Classic Sports Card of the Day

1989 Score Supplemental Series football card of former NFL quarterback Frank Reich. A career backup, he played for four different teams in the NFL, with his longest tenure coming in Buffalo where he backed up Hall of Famer Jim Kelly for 9 seasons. He holds the distinction of having led the greatest comeback victories in … Read More

1966 Philadelphia football card of former NFL defensive lineman Roger Brown, who played 10 seasons in the National Football League, and was named to the Pro Bowl six times. He played his first seven seasons with the Detroit Lions, then was traded to the Los Angeles Rams, where he joined the famed “Fearsome Foursome” defensive … Read More

1962 Fleer football card of one of the top players in the old American Football League, former Denver Bronco halfback Gene Mingo. Known for his versatility, Mingo played halfback and returned kicks, and was the first African American placekicker in pro football history.  He was an outstanding runner, and once threw two touchdown passes in … Read More

1976 Topps football card of former pro football defensive back Dwight “Ike” Harrison, who played 10 seasons in the NFL for 4 different teams, most notably as a cornerback for the Buffalo Bills. Harrison also played some wide receiver during his career, and was a member of the Oakland Raiders’ team that won the Super Bowl in 1980. … Read More

1981 Topps football card of former NFL placekicker Ray Wersching. A native of Austria, Wersching played four seasons with the San Diego Chargers, then was lucky enough to hook up with the San Francisco 49ers during their golden years under coach Bill Walsh. He kicked for the Niners for 11 seasons, helping them win two … Read More

1965 Topps football card of former Buffalo Bills’ lineman Tom Day, a member of the Bills’ back-to-back American Football League championship teams in the 1960s. Day played one season in the NFL with the St. Louis Cardinals, then joined the Bills in 1961, playing on the club’s dominant defense, and also putting in some time … Read More

1962 Topps football card of former NFL quarterback Roman Gabriel. The 1962 set included, on every card, a black-and-white “action” shot of each player. This card was Gabriel’s rookie card, and also is an “error” card. Since Gabriel hadn’t yet played in the NFL, there were no action shots of him, so the inset appears … Read More

1960 Fleer football card of former Buffalo Bills’ halfback Willie Evans, who spent only the one season with the team, in 1960, the Bills’ inaugural one in the fledgling American Football League. Evans was a local product, attending high school in Buffalo and playing in college for the University of Buffalo, which was a strong Eastern college … Read More

1964 Topps football card of former Buffalo Bills’ offensive lineman Al Bemiller. Bemiller joined the team in 1961 and started on their O-line, either at center or guard ( and briefly at tackle), until 1969, never missing a game in his nine year career. He was a member of the Bills’ back-to-back American Football League … Read More

1972 Topps football card of one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time, former Dallas Cowboy Roger Staubach. After attending the Naval Academy, where he won the Heisman Trophy, Staubach completed his required service, which included a tour of duty in Vietnam. He joined Dallas in 1969, and for a short time shared the signal-calling … Read More