1963 Fleer football card of former pro football receiver Chris Burford, who played his entire eight year career in the American Football League for the Dallas Texans, who later moved to Kansas City and became the Chiefs. Burford was an astute route runner and a favorite target of the Chiefs’ star quarterback of that era … Read More
Month: October 2015
NFL – Bills’ Game Review
The 2015 NFL schedule has now completed the first quarter of the season, and one conclusion can be drawn so far about the Buffalo Bills. They are wildly inconsistent, and have a real problem with undisciplined play. Sunday’s 24-10 loss to the New York Giants was a prime example of the “bad” Bills. Just like the New … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
This is an alternate logo of a team that plays in the National Football League, the Washington Redskins, used from 1960 until 1965. Although the team has been a fairly successful NFL franchise, they did not manage a winning season during this era, and in fact had the worst record in franchise history (1-12-1) in 1961. … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1964 Topps football card, a feature of the set known as the “team picture” cards, of the Buffalo Bills. The Bills won the American Football League championship in ’64, however, this team photo is actually of the 1963 Bills, who also had a winning season but wound up tied for first place in the Eastern … Read More
NFL – Throwback Thursday: Norwood’s Nightmare
For the third time in the first four weeks of the young NFL season, the 50th Anniversary celebration season of the Super Bowl, our Throwback Thursday feature game is one that has a pair of clubs matching up on the schedule who previously faced each other in the big game. This week it’s the New York … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of an old team from the National Football League, the Chicago Cardinals, used to commemorate the team’s 1947 championship season along with their Western Division title the following year. Players who starred for the Cardinals in that era include Paul Christman, Charley Trippi, Pat Harder, Red Cochran and Buster Ramsey. Incidentally, 1947 was the … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1982 Topps football card of former NFL running back Ottis Anderson, who split a 14 year career between the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Giants. He was named Rookie of The Year with the Cardinals in 1979 and was named to the Pro Bowl twice. Anderson had his greatest success with the Giants, helping … Read More