Classic Sports Card of the Day

1974 O-Pee-chee hockey card of former NHL goaltender Gary Bromley, who didn’t make my list of top hockey nicknames but deserves consideration. His nickname was “Bones” and late in his career he wore a mask with a skull face on it that made him a cult figure. Bromley was mostly a backup, but hung around for … Read More

1973 Topps football card of the player who was the Buffalo Bills’ first pick in the NFL’s inaugural “common” draft, defensive back John Pitts. The year was 1967, and it marked the first year that the National and American Football Leagues, which had just agreed to a merger, drafted eligible college players together from one … Read More

1977 Topps basketball card of a former player who excelled in both the American and National Basketball Associations, Maurice Lucas. He was a preeminent power forward in his time, starting in the ABA with the Spirits of St. Louis franchise, then with the NBA’s Portland Trailblazers, where he was part of that franchise’s 1977 championship … Read More

When I first started this blog five years ago, a regular feature of the early “Sports Card of The Day” posts were “error” cards – sports cards in which the card company erred in producing the cards. In honor of Rayonsports’ fifth anniversary, today’s featured card is a 1965 Topps football card of Oakland Raider … Read More

1988 Topps hockey card of former NHL player John Tucker. He played 12 seasons in the NHL for 4 different teams, most notably  the Buffalo Sabres. He finished his playing career overseas, playing several seasons in Italy and Japan. Tucker once scored four goals in a single Stanley Cup playoff game for Buffalo against the … Read More

1961 Fleer football card of one of the top offensive linemen in NFL history, former Green Bay Packer guard Jerry Kramer. The signature play of his career came in the “Ice Bowl” NFL championship, when his block cleared the way for Bart Starr to score the winning touchdown. He was a five-time Pro Bowler, a … Read More

      A pair of classic sports cards of one of the greatest two-sport stars of all time, Bo Jackson. On the left is a 1989 ProSet football card of Jackson as a Los Angeles Raider, on the right a 1987 Donruss baseball card of Jackson during his days as an outfielder for the Kansas City … Read More

1984 Topps hockey card of former National Hockey League goaltender Tom Barrasso. Drafted as a teenager  in 1983, he became the first player in history to go directly from high school into the NHL. Amazingly, he won both the Calder Trophy as rookie of the year and the Vezina Trophy as top goaltender in his … Read More

1989 Topps football card of former Chicago Bears’ linebacker Ron Rivera, who played nine seasons for the team. He was a member of the famed 1985 “Super Bowl Shuffle” Bears team, which beat New England 46-10 in the big game. That made Rivera the first Puerto Rican player to play on a Super Bowl championship team. … Read More

1961 Fleer football card of former Baltimore Colts’ receiver Raymond Berry, who played 13 seasons with the club, teaming with Colt QB John Unitas to form the NFL’s first big-time passing combination in a run-first era. Known for his precise route running and great hands, he was said to have dropped only two passes in … Read More