From www.CheckOutMyCards.com , a 1986 Fleer basketball card of Los Angeles Lakers’ forward James Worthy. Worthy was an unsung but very important piece of the puzzle on the Lakers’ “Showtime” teams of the 1980s that featured Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. He was a 7 time NBA All Star, MVP of the 1988 NBA Finals, played … Read More
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MLB – This Day In History
Sports history is something you’ll see a lot on this blog, and today, courtesy of a website called www.nationalpastime.com , I decided to chronicle this date, September 15th, in baseball history, since there were some unique and odd occurrences. In 1938, Lloyd and Paul Waner become the third set of brothers to hit a home run … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
In 1958 the Brooklyn Dodgers moved to Los Angeles, and in 1961 the American League decided to put another team in the City of Angels, and the Los Angeles Angels were born. On the left is their original logo from the ’61 season, on the right is the stadium logo from that same season. The team … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
In 1962 the Topps card company put out, along with the usual baseball player trading cards, a series of special cards featuring select players. From www.CheckOutMyCards.com , this is one of the favorites of those cards, titled “Manager’s Dream” and featuring two of the greatest players active at that time and of all time – Mickey Mantle … Read More
MLB – NL West Race Heats Up
Baseball’s pennant races are headed down the stretch, and most of the excitement is being generated in the National League, where there basically are 5 teams battling for 3 playoff spots. In the American League, unless you believe the Chicago White Sox can pull off a miracle and catch the Twins, the only thing left … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of the current Stanley Cup champions of the National Hockey League, the Chicago Black Hawks. This logo was in use from 1937 until 1955. The Hawks joined the NHL in 1926 as part of the league’s original expansion into the United States, and are considered one of the “original six” teams. The “Black Hawk” … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1970 Topps hockey card of Pat Quinn, who had a nine year career as an NHL defenseman, followed by a long stretch as a head coach. Quinn was drafted twice in NHL expansion drafts, first by the Vancouver Canucks when they entered the league in 1970, and then again by the Atlanta Flames in 1972. He served … Read More
NFL – The First Monday Night Football Game Ever Played
Monday Night Football opens its’ regular season tonight with the annual opening week doubleheader, a tradition started a couple years ago that has become quite popular. MNF has become a tradition in itself after humble beginnings in 1970. NFL football in 1970 was completely different than the game today, but there was so much “newness” going on … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Original logo of the New York Jets of the American Football League from 1963, when Sonny Werblin purchased the franchise and changed the name from the original “Titans”. Their inaugural season as the Jets was also their first under coach Weeb Ewbank, who had great success in Baltimore in the NFL but was fired and replaced by … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
With Monday Night Football opening its’ season tonight, here is the 1967 football card of Homer Jones, who made a huge play in the first Monday Night Football game ever played in 1970. Playing for the Cleveland Browns, Jones returned the second half kickoff 94 yards for a touchdown to spark his team’s 31-21 win … Read More