Classic Sports Card of the Day

1952 Topps baseball card of former major leaguer Ray Boone, the first in a long line of major league players from the Boone family. He enjoyed an 11 year major league career with 6 different teams, starting in 1948 with the Cleveland Indians, where he helped win the World Series, the last time that franchise … Read More

1981 Topps football card of former Oakland Raider cornerback Lester Hayes, who was known for his low, crouching stance while lining up opposite opposing receivers, and also for his extensive use of “Stickum” before it was banned by the NFL. He was nicknamed “Lester The Molester” for his relentless style of bump-and-run coverage. Hayes was an … Read More

1964 Topps football card of former pro player and coach Walt Corey, who starred as a linebacker for the Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs franchise in the American Football League from 1960 until 1966. He was an AFL All Star in ’63. After retiring as a player, Corey was a long-time assistant coach for several teams, … Read More

From www.CheckOutMyCards.com , a 1978 Topps football card of former Buffalo Bills’ defensive back Tony Greene, one of the most underrated and unsung players in Bills’ history. An undrafted free agent, he played 9 seasons with the team, from 1971 to 1979, and made the Pro Bowl in 1977. Greene had 37 career interceptions for … Read More

1972 Topps football card of former Minnesota Viking defensive end Carl Eller, who was one of the cornerstones of Minnesota’s “Purple People Eaters” defense that was a dominant force in the NFL in the 1960s and ’70s. He had a long, storied 16 year career in the league, all but one of those years with … Read More

1960 Topps baseball card of former major league pitcher Dallas Green, who had an eight year major league career, mostly with the Philadelphia Phillies, and was also a long-time major league manager and general manager. As a manager, he was known for his blunt, fiery style. Despite having a career losing record as both a pitcher and … Read More

1966 Topps baseball card of former Cleveland Indian third baseman Max Alvis, who played 9 seasons in the major leagues and was an American League All Star twice, including in 1965 when he had a great year coming off a lost season in ’64 when he battled spinal meningitis and lost 6 weeks of the year, … Read More

With the Stanley Cup Finals about to begin, a good sports card to feature is this 1972 Opeechee hockey card of former NHL player Bob Baun, a hero in the Stanley Cup Finals for the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1964, when he scored the winning goal in overtime against Detroit while playing on a broken leg. … Read More

1961 Topps baseball card of a former member of numerous New York Yankee championship teams, first baseman Bill “Moose” Skowron, who passed away recently. He was an unsung member of some very talented Yankee teams of the era, but was a great player in his own right, as he was an eight-time All Star. He … Read More

From www.CheckOutMyCards.com ,a 1971 Topps football card of former Pittsburgh Steeler quarterback Terry Bradshaw. With the annual NFL draft having just concluded over the weekend, Bradshaw is a good player to feature, since he was the number one overall selection in the draft in 1970 by the Steelers. It turned out to be a terrific … Read More