Classic Sports Card of the Day

1975 O-pee-chee hockey card, from www.CheckOutMyCards.com , of the winningest coach of all time in a major sport, Scott Bowman. Bowman has been a part of 12 Stanley Cup championship teams, 9 as a coach and 3 as a front office executive. He has the most wins in both regular season (1,244) and postseason (223) … Read More

With another Monday Night Football game now completed, here is the 1973 Topps football card of former St. Louis Cardinals offensive tackle Dan Dierdorf, who was a color commentator on MNF for 12 seasons. Dierdorf played on an offensive line for the Cardinals in the 1970s that was one of the NFL’s best, and in 1975 they … Read More

1986 Fleer basketball card of Detroit Pistons’ guard Joe Dumars. Dumars was the backcourt running mate to Isiah Thomas for the Pistons’  aggressive “Bad Boys” NBA championship teams of 1989 and 1990. Dumars was primarily a shooting guard when he played alongside Thomas, then showed his versatility by moving to point guard after Thomas retired. Dumars, a … Read More

From www.CheckOutMyCards.com , here is a 2007 Sport Kings bubble gum card of legendary thoroughbred racehorse Secretariat, who won the coveted Triple Crown of horse racing in 1973 by sweeping the sport’s 3 major races – the Kentucky Derby, Belmont Stakes and the Preakness. A large chestnut colt who was nicknamed “Big Red”, Secretariat was … Read More

As baseball’s playoffs begin, it’s a good time to highlight the baseball card of one of the game’s greatest postseason pitchers, Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers. His career earned run average in the World Series was 0.95, and in the 1965 Series against the Twins, Koufax pitched a complete game victory in game … Read More

1985 O-Pee-chee hockey card of former Pittsburgh Penguins’ great Mario Lemieux. Wayne Gretzky had been dubbed “The Great One”, and Lemieux, under intense pressure early in his career to match Gretzky’s exploits, was called “The Next One”. Lemieux met the high expectations head on and had a great career under some tough circumstances, playing 17 … Read More

1964 Topps football card of quarterback George Blanda, who passed away last week. Blanda was in his heyday as the top passer in the American Football League with the Houston Oilers in ’64 when this card was issued. He led the Oilers to the first 3 AFL championship games, winning the first 2. Blanda played … Read More

1977 Topps basketball card of center Robert Parish, who started his NBA career with the Golden State Warriors but was traded by the Warriors to Boston in 1980. In Boston, Parish joined forces with 2 other talented big men, Larry Bird and Kevin McHale, to give the Celtics an imposing front line that became known … Read More

Long before he played for the New York Yankees, Reggie Jackson was “Mr. October”. From www.CheckOutMyCards.com , here is the 1969 Topps card of Jackson, his rookie card. Reggie was the marquee player on three consecutive World Series winning teams with the Oakland A’s in 1972, ’73 and ’74. After signing as a free agent with … Read More

1957 Parkhurst hockey card of the late Hall of Fame goaltender Jacques Plante. “Jake The Snake” was known for his longevity – his career lasted from 1947 until 1975 – and for being innovative – he was the first goalie to wear a mask in regular season play, and the first to play the puck … Read More