Classic Sports Card of the Day

1974 Topps football guard of former pro football offensive lineman Reggie McKenzie, who played 13 seasons in the NFL, mostly with the Buffalo Bills. He was an integral part of the Bills’ offensive line that helped O.J. Simpson rush for 2,003 yards, which earned the line the nickname of “The Electric Company” since they “turned … Read More

1972 Topps football card of former pro football running back John “Frenchy” Fuqua, who played eight seasons in the National Football League for the New York Giants and Pittsburgh Steelers. Fuqua was an underrated member of the Steelers’ Super Bowl teams of the early 1970s. He was known for being a flashy dresser and flamboyant … Read More

Courtesy of www.VintageCardPrices.com , a 1981 Topps football card of Hall of Fame wide receiver James Lofton. A football and track star in college at Stanford, Lofton entered the NFL as the top draft pick of the Green Bay Packers in 1978 and played nine seasons with the team. He wound up playing a total … Read More

Courtesy of  www.CheckOutMyCards.com , a 1976 Topps football card of former NFL defensive lineman Pat Toomay, who played ten years in the league for four different teams, most notably the Dallas Cowboys. He began his career in Dallas and played five seasons there, then was traded to Buffalo, where he played one year before being exposed … Read More

1965 Topps football card of former defensive lineman Roland “Ron” McDole, one of the defensive stalwarts on the Buffalo Bills’ American Football League championship teams of the 1960s. McDole played eight seasons with the Bills starting in 1962, and was a two-time AFL All Star. While the careers of many of his AFL contemporaries faded … Read More

1972 Topps football card of former Pittsburgh Steeler L.C. Greenwood, who passed away recently. Although he was overshadowed by his more famous teammates like Mean Joe Greene, Jack Lambert and Mel Blount, Greenwood was a key player  on the “Steel Curtain” defensive units that dominated the NFL during the Steelers’ run of four Super Bowls … Read More

1966 Topps football card of former Buffalo Bills’ flanker Elbert Dubenion. After attending tiny Bluffton College, Dubenion was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in 1959 but opted to sign with the Bills and the new American Football League. Nicknamed “Golden Wheels”, he was one of the AFL’s most prolific downfield receivers, and helped lead the … Read More

1960 Topps football card of former NFL defensive end Marion Campbell, who played eight seasons in the league with the San Francisco 49ers and Philadelphia Eagles. His real name is Francis Marion Campbell, so he was appropriately nicknamed “The Swamp Fox” during his career. The highlight of his playing days came in 1960, when he helped the Eagles … Read More

A couple of classic baseball cards featuring a father and son duo who both played for the same franchise – a 1962 Topps card of former Cleveland Indian Tito Francona and a 1989 Topps Tiffany card (courtesy of www.CheckOutMyCards.com )of his son, Terry, who played briefly for the Tribe and is their current manager. Tito was … Read More

1993 Upper Deck football card of one of the greatest special teams players of all time, former Buffalo Bill Steve Tasker.  Tasker joined the Bills in 1986 after being cut by the Houston Oilers and carved out a 12 year career with the team as a special teamer, revolutionizing the “gunner” position on kick coverage teams. … Read More