1961 Fleer football card of former NFL defensive back Jim Shofner, who played 6 seasons in the league as a starting cornerback for the Cleveland Browns. He retired as a player following the 1963 season, the same year Cleveland fired legendary coach Paul Brown. He dabbled in insurance early on in his retirement, then went … Read More
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NFL – Throwback Thursday: The Playoff Bowl
The NFL season is winding down, with only 2 more weeks of games to be played. On this week’s schedule, the Green Bay Packers and Arizona Cardinals meet, which takes this week’s Throwback Thursday post back to January of 1965, when these two franchises met in what was then a postseason game played annually known … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Not a team logo, but the logo of the NFL’s old “Playoff Bowl”, officially known as the Bert Bell Benefit Bowl. Played each year from 1960 until 1969 at Miami’s Orange Bowl, the game was played between the two second place teams in each conference. The game was named for Bell, the NFL commissioner until … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1963 Topps football card of former pro football quarterback Charley Johnson, who played 15 seasons in the National Football League for 3 different teams. His longest stint came with the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1960s, where he led some winning teams, and was named to his lone Pro Bowl in 1963. Johnson had a … Read More
NFL – Bills’ Game Review
Sunday’s 35-25 defeat by the Buffalo Bills at the hands of the Washington Redskins , which officially eliminated the Bills from the playoffs, may have been the most disheartening loss for coach Rex Ryan’s team in what has been a completely disappointing season. As has been the pattern in most of their losses this year, … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of an Arena League football team, the Philadelphia Soul, who have played in three AFL championship games in their existence, winning the title in 2008. They are one of the few Arena League franchises that have had staying power, and are known mostly for their celebrity owners. They were once owned by rocker Jon … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1981 Topps football card of former NFL defensive lineman Sherman White, who played 12 years in the league for the Cincinnati Bengals and Buffalo Bills. He was a bit of a disappointment coming out of college after being a first round pick of the Bengals, but salvaged his career and became a steady player in … Read More
NFL – Throwback Thursday: Epic In Miami
It’s always included in NFL Films’ lists of the greatest games of all time, and rightfully so. With the Miami Dolphins and San Diego Chargers meeting this week on the league schedule, we’ll feature this game, known as the “Epic In Miami”, as our Throwback Thursday game of the week. Classic games are always more … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of a college football team, the University of North Carolina Tar Heels, used from 1954 until 1967. The school plays in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and fielded their first team in 1888. The Tar Heels are not a football power, as the school is known mostly for it’s basketball dominance, but has sent many … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1981 Topps football card of one of the best tight ends in NFL history, Kellen Winslow, who played 9 seasons in the league for the San Diego Chargers. He was a five-time Pro Bowler and was named to the NFL’s All Decade team for the 1980s. He was elected to the Pro Football Hall of … Read More