This is the final week of the NFL’s regular season, and the final Throwback Thursday feature also. We are targeting September 21, 2008 for this week’s game, when 2 teams that are matched up in this season’s finale, the Miami Dolphins and New England Patriots, took the field against each other. In 2008 the Patriots … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
The logos above are examples of “prototype” logos that teams considered at certain points of their existence. These prototypes are obviously for the National Football League’s Miami Dolphins, with the helmet logo on the left and a logo that’s just a slight variation of what became their regular logo – with the Dolphin wearing a … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
2009 Upper Deck football card of former pro running back Ronnie Brown, who played 10 years in the NFL for 4 different teams. His most success came in his 6 years in Miami, and he made the Pro Bowl in 2008 after being the central figure in the team’s novel “Wildcat” offense. Brown, who retired … Read More
NFL – Throwback Thursday: No Super Bowl Shuffle
It’s week 17 of this fast-moving NFL season, and one of the matchups pits the Chicago Bears versus the San Francisco 49ers. We’ll harken back to January 6, 1985, when these 2 franchises faced off in the NFC Championship game for the 1984 season. The Bears had snuck into the playoffs and held an 11-6 … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of the National Football League’s Chicago Bears, used from 1954 until 1973. Under owner, coach and founder George “Papa Bear” Halas, the Bears enhanced their rough and tumble “Monsters of The Midway” image in this era, playing tough defense and a physical style. The Bears won the NFL title in 1963, riding the league’s … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1985 Topps football card of former pro football quarterback Steve Fuller, who played 7 seasons in the NFL for 3 different teams. He was a member of the 1985 Chicago Bears’ Super Bowl team, and appeared with teammates in the “Super Bowl Shuffle” video that won a Grammy. His college jersey number (4) is retired … Read More
NFL – Throwback Thursday: Bobby Layne Returns
This week’s Throwback Thursday feature pits 2 teams that meet on the NFL slate of games in week 16, the Detroit Lions and Pittsburgh Steelers. The game took place on September 16, 1962 at Detroit’s Tiger Stadium. It marked the “homecoming “of a Lions’ legend, quarterback Bobby Layne. The combative signal caller had led the … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
From sportslogos.net , this is a logo of a defunct college football team, the Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks. The school began play in 1911 but made the decision to disband the football program in 2010 in order to concentrate on other sports. A Division II program, the school competed in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association, and won … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1962 Post Cereal football card of former pro halfback Dan Lewis, who played 9 seasons in the NFL for 3 different teams, with 7 of those coming with the Detroit Lions. He led the Lions in rushing yards in 2 of those seasons, and at the end of his career was ranked 4th in rushing … Read More
NFL – Throwback Thursday: The NFL In South Dakota
In the past we have featured NFL preseason games on Throwback Thursday, mainly because in the 1960s after the merger, the exhibition contests between NFL and AFL teams were battles for pride. We are featuring another preseason contest this week, played on August 5, 1961, but for another reason. It was a match between the … Read More