Ed Weir III treasures what he believes to be the only autographed professional football card – when it came out in the 1970s – of his grandfather, Nebraska legend Ed Weir.
Proud of his possession, Weir III has shown the card to family members, including one time, about 3 years ago, while visiting his cousin, Julie.
Julie's husband saw the card, and proceeded to go to a nearby shelf and remove a book about the legendary Four Horsemen of Notre Dame. (Weir had played across some of college football's most famous players – excelled against them, even – from 1922-24.