Sometimes the choice of a Most Valuable Player in the Super Bowl is an obvious one, like Nick Foles in last year’s game or Terry Bradshaw in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 1970s dynasty’s last win in Super Bowl XIV. More often than not, though, the choice is controversial, a lot of the time with the winning … Read More
Month: January 2019
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of a college football team that currently plays in the American Athletic Conference, the University of Tulane Green Wave. The program began in 1893 and has played in various conferences and as an independent, winning 9 conference titles and 5 bowl games over the years. Tulane alumni who have played pro football include Max … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1961 Fleer football card of former Green Bay Packer split end Max McGee, who played 11 seasons, over a 13 year period from 1954 to 1967, missing the ’55 and ’56 seasons while serving as a pilot in the Air Force. He was the team’s punter early in his career, but saw more time as … Read More
NFL – Five Forgotten Super Bowl Winning Coaches
It’s officially Super Bowl week and we here at Rayonsports wonder, on media day, how many more new questions can reporters have for the New England Patriots after 9 appearances in the Belichick/Brady era? We like to look at different angles having to do with the big game, so for starters we’ll revert to a … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of a high school football team located in Austin, Texas – the Westlake High Chaparrals. Football and athletics in general are a big part of life in all of Texas, but Westlake boasts a pretty large amount of successful athletes. They include baseball’s Kelly Gruber and Huston Street, a couple of Olympic athletes, and … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1972 Topps football card of former pro football placekicker Jim O’Brien, who had a short and mostly uneventful 4 year career in the NFL with the Baltimore Colts and Detroit Lions. Playing in the tail end of an era where kickers also played other positions (the early 1970s), he was also a wide receiver. O’Brien … Read More
NFL – Bills’ Season Review – Part 4
The fourth and final edition of our Buffalo Bills’ 2018 season-ending review is our favorite section of the series, where we play general manager and explore what the team needs to add, position-by-position for areas of need, in order to improve and truly become “playoff caliber”, as coach Sean McDermott likes to preach, in 2019. The Bills … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of a Division II college football team, the Winston Salem State University Rams, who play in the South Division of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association, a conference made up of historically black colleges. Ram alumni who have played pro football include Donald Evans, Anthony Blaylock, Oronde Gadsden, William Hayes, Timmy Newsome, Yancey Thigpen and Donald … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1969 Topps football card of former Buffalo Bills’ offensive tackle Stew Barber, who played 9 seasons for the team in their American Football League days in the 1960s. He was originally signed as a linebacker, and played there in his rookie season, recording 3 interceptions, including one he returned for a touchdown. He was moved … Read More
NFL – Bills’ Season Review – Part 3
In part 3 of our review of the Buffalo Bills’ season, we’ll scrutinize the special teams, woeful in 2018, and the defensive side of the ball, which was the strength of the team overall but still has lots of room for improvement. The team was among the league’s best in yards allowed and was strong against … Read More
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