Logo of the National Football League’s Pittsburgh Steelers, used briefly in the early 1960s. Unlike today, when the Steelers are a model NFL franchise, having won six Super Bowls, the Steelers of the 1960s were usually a sad-sack losing team that wound up at or near the bottom of the Eastern Division standings. Their roster … Read More
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Classic Sports Card of The Day
1972 Topps hockey card of Buffalo Sabres winger Rick Martin. Martin, along with Rene Robert and Gilbert Perreault, combined to form the most famous line in team history, and one of the most productive lines in NHL history, the “French Connection” line. He was a 7 time NHL All-Star, and holds the Sabres’ franchise record for … Read More
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MLB – Stephen Strasburg Injury
Major league baseball got a shot in the arm as far as increased interest in the game this season when young pitching phenom Stephen Strasburg arrived on the scene in Washington. Attendance increased at every game in which Strasburg pitched, at home and on the road. Strasburg mania is now on hold, however, after he … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of the Houston Mavericks of the American Basketball Association, a charter member of the league who played in the ABA’s first 3 seasons, from 1967 until 1969. Houston Oilers owner Bud Adams was one of the Mavericks’ owners, and the team was competitive, led by Art Becker, Willie Somerset and DeWitt Menyard, but never drew … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
On this 1960 Topps football card, Sam Huff of the New York Giants is listed as a defensive tackle, even though he was one of the greatest middle linebackers of all time. The card is obviously erroneous, since by 1960 he was already established at MLB. Huff’s career path was guided by two of football’s all-time … Read More
NFL – AFC West Top Rookies
Top: Tim Tebow (left), Rolando McClain. Bottom: Eric Berry (left), Ryan Mathews. Whenever a quarterback is chosen by a team with their first round draft pick, it’s a given that the team is counting on that player to have an impact, although not necessarily an immediate one. In Denver this season, look for a lot … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of the minor league baseball Durham Bulls, who play in the International League. The Bulls existed as a Class A team for years but in 1988, following the release of the baseball comedy movie Bull Durham, starring Kevin Costner and Susan Sarandon, the fictional team became famous, and a Triple-A team was placed in Durham in 1998 … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
From www.CheckOutMyCards.com , a 1961 Fleer basketball “action” card of the late Johnny “Red” Kerr of the Syracuse Nationals. Kerr played mostly for the Nats in his long career, but was picked in the 1966 expansion draft by the Chicago Bulls. He immediately retired to become coach of the team, and although the Bulls finished with a losing record they made … Read More
NFL – NFC West Top Rookies
Top: Sam Bradford (left), Dan Williams. Bottom: Earl Thomas (left), Taylor Mays. The NFC West is generally regarded as the weakest division in the NFL, and the retirement of Arizona quarterback Kurt Warner weakens it even further. The Cardinals have been the class team of the division but are now clearly just one of the … Read More