Looking over this week’s slate of NFL games, the one we chose to use as the Throwback Thursday feature for our week 17 post was a game between the Cleveland Browns and Washington Commanders. We’ll go back 60 years, to September 23, 1962, for a game played between these franchises at Cleveland Municipal Stadium. It … Read More
Month: December 2022
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of a college football team that plays in the Southern Conference, the Virginia Military Institute Keydets. Their program began play way back in 1873 and they’ve captured 8 conference titles, and also appeared in 24 bowl games (although they’ve won only 6). VMI alumni who have played pro football include Joe Fortunato, Bobby Thomason, … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1964 Philadelphia football card of former pro football defensive back Jim Steffen, who enjoyed a 7 year career in the NFL with Detroit and Washington. Known as a ferocious tackler, his time in the NFL was riddled with injuries. They included a punctured lung, broken clavicle and broken ribs. His last year with the Redskins … Read More
NFL – Throwback Thursday: The Turned Tables
A pair of franchises that have a deep history of hard-fought battles face off on this week’s NFL schedule. The Pittsburgh Steelers and Las Vegas Raiders, although both are mired in mediocrity in 2022, have been notorious for hating each other over the decades. In the 1970s, the Raiders, then in Oakland, had one of … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of a college football team that plays in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, the South Carolina State Bulldogs. An HBCU program that began play in 1907, the Bulldogs have claimed 8 Back College national championships and 18 MEAC titles. The school’s NFL representation is massive, and includes 4 Pro Football Hall of Famers – Marion … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1982 Topps football card of former pro football running back Kenny King, who played 7 seasons in the NFL, mostly with the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders. He was a Pro Bowler in 1980 and a member of a pair of Super Bowl-winning Raider teams, in 1980 and 1984. His 80 yard touchdown in Super Bowl XV … Read More
NFL – Throwback Thursday: A Bump In The Road
On this week’s NFL schedule there is a meeting of the Minnesota Vikings and Indianapolis Colts, 2 teams that were members of the old guard NFL before the merger. For this week’s Throwback Thursday feature our sights are set on opening day of the 1964 season, which was a pretty successful one for the Colts … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of a college football team, used from 1993 until 2002, the Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs. They play in the Big South Conference where they’ve won 2 conference titles, and the program came into existence in 1970. Former Bulldogs who have played in the pros include Derrick Fenner, Gabe Wilkins, Jim Maxwell and Bobby Hopkins, who … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1964 Philadelphia football card of former pro football fullback Bill “Boom Boom” Brown, who played for 14 seasons in the NFL, all but 1 of them for the Minnesota Vikings. He was a four-time Pro Bowler and three-time All Pro, and also a member of the Vikings’ Ring of Honor. He earned his nickname with … Read More
NFL – Throwback Thursday: Boomer Blanks The Browns
When former Cleveland Browns’ founder/coach Paul Brown was awarded a pro franchise for Cincinnati in 1968, and then plunked into the AFC Central Division with those Browns as part of the 1970 merger, an automatic rivalry was destined to happen between the 2 Ohio cities. They renew that rivalry as AFC North opponents on this … Read More
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