Logo of a major college football program, the Arizona Wildcats, used from 1983 until 2002. They are members of the Pacific 12 Conference and have won 6 conference titles since the program began in 1899. Wildcat players who’ve gone on to play in the NFL include Paul Robinson, Vance Johnson, Max Zendejas, Glenn Parker, John … Read More
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Classic Sports Card of The Day
1973 Topps football card of former NFL running back Eugene “Mercury” Morris, who played eight seasons in the league, seven of them for the Miami Dolphins. He was part of Miami’s three-headed backfield monster, along with Jim Kiick and Larry Csonka, and was the speedy outside running threat of the trio. He was a three … Read More
NFL – Bills’ Game Review
After the Buffalo Bills’ 34-31 loss in London to the lowly Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, Bills’ coach Rex Ryan’s playoff guarantee looks like hollow words. The Bills proved in this game that they are capable of losing to any team in the league – indeed, rather than a playoff team, they have become a team … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
This is a commemorative logo of the San Francisco 49ers’ longtime home stadium, Candlestick Park. It was the home park of baseball’s Giants from 1960 until 2000, while the Niners played there from 1971 until 2013. The stadium was the scene of many memorable sports moments, and housed legends of pro sports like Willie Mays, … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1961 Fleer football card of former pro football fullback Jack Spikes, who played eight solid seasons in the American Football League, mostly for the Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs franchise. He helped the Texans win the AFL title in 1962, and played in the 1966 league championship, between the Chiefs and Buffalo Bills, which decided which … Read More
NFL – Throwback Thursday: New Kids On The Block
On this week’s National Football League schedule, the St. Louis Rams take on the Cleveland Browns, and our Throwback Thursday feature harkens back to an NFL championship game that pre-dates the Super Bowl era, the 1950 title game between these two franchises. Played on Christmas Eve, the game featured a clash between the Rams, based … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
This is a newer logo, from 2014, of a major college football program, the Stanford Cardinal, a member of the Pacific 12 Conference, North Division. Their program first came into existence in 1891. The school produced only one Heisman Trophy winner – Jim Plunkett – but has churned out some of pro football greatest players, … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1954 Bowman football card of former pro football defensive back Warren Lahr, who played 11 seasons for the Cleveland Browns in both the old All America Football Conference and the National Football League. He is second in Browns’ franchise history in career interceptions, was a four-time All Pro and helped the club win 4 championships. … Read More
NFL – Bills’ Game Review
One thing you can take from the Buffalo Bills’ 34-21 one-sided loss to the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday is that Rex Ryan’s preseason bluster about “guaranteeing” the playoffs this year was just empty noise. The Bills stand at 3-3 and are far from out of the playoff race, but they have looked completely overmatched against high … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
This is a “script” logo of a team that played in the National Football League, the Baltimore Colts. It was used from 1972 until 1983, until the franchise relocated, secretly with moving vans in the middle of the night, to Indianapolis. There were quite a few disappointing seasons in the era leading up to the … Read More