1984 Topps football card of former linebacker Jack Lambert, a ferocious member for 11 seasons of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ “Steel Curtain” defense. He was known for his physical style of play and once said that quarterbacks “should wear dresses”. His resume is long and full of honors – 9-time Pro Bowler, 4-time Super Bowl champion, … Read More
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NFL – Throwback Thursday: Like Kissing Your Sister
It’s week 4 of the NFL season and two NFC East rivals, the New York Giants and Washington Redskins, face each other in a battle of teams struggling to establish themselves. We’ll feature a game between these 2 franchises that goes back to October 16, 1960 for this week’s Throwback Thursday post. There’s no historical … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of a college football team that plays in the Ivy League conference, the Brown University Bears. They are one of the oldest college programs in existence, having first played in 1878. The Bears have won 4 Ivy League titles over the years, and some of their alumni who have gone on to play pro … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1955 Bowman football card of former pro football quarterback Ralph Guglielmi, who played for 7 years in the NFL for 4 different teams. His longest stay was four seasons with the Washington Redskins. Although he was a college All American at Notre Dame and is in the College Football Hall of Fame, he didn’t have … Read More
NFL 100 – Giants of The 1960s
The title of this NFL 100 post is a little puzzling at first glance I suppose. Is it about men who played for the New York Giants? Or perhaps players who rose to greatness above all others in the 1960s? No, although one of them did play for the Giants for awhile, and they did … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of a defunct college football program, the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks. The historically black college had a storied program but the school discontinued football in 1980. From 1946 until 1970, the school’s gridiron team won 76% of their games so the disbanding of the program was a huge loss to the university and its’ … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1961 Fleer football card of a former pro football defensive tackle, Roosevelt Grier, who played 12 seasons in the National Football League for the New York Giants and as a member of the “Fearsome Foursome” defensive line of the Los Angeles Rams. He was named All Pro 3 times in his career. “Rosey” has led … Read More
NFL100 – Bobby Mitchell
Bobby Mitchell is a Pro Football Hall of Famer whose story is one of enduring the sting of racism and changing the attitudes of an entire franchise with class and dignity. He was a football and track star at the University of Illinois and was undecided on whether to pursue a pro football career or a … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
An alternate logo for the National Football League’s Washington Redskins, used in the early 1970s. The team had hired Vince Lombardi to be its’ new head coach and went into a bit of a tailspin as the new decade began as he succumbed to cancer. The hiring of George Allen for the ’71 season revitalized … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1963 Topps football card of former pro football halfback/flanker Bobby Mitchell, who played 4 seasons in Cleveland before being traded to the Washington Redskins in 1962. Although this card says he’s a Redskin, he is clearly still wearing his Browns’ uniform in the picture. Mitchell was a four-time Pro Bowler and is a member of … Read More