Two cards featured today since these two former NFL players spent a lot of time together. On the left is a 1955 Bowman football card of former Chicago Cardinals’ and New York Giants’ end and placekicker Pat Summerall. The card on the right is a 1960 Topps card of former Philadelphia Eagles’ defensive back Tom Brookshier. Summerall is probably better known for his career as a play-by-play man on CBS and Fox broadcasts with long-time partner John Madden, but Summerall was teamed with Brookshier as a broadcast team for CBS for most of the 1970s, before the Summerall/Madden combination. They also served as co-hosts of a weekly highlight show, This Week In Pro Football, in the ’70s. Both also had distinguished playing careers in the NFL, with Summerall mostly known for his placekicking accomplishments. Brookshier played for the Eagles from 1953 until 1961, but missed both the ’54 and ’55 seasons while serving in the Air Force. He was a starting safety on Philadelphia’s 1960 championship team, and his jersey number 40 is retired by the team.
Classic Sports Card of The Day
17
Sep