Logo of a college football team, the San Jose State Spartans, who play in the Mountain West Conference and have fielded a program since 1893. This logo was used in the 1950s. The Spartans have won 16 conference titles over the years, and the list of SJS alumni who have gone on to play pro … Read More
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Classic Sports Card of The Day
1979 Topps football card of former pro football quarterback Brian Sipe, who played 10 seasons in the NFL with the Cleveland Browns before ending his career in the USFL. He was the leader of the Browns’ teams in those years that earned the nickname “The Kardiac Kids” for their penchant for winning close games with fourth … Read More
NFL – Throwback Thursday: Unitas Rediscovers Moore
The defending champion Philadelphia Eagles, fresh off an upset defeat at the hands of Ryan Fitzpatrick and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, try to rebound against the Indianapolis Colts this week on the NFL’s week 3 schedule. So we’ll highlight a game played between these 2 franchises for this week’s Throwback Thursday feature. It was played … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of a small college football team that plays in the Football Championship Subdivision, the Marist College Red Foxes. The school’s gridiron program has existed since 1978, and they currently play in the Pioneer Football League. The Red Foxes have claimed 4 conference titles in that time, the most recent in 2013. Despite their small … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1958 Topps football card of Hall of Fame halfback Lenny Moore, who played his entire 12 year career with the Baltimore Colts. Sometimes an overlooked player when the discussion of the greatest backs of all time takes place, he certainly belongs in the mix. He was NFL Rookie of The Year in 1956, and helped … Read More
NFL – Throwback Thursday: Out Of The Bears’ Shadow
Week two of the NFL schedule includes a match between two nomadic franchises, the Rams and the Cardinals. The Rams began their existence in Cleveland, moved to Los Angeles, relocated to St. Louis where they had a measure of success, then bolted back to the West Coast to L.A., although technically they are currently playing … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of a Western New York high school football team, the West Seneca West Indians, who won the New York State Class A championship in 2017, led by quarterback Matt Myers, who is now enrolled at the University of Buffalo. Notable WSW alumni include Olympic volleyball player Matt Anderson, former NFL players Jeremy Kelley and … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1964 Philadelphia football card of former pro football receiver Sonny Randle, who played 10 seasons in the NFL with his most productive years spent with the Cardinals franchise in Chicago and St. Louis. He was a four-time Pro Bowler and was named All Pro in 1960 (when he led the NFL in touchdown receptions) and … Read More
NFL – Throwback Thursday: Jim “Wrong Way” Marshall
Another new NFL season is upon us, which means Rayonsports kicks off it’s weekly Thursday Throwback post featuring a contest from yesteryear played between two franchises that are scheduled to meet on the week’s slate of games. The Minnesota Vikings and San Francisco 49ers match up on the opening week’s schedule, so we travel back to … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of the Brooklyn Bolts, a football team that was a charter member of the Fall Experimental Football League, a defunct league that had hoped to be a developmental system for the NFL. The Bolts played from 2014 until 2016, and won the league championship in its’ first 2 seasons. Serving as consultants or coaches … Read More