1958 Topps football card of former Cleveland Browns’ tackle and placekicker Lou “The Toe” Groza. Playing in an era of 33 man rosters that required kickers and punters who played other positions and were actual football players, Groza carved out a 21 year career in pro football, playing offensive tackle and kicking from 1946 until … Read More
Month: January 2012
NFL – Bills’ Season Review – Part 3
This segment of the Buffalo Bills’ season review for 2011 deals with the defensive side of the ball. The team itself made a major statement regarding the defense when they fired coordinator George Edwards following the final game and replaced him with Dave Wannstedt. Whether the move was fair or not, the numbers warranted it. … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of another team that played in the old United States Football League, the San Antonio Gunslingers. The team was added as an expansion franchise in the USFL’s second season in 1984, and was a competent team despite not having any recognizable players. The most noteworthy player they had was QB Rick Neuheisel, who went … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
During Sunday’s AFC wild card playoff game, the player featured on this 1973 Topps football card, (from www.CheckOutMyCards.com ), was mentioned a lot in comparison to Tim Tebow. He is Bobby Douglass, a left-handed, run-oriented phenom who played 11 seasons in the NFL, mostly for the Chicago Bears. In 1972, he ran for 968 yards … Read More
NFL – Bills’ Season Review – Part 2
This second phase of the Buffalo Bills’ 2011 season review focuses on the offense. On that side of the ball in 2011, the Bills made progress, starting out the year as one of the highest scoring units in the NFL. However, injuries and inconsistent play plagued them for most of the season and overall it was a … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of the Arizona Outlaws football team, who played one season, 1985, in the United States Football League after transferring from Oklahoma. Their coach was former Arizona State legend Frank Kush, and their most notable player was quarterback Doug Williams, who would go on to win a Super Bowl with the NFL’s Washington Redskins.
Classic Sports Card of The Day
Courtesy of www.CheckOutMyCards.com , a 1958 Topps football card of former linebacker Les Richter, who played 9 seasons in the NFL. After starting out in 1952 with the New York Yanks (who folded) and Dallas Texans, he was traded to the Los Angeles Rams for 11 players, the second most amount of players ever given … Read More
NFL – Wild Card Predictions
I picked 9 winners out of the final week’s 16 games, so the record for the entire regular season finished at 159 correct and 97 wrong. The playoffs begin this weekend with 4 wild card games – all interesting matchups. Here are my picks: Cincinnati at Houston – neither of these teams is very experienced … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of the Baltimore Colts’ football team that played in the All America Football Conference from 1947 until 1949, then joined the NFL in 1950. This original Colts franchise folded in 1950, however, and another Colts team was born in 1953 from remnants of an NFL team that had been based in Dallas. That franchise is … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
From www.CheckOutMyCards.com , a 1969 Topps football card of former Los Angeles Rams’ receiver Jack Snow, who played 11 seasons with the team and was voted to the Pro Bowl in 1967. He was a solid NFL player, and after his playing days ended, he dabbled in acting and broadcasting, appearing on various television shows … Read More