Logo of another Continental Football League team, the Charleston Rockets. The Rockets played in the league in all four years of its’ existence, three in Charleston before moving to Dallas for the CFL’s final season of 1969. The Rockets defeated the Toronto Rifles to win the league’s first championship in ’65, completing a perfect 14-0 … Read More
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Classic Sports Card of The Day
1981 Topps football card of former NFL placekicker Ray Wersching. A native of Austria, Wersching played four seasons with the San Diego Chargers, then was lucky enough to hook up with the San Francisco 49ers during their golden years under coach Bill Walsh. He kicked for the Niners for 11 seasons, helping them win two … Read More
NFL – Bills’ Game Review
The Buffalo Bills, although they are on their way to another losing season, have been competitive in almost every game so far. That wasn’t the case on Sunday against the Steelers in Pittsburgh. After being humiliated by New England 55-31 last week, the Steelers, one of the NFL’s proudest franchises, were sure to come out … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of a college football team from the Big Ten Conference, the Iowa Hawkeyes. This logo was used from 1962 until 1970. With all the movement of major college programs from conference to conference in recent years, it’s interesting to note that the Hawkeyes have remained in the Big Ten since 1900. Iowa has had … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1965 Topps football card of former Buffalo Bills’ lineman Tom Day, a member of the Bills’ back-to-back American Football League championship teams in the 1960s. Day played one season in the NFL with the St. Louis Cardinals, then joined the Bills in 1961, playing on the club’s dominant defense, and also putting in some time … Read More
NFL – Throwback Thursday: From Undefeated To Oblivion
On this week’s NFL schedule of games, the Indianapolis Colts play St. Louis, and a game played in 1967 between these two franchises is the Thursday Throwback feature for this week. Of course, in 1967, Indianapolis had no NFL team, and the professional team in St. Louis was the Cardinals. The Colts were located in Baltimore … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of the Jersey Jays football team, which played one season in the Continental Football League, in 1969, the league’s final year. The Jays, unlike other teams in the league, served as a “farm team” for the NFL’s Cleveland Browns. Legend has it that the late Clarence Clemons, saxophonist for Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band, … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1962 Topps football card of former NFL quarterback Roman Gabriel. The 1962 set included, on every card, a black-and-white “action” shot of each player. This card was Gabriel’s rookie card, and also is an “error” card. Since Gabriel hadn’t yet played in the NFL, there were no action shots of him, so the inset appears … Read More
NFL – Bills’ Game Review
The Buffalo Bills started the second half of the 2013 season at home against unbeaten Kansas City on Sunday the same way they’ve played for most of the first half. They played a competitive game, yet made enough mistakes to basically hand the Chiefs their ninth win, 23-13. Buffalo’s offense was handcuffed by having to … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of a pro football team from the old Continental Football League, the Chicago Owls. The Owls played in the league in its’ final two season of existence in 1968 and ’69. They played their home games at Soldier Field, occupying the lakefront stadium a couple of years prior to when the NFL’s Bears moved … Read More