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Classic Sports Card of The Day

01 Jan

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1957 Topps football card of Hall of Fame end Elroy “Crazy Legs” Hirsch, one of the top pass receivers in NFL history. He started his pro football career with three injury-prone seasons in the old AAFC, playing for the Chicago Rockets, but when that league merged with the NFL, he joined the high-powered offense of the Los Angeles Rams in the 1950s. He had been a running back, and with the Rams was alternated between that spot and a wide receiver position, making him perhaps pro football’s first “flanker”. He was a member of the Rams’ 1951 championship team, and was voted to the NFL’s All Decade team for the 1950s. After suffering a concussion, Hirsch was the first player to use a plastic molded helmet, which is the industry standard today.

 

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