We’re already headed into week 4 of the young NFL season, and one of this week’s matchups features a pair of teams who were once division rivals in the AFC East – the Miami Dolphins and Baltimore (now Indianapolis) Colts. The game we are highlighting was played on December 9, 1973 at Baltimore’s Memorial Stadium. … Read More
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Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of a small college football team that plays in the Patriot League, the Bucknell Bison. The school played its’ first game in 1883, and won the Lambert Cup in 1960 as the best college team in the East. Bison alumni who have gone on to play pro football include Tom Mitchell, Sam Havrilak, Potsie … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1974 Topps football card of former NFL quarterback Marty Domres, who enjoyed a 9 year career in the league for 4 different teams, mainly as a backup. An Ivy League grad who played his college ball at Columbia, the only opportunity he got to be a starter wasn’t exactly a good one, as he was … Read More
NFL – Throwback Thursday: A Classic AFL Shootout
Week 3 of the NFL season is upon us, and one of the matchups features the Denver Broncos and New York Jets. For our Throwback Thursday feature of the week we’ll revisit an old-fashioned American Football League shootout played on November 22, 1962 between these 2 original AFL franchises. It was played at an old … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Used from 1962 until 1969, this is a logo of the American Football League’s Denver Broncos. The team never had a winning season in this era, with their best record coming in ’62 when they finished 7-7. There were some notable AFL players on those teams, like Frank Tripucka, Gene Mingo, Lionel Taylor, Willie Brown, … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1962 Fleer football card of former pro football back Dick Christy, who played 5 seasons of pro ball, 3 of them for the American Football League’s New York Titans, who later became the Jets. He was an AFL All Star in 1962. Christy died in an automobile accident in 1966. His alma mater, North Carolina … Read More
NFL – Throwback Thursday: Raiders Slay Their Dragon
The Pittsburgh Steelers and Las Vegas Raiders square off this Sunday in the second week of NFL action, and for this week’s Throwback Thursday feature we’ll travel back to the AFC Championship game of the 1976 season, played in Oakland on December 26th between those 2 franchises. They had become heated AFC rivals at this … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of an FBS college football team that plays in the Sun Belt Conference, the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers. Their program has existed since 2003, and used to be members of the Big South Conference. They have racked up 8 conference titles, 7 of them in the Big South. Former Chanticleers who have gone on to … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1977 Topps football card of former NFL linebacker Willie Hall, who enjoyed a six year career in the league, most notably with the Oakland Raiders. Drafted by the New Orleans Saints in 1972, he was acquired by the Raiders in 1975 and became one of many reclamation projects that Al Davis produced while running the … Read More
NFL – Throwback Thursday: Another Joe Cool Production
The 2021 NFL season begins this Thursday, which also means the return of our weekly Throwback Thursday feature on Rayonsports. When Tom Brady guided his new team, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, to a Super Bowl title in 2020 he cemented his place as a certified G.O.A.T., winning the coveted Lombardi trophy for the seventh time. … Read More