A 1986 Fleer card of the greatest basketball player ever, Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls. Having led the Bulls to 6 NBA titles, he is now the measuring stick by which all other “great” players are measured.
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NHL – Black Hawks End Drought
The long wait is finally over for Chicago Black Hawks fans. After a 49 year drought, the Hawks wrapped up the Stanley Cup title when young star Patrick Kane scored in overtime to defeat the game Philadelphia Flyers in game 6 in Philly. The Black Hawks are a surprise champion this year, even though they … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
A couple of early logos of the New York Giants football team. The giant QB in the logo doesn’t have a facemask so the logos are probably from the early 1950s. It looks like they switched to a left-handed giant quarterback somewhere along the line.
Classic Sports Card of The Day
From PuckJunk.com, an old hockey card of defenseman Al Arbour, when he played for the Chicago Black Hawks, who recently won their first Stanley Cup in 49 years. Arbour went on to greater fame as the coach of the New York Islanders when they won multiple Cups. Sporting the glasses on this card, he already … Read More
NBA – Celtics’ Bench Buries Lakers
You knew they’d be a desperate team in this game and would battle hard and probably win, especially on their home court, but the way the Boston Celtics defeated the Lakers last night to even the NBA Finals series at 2-2 was astonishing. One of their “big four”, Paul Pierce, got off to a quick … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
The logo of the Minneapolis Lakers, who played in Minnesota from 1947 until 1960 and were the forerunners for the defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers. Their star player, George Mikan, dominated the league and was voted as one of the top 50 NBA players of all time.
Classic Sports Card of The Day
Football card of Chicago Bears running back Brian Piccolo, whose battle with cancer and friendship with teammate Gale Sayers was documented in the movie “Brian’s Song”. A biography of the young back whose career ended far too soon, “Brian Piccolo: A Short Season” was written by Jeannie Morris, wife of another Bears teammate Johnny Morris. … Read More
MLB – New Stars Reviving Game
There was lot of hype the other night over the major league debut of phenom pitcher Stephen Strasburg in Washington, and he more than lived up to the hype by pitching 7 strong innings, striking out 14 and not walking a single hitter, and picking up the win. The Nationals then drafted another young player … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
The logo of the New England Whalers of the old World Hockey Association. The team’s biggest claim to fame was signing NHL legend Gordie Howe and his sons, Mark and Marty, to contracts in 1977. They also won the WHA’s version of the Stanley Cup – the Avco World Trophy – in the 1972-73 season. … Read More
Classic Sports Card of the Day
There have been error cards printed over the years, and there have been MAJOR ERROR cards. On the left is the 1966 Topps card of Chicago Cubs pitcher Dick Ellsworth. However, pictured on the card is Ken Hubbs, a young Cubs infielder who had died tragically in a plane crash two years earlier, just prior … Read More