In past NFL history, the Green Bay Packers and New York Giants, two of the oldest NFL franchises, have met in some memorable games. They play each other again on this week’s NFL schedule, so we will travel back in time to highlight a game they played against each other. Although they have clashed multiple … Read More
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Classic Team Logo of The Day
This menacing-looking creature is the logo of a long defunct college football program, the Morris Brown College Wolverines. Their gridiron program was discontinued in 2003. The historically black college had a good football pedigree during the time it was active, sending a good amount of players to the pros for a school that size. Those … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1962 Topps football card of former pro football fullback Alex Webster, who spent his entire 10 year NFL career with the New York Giants. He played briefly in the CFL before joining the New York club. Webster was a two-time Pro Bowler and twice was named a second team All Pro, and helped the Giants … Read More
NFL – Throwback Thursday: The Alternating QB Experiment
As the NFL enters week 4 of it’s 2022 schedule, the always entertaining NFC East rivalry between Dallas and Washington is on the menu. For this week’s Throwback Thursday feature we’ll reach way back to November 4, 1962 for a matchup between the 2 clubs. It was week 8 of the season, and both the … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Used from 1933 until 1936, this is the logo of a franchise from the National Football League’s bygone days, the Boston Redskins. The team entered the NFL in 1932 as the Boston Braves but changed their name the following year. Owner George Preston Marshall moved the team to Washington in 1937 and won the league … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1963 Topps football card of former pro football fullback Amos Marsh, who played 7 seasons in the National Football League with Dallas and Detroit. He was chosen for the NFL’s All Rookie team in 1961. A powerful runner who earned the nicknames “Moose” and “Forward Marsh”, he also returned kicks for the Cowboys, and his … Read More
NFL – Throwback Thursday: Raiders Complete AFL Dominance
A pair of meandering NFL franchises meets on the league’s week 3 schedule, the Las Vegas Raiders and Tennessee Titans. For this week’s Thursday Throwback feature, we’ll highlight an American Football League championship game played between them on New Year’s Eve, 1967. At the time, the Titans were located in Houston as the Oilers, while … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of the University of California at Santa Barbara Gauchos, a school that has had a football program twice in it’s existence. Although they haven’t fielded a gridiron team since 1969, the Gauchos have had some representation in the pro ranks, as former players Johnny Morris, Dave Chapple, Sam Cathcart and coach Mike Martz have … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1969 Topps football card of former pro football running back Pete Banaszak, a 13 year veteran who played exclusively for the Oakland Raiders in both the AFL and NFL. Nicknamed “Rooster”, he was known as a top short yardage/goal line back with a nose for the end zone. Banaszak helped the Raiders win the Super … Read More
NFL – Throwback Thursday: Fighting For Their Playoff Lives
It’s week 2 of the NFL season and on this week’s schedule the New York Jets tangle with the Cleveland Browns, leading us at Rayonsports to travel back to December 10, 1978 for a late season meeting between these franchises. Both clubs entered the game on the fringes of the AFC playoff race. The Jets … Read More