Classic Sports Card of the Day

1965 Topps hockey card of Hall of Fame goaltender Eddie Giacomin. His professional playing career spanned from 1959 until 1978, with his rookie season in the NHL being in ’65, when he was acquired by the New York Rangers in a trade. Giacomin became a Ranger fan favorite, and his jersey #1 has been retired … Read More

From www.CheckOutMyCards.com , this 1956 Topps football card of Philadelphia Eagle Hall of Famer Chuck Bednarik is a classic example of a “Huckabuck” style of card. The “Huckabuck” pose, which John Madden talked about all the time during his years as a football broadcaster, involved linemen running or diving menacingly into the camera, or in the … Read More

1987 Fleer basketball card of former Atlanta Hawks’ superstar Dominique Wilkins. Originally drafted by the Utah Jazz, Wilkins was traded shortly after being picked, and became the face of the Atlanta franchise for over a decade. He was a 9-time NBA All Star, and one of the league’s most prolific scorers and dunkers. He won … Read More

In 1962, for some reason, the Topps card company produced different versions of cards for various players. These cards of New York Yankees’ relief pitcher Hal Reniff are examples. On the left is a “portrait” version, while the card on the right is a green-tinted “pitching pose” version. Reniff pitched for the Yanks from 1961 until … Read More

1980 O-pee-chee hockey card of NHL Hall of Famer Mark Messier. Messier started his career in the old World Hockey Association and eventually wound up in the NHL with the Edmonton Oilers, where he played second fiddle to Wayne Gretzky on 4 Stanley Cup winning teams. Messier eventually established himself as one of the NHL’s … Read More

1961 Fleer football card, from www.CheckOutMyCards.com , of former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Don Meredith. Meredith played for the Cowboys for 9 seasons, and after splitting time at the position with Eddie LeBaron became the full time starter in 1963. He then led coach Tom Landry’s team into a winning era that lasted for decades, as the … Read More

1986 Fleer basketball card of former pro basketball player Charles Barkley. Known as “The Round Mound of Rebound” in his playing days for his combination of hefty body type and domination of the boards, he was not the prototype power forward, being only 6’4. Still, he was one of the game’s dominant players who could rebound, score and … Read More

From www.CheckOutMyCards.com , a 1962 Topps baseball card of Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Gibson. Gibson, who helped the St. Louis Cardinals win 2 World Series titles in the 1960s, is arguably the greatest righthanded pitcher in major league history. He played 17 seasons, was a 9-time All Star and won 2 Cy Young Awards … Read More

1973 Topps hockey card of former NHL winger Bill Goldsworthy, who played 14 seasons for 4 different pro hockey teams, most notably the NHL’s Minnesota North Stars. Goldsworthy’s best NHL season was in 1974, when he scored 48 goals for the Stars. He also served as team captain for 2 seasons. Goldsworthy died of complications from AIDS … Read More

In a recent post about the flurry of questionable hits to the head in the NFL, I quoted Mike Ditka suggesting that the league go back to playing without face masks on their helmets, because “these pretty boys playing today won’t want to mess up their faces and risk losing endorsements”. This 1958 Topps football card, … Read More