With the Detroit Lions facing the New Orleans Saints on this week’s NFL schedule, the “Throwback Thursday” feature harkens back to November 8, 1970, to a game played between these 2 franchises in which Saints’ kicker Tom Dempsey booted a record-breaking 63 yard field goal in the dying seconds to give his team a 19-17 … Read More
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Classic Team Logo of The Day
This is a logo of a major Eastern college football team, the Boston College Eagles, who have been playing the sport since 1893 and are currently the second-most popular Catholic university gridiron program, behind only Notre Dame. There are many B.C. alumni who have gone on to play in the NFL, including Art Donovan, Bill … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1970 Topps football card of former NFL running back Mel Farr, who played seven seasons in the league for the Detroit Lions. He was a two-time Pro Bowler, and during his playing career, he and teammate Lem Barney, the Hall of Fame cornerback, sang background vocals on Marvin Gaye’s hit song “What’s Going On”. After … Read More
NFL – Bills’ Game Review
Sunday’s contest between the Buffalo Bills and division rival New England Patriots was highlighted by a stirring pre-game ceremony that saw the new owners of the Bills, Terry and Kim Pegula introduced to the fans. The excitement surrounding the new era of Bills’ football certainly fired up both the fans and players, but unfortunately the … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Courtesy of www.greyflannelsuit.net , here is a program from a 1962 American Football League game between the Buffalo Bills and Boston Patriots featuring cartoon logos of the team’s mascots. These cartoon drawings were popular artwork during the early years of the league, and helped promote the teams with younger fans.
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1962 Fleer football card of former defensive back Billy Atkins, who played seven seasons of pro ball, starting in 1958 in the NFL with the San Francisco 49ers. He jumped to the fledgling AFL when that league began play in 1960, and was an AFL All Star in ’61 while playing for the Buffalo Bills. … Read More
NFL – Throwback Thursday: “Just Give It To ‘Em”
The Buffalo Bills and New England Patriots tangle in an AFC East rivalry game this weekend on the NFL schedule, and that takes our weekly Throwback Thursday feature back to November 29, 1998, to a game with a very controversial ending. The Patriots, guided by Drew Bledsoe, had jumped out to a quick 14-0 lead in the game before … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of an Ivy League football team, the Princeton Tigers, a not-so-powerful program with a powerful past. Along with Rutgers, Princeton’s program is the oldest in the world, having existed since 1869. The Tigers have claimed 28 national championships, more than any other school. They are charter members of the Ivy League, which began play … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1989 Score football card of former quarterback Doug Flutie, who had a long pro career in the old USFL, Canadian Football League and the NFL. After winning the Heisman Trophy playing for Boston College, he joined Donald Trump’s New Jersey Generals in the USFL. After that league folded, Flutie played briefly, and rather unsuccessfully, in … Read More
NFL – Bills’ Game Review
When Detroit’s Rashean Mathis intercepted Kyle Orton’s pass early in the second quarter of Sunday’s Buffalo Bills’ clash with the Lions in Detroit, returning it for a touchdown to give his team a 14-0 lead, it looked like Bills’ coach Doug Marrone’s decision to bench EJ Manuel in favor of the veteran Orton wasn’t going … Read More