Classic Sports Card of the Day

1965 Philadelphia football card of former NFL receiver and kick return specialist Walt “The Flea” Roberts. He played the first 3 seasons of his 6 year career with the Cleveland Browns, 1964 to 1966, helping the Browns win the league championship in his rookie campaign. He was left unprotected in the 1967 expansion draft to stock the … Read More

1965 Topps baseball card of one of the game’s true legends, former infielder, coach and manager Don Zimmer. Zimmer spent 65 years in the game, beginning in 1949 with the Brooklyn Dodgers until his death in 2014. He played for 5 different teams and coached or managed in 9 different organizations. Although he was mainly … Read More

1979 Opeechee hockey card of Hall of Famer Marcel Dionne, who played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League with three different franchises, most notably the Los Angeles Kings. In L.A., he was a member of the “Triple Crown” line along with Dave Taylor and Charlie Simmer. Dionne, nicknamed “Little Beaver”, was the third player … Read More

1987 Fleer basketball card of former NBA player Michael Cooper, who played his entire 12 year career in the NBA with the Los Angeles Lakers. Known for his tenacious defense, he was a key player on the Lakers’ “Showtime” championship teams of the 1980s, helping the franchise win 5 titles. A 6’5 “swingman”, who could … Read More

1959 Topps football card of former NFL offensive lineman Jim Ray Smith, who had a solid nine year career in the league that included five Pro Bowl selections. Smith began his playing days with the Cleveland Browns in 1956 and played 7 seasons for them, then finished his career with a two year stint as … Read More

1966 Topps hockey card of legendary former Montreal Canadiens’ captain Jean Beliveau, who played 20 seasons for the NHL’s most storied franchise. Individual honors that he earned during his career include 2 Hart Trophies as league MVP, a Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP and an Art Ross Trophy as the league’s high scorer for … Read More

1960 Fleer football card of former pro football player, and the first head coach in Buffalo Bills’ history, Garrard “Buster” Ramsey. He coached the Bills in their first 2 seasons of existence, in 1960 and ’61. Ramsey enjoyed a six year playing career in the 1940s and ’50s with the Chicago Cardinals, but his greatest success came … Read More

1974 Topps football card of former pro football linebacker John Skorupan, who played eight seasons in the NFL for the Buffalo Bills and New York Giants. He was a starting ‘backer for the Bills immediately after being drafted out of Penn State in 1973, when the school was known as “Linebacker U.” due to the … Read More

1989 Score football card of former pro football wide receiver Quinn Early, who played 12 seasons in the NFL for four different teams. His longest stay was with New Orleans, where he played five years, while also putting in three year stints in San Diego and Buffalo. Early currently resides in San Diego, where he … Read More

1986 Topps football card of former pro football quarterback Bruce Mathison, who had a brief NFL career with 3 different teams. He was drafted out of Nebraska by the San Diego Chargers in 1983 and played there for 2 years before hooking up for a season with the Buffalo Bills, where he started for a … Read More