1958 Topps football card of former Baltimore Colts’ defensive back Milt Davis, who played five seasons for the club from 1957 until 1961. He was originally drafted in 1954 by Detroit, but was drafted into the Army the same year. After serving 2 years in the Army, Davis attempted to resume his NFL career with … Read More
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NFL – Bills’ Game Review
The Buffalo Bills went into MetLife Stadium on Sunday, where they’ve never won, and managed to turn their fortunes around in a strange football game in which the final result didn’t match up with the final statistics. The Bills beat the New York Jets rather handily, 43-23, yet only managed 280 total yards of offense. In a game that … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
This is a logo of a major college football team, the University of Cincinnati Bearcats, used from 1959 until 1968. They play in the American Athletic Conference since last season, after stints as an independent program and in six other conferences over the years, including the Missouri Valley Conference, the Big East and Conference USA. … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1966 Topps football card of former Buffalo Bills’ halfback Wray Carlton, who played for the team for eight seasons, starting with their inaugural year in the American Football League in 1960, until 1967. He was a two-time AFL All Star and has the distinction of scoring the first touchdown in team history. Carlton helped the Bills … Read More
NFL – Throwback Thursday: The Philly Blizzard Game
There is a contest slated this week on the NFL schedule between two of the league’s high-flying “bird” teams in the first half of this season – the Philadelphia Eagles and Arizona Cardinals. For this week’s edition of Throwback Thursday, we travel back a long way in time, further back than any Throwback Thursday post ever – to … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of a Division III college football program, the Occidental Tigers, who compete in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC). The Tigers have won a pair of Division III national titles, in 2006 and 2008. Former NFL coach Jim Mora is an Occidental graduate, along with former pro football players Vance Mueller and Jack … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1952 Bowman football card of a National Football League Hall of Fame legend, former Philadelphia Eagle back Steve Van Buren. One of the All Time Eagle players, he was a five-time all pro during his eight year career, was named to the NFL’s All Decade team for the 1940s, and helped Philly win two NFL … Read More
NFL – Bills’ Game Review
At Ralph Wilson Stadium on Sunday, the Buffalo Bills stole a victory over the visiting Minnesota Vikings in a game they had no business winning. For most of the game, Buffalo continued their maddening habit of shooting themselves in the foot with mistakes, turnovers and penalties – a habit they haven’t been able to break for … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of a small college football program, the Florida A&M University Rattlers. One of the top historically black college programs, the Rattlers have existed since 1907 and won 12 Black College national championships over the years. They have been a great provider of talent to pro football, with their alumni including the late Willie Galimore, … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1972 Topps football card of former NFL quarterback Dennis Shaw, who played 9 seasons in the league for 4 different teams. Drafted by the Buffalo Bills in 1970, Shaw took over the team’s starting job in his rookie year and won the NFL Offensive Rookie of The Year award, making him one of only seven signal callers to win … Read More