The wrestler-turned-actor wanted to join the National Football League (NFL) as a teenager and played football for the University of Miami. His card attracted 50 bids during an auction.
Dwayne Johnson
Former WWE star Dwayne Johnson said it felt surreal after his football rookie card was sold for $45,000 (R32.8 lakh) during the Super Bowl on Sunday.
The wrestler-turned-actor wanted to join the National Football League (NFL) as a teenager and played football for the University of Miami. His card attracted 50 bids during an auction.
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He Instagrammed the picture of the card and captioned it: “This story of how my UNIV of MIAMI football card’s value continues to rise has become so surreal to me. Playing in the NFL was my dream and playing in the Super Bowl was my even bigger dream. Of course, neither dream came true for me but years later...On Super Bowl Sunday my rookie card gets sold for 45K!! Congrats to the winning bidder! I never made it as a player to the big dance, so this humbling irony is not lost on me one bit #unpredictablelife #94.”
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