Classic Sports Card of the Day

From www.CheckOutMyCards.com , a 2001 Topps Gold Label hockey card of current NHL player Marian Gaborik. The Slovakian born winger played his first 9 seasons in the league for the Minnesota Wild, then signed as a free agent with the New York Rangers in 2009. He’s been a three-time NHL All Star and was MVP of … Read More

1970 Opeechee hockey card of one of the greatest defensemen to ever play in the National Hockey League, Bobby Orr. He was truly a player who revolutionized his position, as he brought tremendous skating and playmaking ability to the game, which was basically unheard of from the defense position before him. Orr played 12 seasons … Read More

1979 Topps hockey card of former NHL defenseman Jim Shoenfeld, who played 14 seasons in the league, mostly for the Buffalo Sabres. He was a prototype defensive defenseman, and was a major part of a young Sabre team that made the playoffs in only its’ third season of existence in 1973, then advanced to the … Read More

1978 Topps baseball card of a gritty former player and manager in the major leagues, Lou Piniella. “Sweet Lou” kicked around the majors with Cleveland, Baltimore and the Kansas City Royals before finding his niche as a regular player for the New York Yankees. He was a major part of back-to-back Yankee championship teams in … Read More

Courtesy of www.CheckOutMyCards.com , a 1985 Fleer baseball card of former major league outfielder Jose Cruz, who is a member of a royal baseball family. He is the brother of former major leaguers Hector and Tommy Cruz, and his son, Jose Jr., also was a star major leaguer. Cruz had a long career spanning 19 seasons … Read More

1964 Topps baseball card of former major league player and manager Tony LaRussa, who retired after guiding the St. Louis Cardinals to the World Series title in 2011. He had been involved in major league baseball since 1963, when he began his playing career as a utility infielder for the Kansas City Athletics. He was mostly … Read More

1975 Topps basketball card of former National Basketball Association player Jack Marin, who played 11 seasons in the league for 4 different teams. He was once traded from the Baltimore Bullets to Houston for Elvin Hayes, a move that helped the Bullets become a powerhouse. The left-handed Marin was a pure shooter and one of … Read More

1989 Topps football card of former NFL defensive end Bruce Smith, a stalwart of the Buffalo Bills’ defense for 15 seasons. After being released by the Bills in 1999, he finished his career in Washington, where he became the all-time career sack leader in league history. Smith is arguably the best defensive lineman in NFL history, … Read More

1958 Topps football card of a former Pittsburgh Steeler defensive back who was just elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Jack Butler. Playing in an era when the NFL draft was 30 rounds long, Butler went undrafted, after a stellar college career at St. Bonaventure, but signed with the Steelers and carved out … Read More

1989 Topps football card of former Washington Redskins’ quarterback Mark Rypien. He was the first Canadian-born player to start at QB in the NFL, and was mostly a journeyman in his long career. His best year was 1991, when he guided the Redskins to a Super Bowl championship, and was named the game’s MVP, the … Read More