Flashback Friday: 2020 Goodwin Champions

I ended up with a pair of packs of the 2020 Goodwin Champions set thanks to my A&G purchase over at Dave and Adams.  My understanding of the Goodwin Champions set is that it's full of subjects across all sports (and outside of sports).  I usually keep extra packs unopened for use as "bonus packs" for my various group breaks but I figured since Goodwin Champions isn't baseball focuses, these packs wouldn't make much sense to include in a future group break.  Therefore, they are all mine to open now as part of our (one year) Flashback Friday!

Before I start the first pack, I should note that I didn't rip any of the 2020 Goodwin Champions last year.  In fact, I don't even remember seeing any of the set last year - so all of these cards should be new to me!

Pack 1:

19.  Ken Jennings - TV Personality

48.  Miles Bridges - Basketball

72.  Stevie Wisz - Softball

81.  Vince Russo - Writer

Mini:  63.  Jhenny Andrade - Model

The mini cards are seeded 7:20 packs so I guess that's a nice pull for me out of my first pack.  Out of the five people in this pack, I've only heard of Ken Jennings before.  From what I can tell, Jhenny Andrade is best known for being a UFC ring lady...though the back of her card says she has over half a million Instragram followers.  I guess skimpy swimsuits garner more attention from people than say, food I cook.

Pack 2:

1.  Michael Jordan - Basketball

31.  Vince Russo - Writer

60.  Darius Garland - Basketball

70.  Ben Simmons - Basketball

Goudey:  G47.  R.J. Hampton - Basketball

A few things to note here.  First, that's my second Vince Russo card in two packs - but the two cards are different (different photographs, different card numbers, different write-up on the back).  Kind of weird, but okay Upper Deck.  Second, what's with all the basketball players?  Other than Jordan, I don't know any of those guys.  And finally, that Goudey insert is seeded 1:4 packs but again, it's a basketball player so who really cares?!

My overall thoughts on this set (based entirely on opening two packs) is that it is a "wannabe" Allen & Ginter clone.  There are some cool inserts (Aesop's Fables and Vintage Stamp relics) in the set but I don't think I'll be purposely buying any 2020 Goodwin Champions.  Oh yeah, if you want any of the above cards I've already listed them over on my TCDB trade bait page.