Logo of a college football team that plays in the Missouri Valley Conference, the Southern Illinois Salukis. The school’s football program began play in 1905, and they won their first bowl game in 1947, defeating North Central in the Corn Bowl. The Salukis have sent many players on to careers in pro football, including Jim … Read More
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Classic Sports Card of The Day
1968 Topps football card of former pro football quarterback Jim Hart, who played an amazing 19 seasons in the NFL, all but one of those years with the old St. Louis Cardinals. His best days were in the mid-1970s, when he quarterbacked coach Don Coryell’s “Cardiac Cards”, a nickname the team earned by winning 10 … Read More
NFL – Throwback Thursday: The Play-In Playoff
The Indianapolis Colts and Green Bay Packers meet on the NFL schedule this week, and for our Thursday Throwback we will highlight a “sort of” playoff game between these 2 teams, played the day after Christmas in 1965, that wasn’t technically a playoff game. The Colts and Packers had finished tied for the Western Division … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of a team from the National Football League, the Washington Redskins, used from 1937 until 1951. The team played as the Boston Braves until moving to Washington in ’37, and had a very successful run on the field in their first decade in the nation’s capital, playing in 5 NFL championship games between 1937 and … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1968 Topps football card of former NFL running back Tom Matte, who had a long distinguished 12 year career with the old Baltimore Colts. The versatile back was a two-time Pro Bowler and was a member of the Super Bowl V winning Colts’ team, although he was hurt and didn’t play in the game. Since … Read More
NFL – Throwback Thursday: The First Monday Night Football Game Ever Played
On this week’s NFL schedule, the New York Jets and Cleveland Browns square off, so for our Throwback Thursday feature I am going to re-post, from 2010, a story about a game played between these two franchises – the very first Monday Night Football game ever played. Here it is: Monday Night Football has become … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of a college football team that plays in Conference USA, the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers. The school has won 12 conference titles at various levels over the years since it began play in 1908. Former WKU players who have gone on to success in pro football include Virgil Livers, Dale Lindsey, Romeo Crennel, Rod “He … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1969 Topps football card of former flanker back and punter Gary Collins, who played his entire 10 year National Football League career with the Cleveland Browns. He helped the Browns win the NFL championship in 1964, and was in fact named the title game’s MVP. He was a two-time Pro Bowler and was named to … Read More
NFL – Throwback Thursday: “Merry Freakin’ Christmas!”
Just a couple of weeks ago we featured a game for a Throwback Thursday post from the Philadelphia Eagles’ dismal 1968 season, the Thanksgiving Mud Bowl. On this week’s NFL schedule, the Eagles take on the Minnesota Vikings, and not to pick on that hapless ’68 Eagle team, but with these 2 franchises facing off … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of a college football team, the University of Maryland Terrapins, who now play in the Big Ten Conference after a long stay in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The program has existed since 1892, while this logo was used from 1970 until 1996. The Terps won one national championship, in 1953, and have sent many … Read More