1960 Fleer football card of Tom Dimitroff, who may be the player with the smallest playing resume in pro football history to get his own bubble gum card. He played in the Canadian Football League for the Ottawa Rough Riders in 1957 and ’58, then retired. He came out of retirement in 1960 to sign with … Read More
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NFL – Throwback Thursday: Leon Lett the Turkey
The Dallas Cowboys and Miami Dolphins meet on this week’s NFL schedule, and we’ll feature a game played in the past between these two teams for this week’s Throwback Thursday post. We’ve featured a lot of past Super Bowl games this year as throwback games with Super Bowl 50 approaching, and the Cowboys and Dolphins … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
This is a logo of a small college football team, the Campbell University Fighting Camels. They are a Division I Football Championship Subdivision club that plays in the Pioneer League. The school had a football program that began play in 1925 but disbanded at the start of the Korean War in 1950. Their modern program started … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1989 Score football card of long-time NFL quarterback Steve DeBerg, who carved himself out a 21 year career in the league that spanned three decades. He played for six different franchises, and was the ultimate backup quarterback. Although almost always used in a reserve role, his longevity allowed him to compile some decent career numbers, … Read More
NFL – Bills’ Game Review
Thursday night’s “Christmas Bowl” played between the Buffalo Bills (wearing all red uniforms) and New York Jets (all decked out in their green gay apparel) turned out to be a big win for the Bills as far as keeping their playoff hopes alive is concerned. Buffalo took advantage of 4 Jet turnovers to pull out the … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of a college football team, the University of Texas El Paso Miners, who play in the West Division of Conference USA. The program has been in existence since 1914. UTEP players who have gone on to play in the pros include Seth Joyner, Thomas Howard, Charlie West, Marvin Washington, Fred Carr, Paul Smith and … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1973 Topps football card of a former NFL player, defensive end Phil Olsen. He played six seasons in the league as a defensive lineman and center for the Los Angeles Rams and Denver Broncos. He is the younger brother of Hall of Famer Merlin Olsen, a member of the famed Fearsome Foursome. He played alongside … Read More
NFL – Throwback Thursday: 18 Wins, No Title
Super Bowl matchups of the past have been highlighted in some of this year’s Throwback Thursday posts, and this week’s will feature one of the greatest upsets in Super Bowl history, the 2008 matchup between the undefeated New England Patriots and the New York Giants. The two franchises play each other on this week’s NFL … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of one of the most iconic franchises in the National Football League, the New York Giants, used from 1961 until 1974. That era was mostly a dismal one for the Giants, although they reached the NFL Championship game in consecutive seasons in 1961 and ’62 under coach Allie Sherman and QB Y.A. Tittle, losing … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1998 Bowman football card of former wide receiver Randy Moss. This was Moss’s rookie card, printed in his first year in the NFL, playing for the team that drafted him, the Minnesota Vikings. He played 14 seasons in the NFL, half of them for the Vikings and was a seven-time Pro Bowler and a member … Read More