1968 Topps football card of former quarterback Len Dawson, who played 19 seasons of pro football. After a few seasons struggling as a backup in the NFL with Pittsburgh and Cleveland, he signed with the AFL’s Dallas Texans due to a relationship with a former college coach, Hank Stram. Dawson would then go on to … Read More
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NFL 100 – Defensive Coaches
Our topic today for the NFL 100 post is a look at highly successful defensive coaches, or coordinators as they’ve come to be known today, who never quite succeeded when given their opportunity to become head coaches. Some of the greatest defensive minds went on to make it big as head men, including Tom Landry, … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
The original logo of the National Football League’s Miami Dolphins, used from their inaugural season in 1966, when they joined the AFL, until 1973. The franchise was originally owned by Joe Robbie and actor Danny Thomas, and struggled as an expansion team until they hired Don Shula in 1970. They appeared in 3 consecutive Super Bowls … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1964 Topps football card of former linebacker Nick Buoniconti, who had a long and successful 14 year career with the Boston Patriots and Miami Dolphins. He was a six time American Football League All Star with the Patriots and a two-time Pro Bowler with Miami after being traded there. Buoniconti was a cornerstone of the … Read More
NFL 100 – Vince Lombardi
In celebrating the first 100 years of the National Football League, there are men and women who stand above the rest for their contributions to making the game great. There are none who stand any taller than Vince Lombardi, who was overlooked for coaching opportunities in the NFL despite a successful run as the top … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo, used from 1951 until 1955, for the Green Bay Packers football team in the National Football League. The Packers were a losing organization in this era but luckily hired Vince Lombardi a few years later to right the ship. Players on the Packer roster during these losing years included Tony Canadeo, who would go … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1967 Philadelphia football card of former pro football linebacker Dave Robinson, who played 12 seasons in the NFL, mostly for the Green Bay Packers. He was a three time Pro Bowler, played on 3 NFL championship teams and was named to the NFL’s All Decade Team for the 1960s. In his post-playing days, Robinson has owned a beer … Read More
NFL – Throwback Thursday: Sid Gillman vs. The Chargers
On this week’s NFL schedule of games, there is a contest to be played between the Los Angeles Chargers and Tennessee Titans. For our weekly Throwback Thursday feature, we settled on a game played between these two franchises when the Chargers were still in San Diego and the Titans were located in Houston as the … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
From 1997 and ’98, this is a logo used by the Tennessee Oilers during the 2 seasons after they relocated from Houston and prior to changing their name to the Titans. They were coached by Jeff Fisher at the time and had some good young players on the roster, such as Steve “Air” McNair, Eddie George, … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1977 Topps football card of former pro football running back Ronnie Coleman, who played eight seasons in the NFL for the Houston Oilers. He was never a featured back but did average 4 yards per carry in his career in exactly 700 carries. Coleman was also a capable receiver out of the backfield. He played … Read More