We’ve often featured games played between division rivals in our Throwback Thursday posts, and this week’s will go back to the 1961 season to take a look at a game played between two longtime Eastern Division/NFC East rivals, the New York Giants and Washington Redskins, who play on this week’s NFL schedule. In 2013, we … Read More
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Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of a now defunct college football team, the Wichita State Shockers, used from 1972 until the program was shut down in 1986. The team encountered a lot of bad luck over the years, losing all 3 bowl games they played in, and losing 31 team members in a plane crash in 1970. Former Shockers who had … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1964 Philadelphia football card of former NFL split end Del Shofner, who had an underappreciated 11 year career in the league, split between the Los Angeles Rams and New York Giants. He was a five time Pro Bowl selection and was named to the NFL’s All Decade team for the 1960s. Shofner had the good … Read More
NFL – Throwback Thursday: The Snowplow Game
The Miami Dolphins and New England Patriots square off this week on the NFL schedule, and for this week’s Throwback Thursday feature we’ll harken back to a game played between these 2 franchises on December 12, 1982. It was one of the strangest games ever played, and it eventually was tagged with the nickname “The … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
This is an alternate logo of the Boston Patriots from their old American Football League days in the early 1960s. They eventually “regionalized” into the New England Patriots when they moved into a new stadium in Foxborough in 1971. The team has had amazing success in recent years but never won a championship in the … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1981 Topps football card of former NFL quarterback Steve Grogan, who played 16 seasons in the league, all with the New England Patriots. He didn’t have a stellar career, but is somewhat underappreciated for his longevity and toughness. He did lead the Pats to the playoffs 3 times, including in his second season, 1975, which … Read More
NFL – Throwback Thursday: “Hello, NFL, We’re The Cleveland Browns”
It’s that time of year again, the beginning of the NFL season, when we revive one of our favorite pastimes on Rayonsports.com , the weekly Throwback Thursday post. Each week during the season, we pick out a matchup on that week’s schedule and then feature a game from the past between those teams. To open … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of a college football team that plays in the Big Sky Conference, the Weber State Wildcats. The school first fielded a team in 1962, and they joined the conference the following year and have been members ever since. Wildcat alumni who have gone on to play professional football in the NFL include Mike Humiston, … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1954 Bowman football card of one of the greatest players in football history, former Cleveland Browns’ quarterback Otto Graham. He rarely gets a mention in the discussion of top QBs of all time, but Graham guided the Browns to the playoffs in every season of his 10 year career in the old All America Conference … Read More
NFL – Buffalo Bills’ 2016 Season Preview
The Buffalo Bills enter the 2016 season under heavy scrutiny from their fan base after finishing a disappointing 8-8 in Rex Ryan’s first season as head coach. Ryan had boasted, basically guaranteed, that his team would make the playoffs last year, and he didn’t deliver on the promise. With contributions from co-writer Josh Pohlman, here is my … Read More