Classic Sports Card of the Day

It was such a huge event that it had to be given it’s own special football card. This 1978 Topps “Highlight” card signifies the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ first ever win as a franchise. It took almost 2 full seasons, and after 26 consecutive losses to begin their existence, quarterback Gary Huff led the Bucs to … Read More

1974 Topps football card of former wide receiver Ahmad Rashad, who played 10 seasons in the NFL. Born Bobby Moore, he changed his name in 1972 after converting to a small sect that practices unorthodox Islam. Rashad began his pro career with the St. Louis Cardinals, was traded to Buffalo for quarterback Dennis Shaw in … Read More

1969 Topps football card of former pro football quarterback Bill Kilmer. This is the second time we’ve featured a Kilmer card on Rayonsports, which is understandable since his career spanned 18 seasons. He began his playing days with the San Francisco 49ers, became the first starting QB for the New Orleans Saints when he was … Read More

1961 Topps football card of former pro football linebacker Bill George, who was a mainstay of the Chicago Bears’ “Monsters of The Midway” defense for 14 of his 15 seasons. He is credited with being the first player to play the middle linebacker position in a 4-3 defense with the Bears, and was named to … Read More

1968 Topps football card of former pro football quarterback Jim Hart, who played an amazing 19 seasons in the NFL, all but one of those years with the old St. Louis Cardinals. His best days were in the mid-1970s, when he quarterbacked coach Don Coryell’s “Cardiac Cards”, a nickname the team earned by winning 10 … Read More

1968 Topps football card of former NFL running back Tom Matte, who had a long distinguished 12 year career with the old Baltimore Colts. The versatile back was a two-time Pro Bowler and was a member of the Super Bowl V winning Colts’ team, although he was hurt and didn’t play in the game. Since … Read More

1969 Topps football card of former flanker back and punter Gary Collins, who played his entire 10 year National Football League career with the Cleveland Browns. He helped the Browns win the NFL championship in 1964, and was in fact named the title game’s MVP. He was a two-time Pro Bowler and was named to … Read More

1970 Topps football card of a former wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings in the NFL, Gene Washington. Oddly, in the era that he played in the league, there was another player, also a star receiver, with the same name but no relation, who was with the San Francisco 49ers. Washington the Viking played seven … Read More

1988 Topps football card of former NFL tight end Pete Metzelaars, who had a long 16 year career in the NFL with 4 different teams. His playing days spanned most of the decades of the 1980s and ’90s, with his longest stint being in Buffalo, where he spent 10 seasons. Since retiring as a player, … Read More

1969 Topps football card of former pro player Sam Baker, who played 15 seasons in the NFL for 4 different teams. He was a halfback early on in his career but is mostly known as a longtime punter and placekicker. He began his career in 1953 with the Washington Redskins, then served 2 years in … Read More