Classic Sports Card of the Day

1958 Topps football card of former Chicago Bear fullback Rick Casares. This hard-nosed runner played for 14 seasons in pro football, mostly with the Bears, in the 1950s and ’60s. Casares was a member of the Bears’ team that won the NFL title in 1963. He was always among the top yardage gainers in the … Read More

1963 Topps football card of one of the best middle linebackers of all time, former Green Bay Packer Ray Nitschke, who played 15 seasons for the team from 1958 to 1972. He was a big part of a dominating defense in Green Bay, under coach Vince Lombardi, that won 5 NFL championships in a 7 … Read More

1964 Topps football card of former safety George Saimes, who played in the old American Football League for the Buffalo Bills, and was one of the league’s premier defensive players. He was an All-AFL performer 5 times in the league’s 10 year history, and was known for his ability as an open field tackler, a … Read More

1962 Fleer football card of one of the premier pass receivers of the old American Football League, the Houston Oilers’ Charlie Hennigan. One of many great former AFL players who’ve been overlooked by pro football’s Hall of Fame, he was the main target of Hall of Fame QB George Blanda during his seven seasons as an … Read More

1989 Topps football card, courtesy of www.CheckOutMyCards.com , of former NFL defensive back Gill Byrd, who enjoyed a highly successful pro career as a cornerback for the San Diego Chargers. He played 10 seasons for the team, and was an All Pro selection 4 times. Byrd holds the Chargers’ all time record for career interceptions, … Read More

1966 Topps baseball card of the last player, prior to this season,  to win the sport’s “triple crown”, former Boston Red Sox outfielder Carl Yastrzemski. The Triple Crown, of course, is accomplished by leading your league in the categories of batting average, home runs and runs batted in. “Yaz” managed the feat in 1967, hitting … Read More

1976 Topps football card of former NFL quarterback James Harris, who was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in 1969, then won the team’s starting QB job, becoming the first African American to start a season as his team’s quarterback. Ironically, Marlin Briscoe had become pro football’s first black QB to start a game the previous … Read More

1959 Topps football card of one of the all time legendary quarterbacks in NFL history, John Unitas. Until Sunday night, he held an NFL record said to be the football equivalent of Joe DiMaggio’s 56-game hitting streak in baseball – throwing at least one touchdown pass in 47 consecutive games. Drew Brees, who broke Dan … Read More

1963 Fleer football card of former Buffalo Bills’ defensive tackle Tom Sestak, who was the anchor of the defensive line on a unit that was a dominant force in the American Football League in the 1960s, winning consecutive league titles in 1964 and ’65. He played only 6 seasons, as his career was cut short … Read More

1961 Fleer football card of former running back John Olszewski, who started his career with the NFL’s Chicago Cardinals in 1953. He had a decent career, making the Pro Bowl twice. He was nicknamed “Johnny O”, and wore the jersey number 0, as seen in the card, which was a rare allowance for individualism by … Read More