Classic Sports Card of the Day

1963 Topps baseball card of the “other” Aaron, Hank’s brother Tommie. The younger brother of baseball’s all-time home run king played all or parts of seven seasons with the Braves in Milwaukee and Atlanta. The Aarons hold the major league record for career homers by a tandem of brothers – with Hank contributing 755 and … Read More

What type of players do the Buffalo Sabres need to find to become legitimate Stanley Cup contenders? A look at this 1976 Opeechee hockey card of the Sabres’ season statistical leaders provides some hints. They could really use some guys who can score like the 2 of 3 members of the French Connection featured on … Read More

The details of this 1959 Topps football card of legendary NFL coach and broadcaster John Madden are right on the money. And, he was drafted by the Eagles and went to training camp with them, but a knee injury kept him from making the team, and he never actually had his own Topps card. This … Read More

1988 Fleer basketball card, from www.CheckOutMyCards.com , of former NBA point guard Kenny Smith. Smith played 11 seasons in the league with 6 different teams. Nicknamed “The Jet”, he helped the Houston Rockets win 2 NBA championships in the mid-1990s. Smith now works as an NBA analyst for TNT on the Emmy Award winning studio show … Read More

1962 Topps baseball card of former major league pitcher Al Downing. He was a promising young pitcher when he broke in with the Yanks in ’62, and was outstanding on a 1963 Yankee team that won 104 games. Injuries hampered him later in his career, but he stuck with it and lasted 16 seasons in … Read More

1974 Opeechee hockey card of the king of the “Broad Street Bullies” Philadelphia Flyer teams of the 1970s – Dave “The Hammer” Schultz. He was a major intimidator in an era when the Flyers won back-to-back Stanley Cups with a physical style of hockey never seen before. Schultz epitomized the term “enforcer” in his career, and holds the … Read More

With the NFL Draft scheduled for later this week, here is a 1998 Bowman “Chrome” football card of one of the top draft pick decisions of all time, Indianapolis Colts’ quarterback Peyton Manning. Leading up to the ’98 draft, there was a debate among NFL scouts and personnel people over who was the better choice … Read More

1976 Topps basketball card, courtesy of www.CheckOutMyCards.com , of a player with another great 1970s Afro, former San Antonio Spur James Silas. Silas started his pro career with the Dallas Chaparrals of the old American Basketball Association, and stayed with the franchise when they moved to San Antonio. He played a total of 9 pro seasons, … Read More

1962 Topps baseball card, from www.CheckOutMyCards.com , of former New York Yankee second baseman Bobby Richardson. Playing on a power-hitting Yankee dynasty in the 1950s and ’60s, he was a superb defensive infielder who won 5 Gold Gloves as a fielder and was an eight time All Star. Richardson hit only 34 career home runs, … Read More

Courtesy of www.CheckOutMyCards.com , a 1984 Topps hockey card of former Buffalo Sabre forward/defenseman and current coach Lindy Ruff. Ruff played 15 seasons in the NHL, mostly with the Sabres. He was traded to the New York Rangers in 1989 and finished his career there. He was known for grit and toughness, and served as … Read More