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Classic Sports Card of The Day

28 Oct

1958 Topps football card of Ted Marchibroda, a quarterback from St. Bonaventure University who played only 4 seasons in the NFL, but had a long, successful coaching career in the league that spanned 25 seasons over 3 decades. He was drafted by his hometown Pittsburgh Steelers and played 3 years for them before finishing his playing days with a one-year stint as a Chicago Cardinal. Marchibroda had 2 successful stays as head coach of the Colts, for 5 seasons in Baltimore in the 1970s and again in the 1990s for 4 seasons in Indianapolis, and for his last job as an NFL head coach he returned to Baltimore to coach the Ravens in the late 1990s. His most memorable job as an assistant coach in the league was his 5 year stay in Buffalo, where as offensive coordinator he perfected the team’s “No Huddle” offense directed by Hall of Fame QB Jim Kelly. Marchibroda is still active in football today, serving as an analyst on the Colts’ radio pre-game show.

 

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