons to the Chicago Bears. He spent the remainder of his career with the New York Jets, San Francisco 49ers, Oakland Raiders, and Detroit Lions, mostly as a backup. Mirer is considered one of the biggest busts in NFL history.Contents1 Early years2 College career2.1 Statistics3 Professional career4 NFL career statistics5 See also6 References7 External linksEarly yearsMirer was born in Goshen, Indiana. At age eight, he competed in the National Punt, Pass and Kick Competition. His father, Ken, was head coach at Goshen High School in Goshen, Indiana but retired before Mirer made the varsity team. Mirer posted 3,973 yards and 30 touchdowns in his senior year, 2nd most in national prep history, and eclipsing Jeff George's Indiana High School passing records. Earned Academy of Achievement Award as the top high school football player in the country in 1989, along with being the winner of the Atlanta Touchdown Club's Bobby Dodd Award as the nation's best high school quarterback.College careerMirer attended the University of Notre Dame from 1989–1992, accumulating a 29–7–1 record as starter – including 3 bowl games. He began his tenure serving as backup to Tony Rice, then took the reins of the Notre Dame offense in 1990 and led the team to the Orange Bowl. In 1991, Mirer set the single season touchdown record with 18 and was named co-MVP with teammate Jerome Bettis leading Notre Dame past Florida in the 1992 Sugar Bowl. He finished his career at Notre Dame by leading them to victory in the 1993 Cotton Bowl Classic. Mirer accounted for more points running and throwing (350) than any other player in Notre Dame history. He left Notre Dame 1st in career touchdowns with 41, and 2nd all time for total offense, completions, and passing yards; he was invited to play in the East-West Shrine Bowl, and Hula Bowl. Entering the 1993 Draft, he was hyped as the next Joe Montana, who also played college football at Notre Dame and was similar in stature. In 2008, Mirer was inducted into the Indiana Football Hall of Fame.StatisticsYear Passing RushingAtt Comp Yds TD Int Att Yds Avg TD1989 30 15 456 0 1 12 32 2.6 01990 200 110 1,824 8 6 98 198 2.0 61991 234 132 2,117 18 10 75 306 4.0 91992 234 120 1,876 15 6 68 158 2.3 2Total6983775,9974123 253 694 2.7 17Professional careerPre-draft measurablesHeight Weight Arm length Hand span6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 216 lb(98 kg) 32+1⁄4 in(0.82 m) 9+1⁄4 in(0.23 m)All values from NFL Combine[2]Mirer was selected with the second overall pick in the 1993 draft by the Seattle Seahawks. He signed a five-year, $15 million contract. In his rookie year under head coach Tom Flores, he set NFL rookie records for attempts, completions, and yards. In 1993 Rick became only the 3rd rookie quarterback since 1970 to start all of his team's games. He finished his rookie season fifth in the AFC with 274 completions and 2833 yards. He also shared the offensive rookie of the year with his former backfield teammate from Notre Dame, Jerome Bettis. Those rookie records were eventually broken by Andrew Luck.On February 18, 1997, Mirer was traded with a fourth round pick in the 1997 NFL Draft to the Chicago Bears for their first round draft pick, later packaged in a trade to the Atlanta Falcons to move up to 3rd overall that year to select Shawn Springs. Mirer signed a three-year, $11.4 million contract with the Bears, but played only seven games with three starts in the 1997 season.Mirer requested to be released by the Bears in the beginning of the 1998 season and signed with the Green Bay Packers.[3] Mirer never played a down for Green Bay, which was led by Brett Favre, and was later traded to the New York Jets in 1999 where he replaced an injured Vinny Testaverde as the Jets starter. In 2000, he was signed by the San Francisco 49ers to compete with Jeff Garcia.[1] In 2002, Mirer became the a backup for the Oakland Raiders and became the starter for part of 2003. In 2004. Mirer was signed by the Detroit Lions, but saw no playing time. Mirer had a 63.5 passer rating, 11,969 passing yards, and 50 touchdown passes before he retired in 2004. Although playing for several teams that did make the playoffs during his career, Mirer never played a single down in the postseason.

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