1984 Topps football card of former NFL fullback Matt Suhey, who played 10 seasons in the league for the Chicago Bears. His main role was to serve as a blocking back for Walter Payton during his career. They became close friends, and Suhey has been the executor of Payton’s estate since his death. He was … Read More
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NFL 100 – Paul Brown
He is the architect of the modern game of pro football, a true innovator who introduced many things into the game that are commonplace today. Our NFL 100 honored man today is Paul Brown, founder and head coach of the Cleveland Browns franchise in the All America Conference in the 1940s. His Cleveland teams won the AAFC … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
An early logo of a professional football team that plays in the NFL, the Cincinnati Bengals. Founded by Paul Brown as an AFL franchise in 1968, they spent 2 seasons in the Western Division of that league until the league merged with the NFL in 1970. Brown coached the team for it’s first 8 seasons, … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1951 Bowman football card of former pro football fullback and linebacker Marion Motley, who played in the old All America Conference and the National Football League for 9 seasons, all but one with the Cleveland Browns. Along with Bill Willis, he became one of the first African American players to break the color line in pro football … Read More
NFL – Throwback Thursday: Santonio Holmes’ Shining Moment
This week’s Throwback Thursday feature will harken back to one of the most exciting Super Bowl games ever played. With the Pittsburgh Steelers taking on the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday, we’ll go back to February 1, 2009 when these two franchises met in the Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa. The coaching matchup was between the Steelers’ Mike … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of a small college football team that plays in the Missouri Valley Conference, the Northern Iowa Panthers. The school first fielded a team in 1895 and has won 33 conference titles. Notable former Panthers who have gone on to play pro football include Hall of Famer Kurt Warner, Mike Furrey, James Jones, Austin Howard, … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1999 Donruss football card of former pro quarterback Kurt Warner, who played 12 seasons in the NFL for 3 different teams. He was a Cinderella story in that he became the St. Louis Rams’ starting QB in 1999 due to injury, then led his team to a Super Bowl victory and was the game’s MVP. … Read More
NFL 100 – Charley Trippi
His name isn’t well known among younger fans of pro football, but the subject of our NFL 100 post today is one of the greats of all time. Playing in an era when rosters were small and there wasn’t the specialization that there is today, Trippi was more than the usual “triple threat” type of … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
This is an old alternate logo of a college football team that plays in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference, the Missouri Tigers. The program began play in 1890 and spent most of the last century in the Big Eight and Big 12 conferences. They’ve won 15 conference titles and played in 33 bowl … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1951 Bowman football card of former pro football back Elmer “Bud” Angsman, who played seven seasons in the NFL for the Chicago Cardinals. He was a member of the last Cardinal team to win a championship, way back in 1947, and was selected to the first ever Pro Bowl in 1950. Angsman was a color analyst … Read More