Classic Sports Card of the Day

1966 Topps football card of former New York Jet fullback Matt Snell, who was a star runner for the team for 9 seasons. Although Joe Namath gets the lion’s share of credit for the Jets’ collossal upset win over the Colts in Super Bowl III, mostly due to delivering on his guarantee of a victory, … Read More

1986 Topps football card of a player who was a member of one of the most memorable Super Bowl teams of all time, former Chicago Bear defensive lineman William “The Refrigerator” Perry. An immediate fan favorite when he joined the Bears, Perry played defensive tackle and also was used at fullback, to lead block for … Read More

To kick off Super Bowl week, this is a 1969 Topps football card of the only player in Super Bowl history to be named the game’s MVP after playing for the losing team, Dallas Cowboy linebacker Chuck Howley. In Super Bowl V, Howley intercepted 2 passes and recovered a fumble in a losing effort, and … Read More

1982 Opeechee hockey card of former Edmonton Oiler Jarri Kurri. A native of Finland, he had a long and storied career in the National Hockey League, mostly as an Oiler, where he played on 5 Stanley Cup winning teams. Although he played in the shadow of teammates Wayne Gretzky and Mark Messier on those teams, … Read More

1964 Philadelphia football card of former Green Bay Packer defensive end Willie Davis. With the conference championship games coming up this weekend, this is a great card to feature, since Davis played in 6 NFL championship games in his Packer career, with the Pack winning 5 of them. Davis played 12 seasons in the NFL, … Read More

1974 Topps football card of former player Marlin Briscoe. “Marlin The Magician” started his pro career in 1968 with the American Football League’s Denver Broncos, entering training camp as the eighth quarterback on the team’s depth chart. He made the team, which was the AFL’s worst at the time, and injuries knocked out 2 other … Read More

1958 Topps football card of former Cleveland Browns’ tackle and placekicker Lou “The Toe” Groza. Playing in an era of 33 man rosters that required kickers and punters who played other positions and were actual football players, Groza carved out a 21 year career in pro football, playing offensive tackle and kicking from 1946 until … Read More

During Sunday’s AFC wild card playoff game, the player featured on this 1973 Topps football card, (from www.CheckOutMyCards.com ), was mentioned a lot in comparison to Tim Tebow. He is Bobby Douglass, a left-handed, run-oriented phenom who played 11 seasons in the NFL, mostly for the Chicago Bears. In 1972, he ran for 968 yards … Read More

Courtesy of www.CheckOutMyCards.com , a 1958 Topps football card of former linebacker Les Richter, who played 9 seasons in the NFL. After starting out in 1952 with the New York Yanks (who folded) and Dallas Texans, he was traded to the Los Angeles Rams for 11 players, the second most amount of players ever given … Read More

From www.CheckOutMyCards.com , a 1969 Topps football card of former Los Angeles Rams’ receiver Jack Snow, who played 11 seasons with the team and was voted to the Pro Bowl in 1967. He was a solid NFL player, and after his playing days ended, he dabbled in acting and broadcasting, appearing on various television shows … Read More