Logo of a pro football team that began life in the old American Football League, the Cincinnati Bengals. Founded in 1967 by legendary coach Paul Brown, they first played in the AFL in the ’68 season, and although they won only 3 games, they boasted the AFL’s Rookie of The Year in halfback Paul Robinson. … Read More
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Classic Sports Card of The Day
2021 Panini Prestige football card of pro placekicker Evan McPherson, who is a current member of the NFL’s Cincinnati Bengals. Drafted in 2021, he had a terrific rookie year, and during his team’s playoff run that year he tied a league record for most postseason field goals made, and set a record for most made … Read More
NFL – Throwback Thursday: Ellison Sets The Record
The Los Angeles Rams and New Orleans Saints face off on this week’s NFL schedule, and for this week’s Throwback Thursday feature we will time travel back to a game played on December 5, 1971 between these franchises when an NFL record was set by an unlikely player. The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum was the … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
It’s December, and we’re headed into prime college bowl game season, so this is not a team logo, but the logo of a bowl game, courtesy of SportsLogos.Net, the Pop Tarts Bowl. Played annually in Orlando, Florida, the game has existed since 1990 under different sponsorships, most recently the Cheez-It Bowl. 2023 is the first … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1972 Topps football card of former pro running back Willie Ellison, whose NFL career lasted 8 seasons in the NFL, most of those coming with the Los Angeles Rams. His biggest season came in 1971, when he was named to the Pro Bowl and also set a new single game rushing record against the Saints. … Read More
NFL – Throwback Thursday: The Original 12th Man?
This week’s Throwback Thursday post features a game played between 2 old American Football League rivals who meet on the schedule for week 15, the New England Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs. It was played on November 3, 1961 in the fledgling league’s second year of existence, when they were still mocked by the established … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of a football team that played in the old Continental Football League, the Montreal Beavers. The team began play in the league as the Ft. Wayne Warriors but was sold and moved to Montreal in 1966. The franchise lasted 2 seasons there before folding prior to the 1968 season. Some former Beavers include Mike … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1962 Fleer football card of former pro halfback Ron Burton, who played 6 seasons in the American Football League for the Boston Patriots, the first 6 years of the team’s existence from 1960 to 1965. He was one of the new league’s early stars and excelled with the Pats as a runner and kick returner. … Read More
NFL – Throwback Thursday: Raiders Win The “Big One”
This week’s NFL schedule includes a matchup of the Las Vegas Raiders and Minnesota Vikings, 2 of pro football’s winningest regular season franchises of the 1960s and ’70s. Unfortunately, neither could finish the job, and gained the reputation of not being able to “win the big one”. To this day, the Vikings still haven’t achieved … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of a pro football team that lasted less than a full season in the old defunct World Football League back in 1974, the New York Stars. The WFL wanted a team in the Big Apple, but this franchise was woefully underfunded. They used the New York market to bring in a pair of former … Read More