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McFARLANE TOYS ANNOUNCES NFL LEGENDS LINE Long-Awaited Classic Football Figures Coming in 2005 Friday, November 05, 2004
We've reached our sports holy grail with our completion of the licensing contracts for a series of NFL Legends action figures. This line follows our Cooperstown Collection series of baseball figures, the NHL Legends line of hockey greats and the NBA Legends line of retired basketball players. We now have rights in place for retired legends in all four major North American sports. McFarlane Toys is extremely proud to unveil the lineup for our first series of NFL Legends, featuring six of the greatest athletes ever to step foot on the professional gridiron. They are:Barry Sanders, Detroit Lions RB, No. 20Lawrence Taylor, New York Giants, LB, No. 56John Elway, Denver Broncos QB, No. 7Johnny Unitas, Baltimore Colts, QB, No. 19Franco Harris, Pittsburgh Steelers RB, No. 32Troy Aikman, Dallas Cowboys QB, No. 8This series is set to hit retail shelves in July 2005. We don't yet have photography, but will debut it here as soon as it's available.