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Classic Sports Card of The Day

12 Oct

62fleeratkins

1962 Fleer football card of former defensive back Billy Atkins, who played seven seasons of pro ball, starting in 1958 in the NFL with the San Francisco 49ers. He jumped to the fledgling AFL when that league began play in 1960, and was an AFL All Star in ’61 while playing for the Buffalo Bills. After retiring as a player, Atkins became head coach at Troy State, and guided the Trojans to an NAIA national championship in 1968. He is still the second winningest coach in that school’s history.

 

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