Logo of a college football team, the Columbia University Lions, used from 1936 until 1956. The school, located in Manhattan, fielded it’s first football team in 1870 and is one of the oldest programs in the country. The Lions play in the prestigious Ivy League, which is not exactly a gridiron powerhouse but plays competitive … Read More
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Classic Sports Card of The Day
1996 Bowman’s Best football card of former NFL quarterback and coach Jim Harbaugh, who played 15 seasons in the NFL with a number of different teams. He spent the first seven years of his career with the Chicago Bears, where he had the unenviable task of trying to replace the popular Jim McMahon, and although … Read More
NFL – Bills’ Game Review
Here’s my take on the Buffalo Bills’ 30-22 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. After containing Tom Brady and his high-scoring offense on Monday night, it figured that a similar defensive effort against Alex Smith and one of the most pedestrian offenses in the NFL in the Chiefs would be enough, combined with an average … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of an old World Football League team, the Charlotte Hornets, who played in the league in 1974 and ’75. This was a sorry franchise that began play in New York but relocated mid-season to Charlotte. Shortly after relocating, however, their uniforms were impounded due to an unpaid laundry bill in New York. They eventually … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1989 Topps football card of former pro football linebacker Ray Bentley, who played for ten years, splitting his time between the United States Football League and the National Football League. He helped the Michigan Panthers win a USFL championship in 1983, and after three years in that league signed with the NFL’s Buffalo Bills, where … Read More
NFL – Throwback Thursday: Buffalo’s AFL Dynasty Ends
Two old American Football League rivals, the Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs, play on the NFL’s schedule this weekend, and this week’s Throwback Thursday feature will travel back in time to 1967, when these two clubs met to decide not only the AFL championship for the 1966 season, but also who would represent the … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of a pro football team that existed for only a single season, in 1974, in the old World Football League, the Detroit Wheels. The team was severely underfinanced, even though they had a list of investors that totaled 33, including Motown great Marvin Gaye. They had little money to pay players, and wound up with … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1968 Topps football card of former pro football running back Curtis McClinton, who played his entire career with the Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs’ franchise, spanning an eight year period from 1962 until 1969. One of the young American Football League’s top stars, he was a three-time AFL All Star, and played on both of the … Read More
NFL – Bills’ Game Review
The Buffalo Bills’ 20-13 defeat at the hands of the New England Patriots on Monday Night Football was a golden opportunity lost for the Bills in their quest to break a 15 year playoff drought. Buffalo’s defense played a tremendous game, keeping Tom Brady uncomfortable in the pocket and under pressure all night, and keeping … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of the Hamburg Sea Devils, a pro football team that played in NFL Europe from 2005 until 2007. The team came into existence as a direct replacement for the Scottish Claymore franchise, as the struggling league disbanded that team in favor of locating in the more lucrative German market. The Sea Devils won the … Read More