Not a team logo, but a logo of a defunct college bowl game, the Bluebonnet Bowl. It was played in Houston at Rice Stadium from 1959 until 1967, the moved to the Astrodome where it was renamed the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl. The game lasted into the mid-1980s but was discontinued due to poor ticket sales and lack of a corporate sponsor. Most years the game featured a team from the Southwest Conference against an at-large opponent, and 19 of the 29 games played featured a team from Texas.
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1973 Topps football card of former pro offensive tackle Donnie Green, who helped anchor the Buffalo Bills’ offensive line for 6 seasons and played a total of 8 years in the NFL. He was a member of the famed “Electric Company” line that opened holes for O.J. Simpson in his career. Green’s life was a struggle after his playing days ended. He battled drug abuse and ended up in a homeless shelter, where he worked as a night monitor. Green passed away in 2019 at the age of 71.
Classic Team Logo of The Day
This a very rare pennant featuring the logo of a football team that played in the Continental League from 1965 through 1969, the Orlando Panthers. They had a history playing in other cities and in various minor leagues before joining the COFL and settling in their home at the Tangerine Bowl. The league was trying to rival the NFL. Their first head coach in ’65 was Hall of Famer Steve Van Buren, and despite financial woes they were one of the league’s more successful teams, winning titles in 1967 and ’68.
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1986 Topps football card of former pro fullback Larry Kinnebrew, who enjoyed a 7 year career in the NFL with the Cincinnati Bengals and Buffalo Bills. A bruising 258 lb. runner, he was a clutch short yardage back and finished his career with 44 touchdowns. The Georgia native had issues with the law after his playing career ended, including a rape charge that was ultimately dismissed.
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of a pro football team that began life in the old American Football League, the Cincinnati Bengals. Founded in 1967 by legendary coach Paul Brown, they first played in the AFL in the ’68 season, and although they won only 3 games, they boasted the AFL’s Rookie of The Year in halfback Paul Robinson. Brown built the Bengals into a winner rather quickly, as they won the AFC Central Division title in their third year of existence, and their first in the newly merged NFL. Players on those early Cincinnati teams included Robinson, Lemar Parrish, Ken Riley, Bill Bergey, Bob Trumpy and future Bengal head coach Sam Wyche.
Classic Sports Card of The Day
2021 Panini Prestige football card of pro placekicker Evan McPherson, who is a current member of the NFL’s Cincinnati Bengals. Drafted in 2021, he had a terrific rookie year, and during his team’s playoff run that year he tied a league record for most postseason field goals made, and set a record for most made without a miss. Nicknamed “Money Mac”, he set a franchise record for the longest field goal made with a 59 yarder.
Classic Team Logo of The Day
It’s December, and we’re headed into prime college bowl game season, so this is not a team logo, but the logo of a bowl game, courtesy of SportsLogos.Net, the Pop Tarts Bowl. Played annually in Orlando, Florida, the game has existed since 1990 under different sponsorships, most recently the Cheez-It Bowl. 2023 is the first year under the Pop Tarts name. The game has conference tie-ins with the Big 12 and Atlantic Coast Conference.