Classic Sports Card of the Day

1972 Topps football card of former NFL quarterback Dennis Shaw, who played 9 seasons in the league for 4 different teams. Drafted by the Buffalo Bills in 1970, Shaw took over the team’s starting job in his rookie year and won the NFL Offensive Rookie of The Year award, making him one of only seven signal callers to win … Read More

1970 Topps football card of former NFL running back Mel Farr, who played seven seasons in the league for the Detroit Lions. He was a two-time Pro Bowler, and during his playing career, he and teammate Lem Barney, the Hall of Fame cornerback, sang background vocals on Marvin Gaye’s hit song “What’s Going On”. After … Read More

1962 Fleer football card of former defensive back Billy Atkins, who played seven seasons of pro ball, starting in 1958 in the NFL with the San Francisco 49ers. He jumped to the fledgling AFL when that league began play in 1960, and was an AFL All Star in ’61 while playing for the Buffalo Bills. … Read More

1989 Score football card of former quarterback Doug Flutie, who had a long pro career in the old USFL, Canadian Football League and the NFL. After winning the Heisman Trophy playing for Boston College, he joined Donald Trump’s New Jersey Generals in the USFL. After that league folded, Flutie played briefly, and rather unsuccessfully, in … Read More

1989 Topps football card of former NFL linebacker Cornelius Bennett, who played for 14 seasons, nine of them with the Buffalo Bills. When he was selected in the NFL draft second overall out of Alabama in 1987, he became the highest selection from the school since Joe Namath in 1965. He was an outstanding player, … Read More

1974 Topps football card of former NFL wide receiver Harold Jackson, who enjoyed a 20 year playing career in the league spanning 3 decades. A six-time Pro Bowler, he played for  five different clubs, and did 2 different stints with the Los Angeles Rams and New England Patriots.  Jackson joined the coaching ranks after retiring … Read More

1972 Topps football card of former National Football League  linebacker Phil Villapiano, who enjoyed a 13 year career in  the league with the Oakland Raiders and Buffalo Bills. He was a four time Pro Bowler and a key defensive player on the Raiders’ Super Bowl XI championship team. Since retiring, Villapiano has worked in the … Read More

1986 Topps football card of former NFL placekicker Gary Anderson, a native of South Africa who played 23 seasons in the league with 5 different teams. He spent 12 of those years with the Pittsburgh Steelers, and is that franchise’s all time leading scorer. He holds the distinction of having a perfect regular season, in … Read More

1962 Fleer football card of former pro football linebacker Archie Matsos, whose entire seven year career was spent in the old American Football League. Matsos played for four different teams – Buffalo, Oakland, Denver and San Diego, and was an AFL All Star in his first four years. After 2 All Star seasons in Buffalo, … Read More

1972 Topps football card of former NFL running back Ed Podolak, a versatile role player who spent his entire nine year career with the Kansas City Chiefs. He was a triple threat as a back – running, receiving out of the backfield and passing (he was a former college quarterback). He also was a demon … Read More