A Blast from the Past: 2012 Score Football’s Rookie Card Flashback Insert (Gallery)

Score Football exploded into the collecting conscious back in 1989 with a monumental maiden voyage still considered by experts to be one of the most influential trading card sets of all time. More than 20 years later, Score remains one of the most widely-broken, warmly-embraced football sets every year with a proud history of landmark designs, key Rookie Cards and fond memories to prove it.

In a colorful, fitting celebration of the set’s undeniable place in history, the upcoming 2012 Score Football will include Rookie Card Flashback, a spectacular 50-card tribute to Score’s storied past that remembers some of the set’s greatest Rookie Cards with updated photography, original designs and more than two decades worth of splendid recollections.

The following gallery detailing each of the 50 cards in the insert is sure to take you blissfully down memory lane, appreciating the evolution of the NFL, its best players and one of its favorite football card franchises. Enjoy.

And after you’ve checked out the images, be sure to share your favorite Score Football memories with us as a comment to this post. Those with some of the best memories will win a box of 2012 Score Football.