Classic Sports Card of the Day

1962 football card of the player who was the Dallas Cowboys’ first marquee star, halfback Don Perkins. Perkins was one of the first players signed by the team when they joined the NFL as an expansion team in 1960, but a foot injury sidelined him for that season. He became the Cowboys starting halfback in … Read More

1975 Topps basketball card of former NBA star Cazzie Russell. Russell played 12 seasons in the league and his most successful years were spent with the New York Knicks. He was chosen first overall in the NBA draft following a stellar college career at Michigan, where he led the Wolverines to the Final Four twice. … Read More

You just can’t beat good old 1970s baseball cards for a good laugh. This autographed 1975 Topps card of Oscar Gamble of the Cleveland Indians is a good example. Oscar’s baseball cap can barely contain his oversized Afro, which he was famous for during his playing career. That career lasted 17 seasons and he played … Read More

1972 Topps hockey card of former Montreal Canadien Guy Lafleur. In the 1970s the Canadiens, under coach Scott Bowman, enjoyed a return to their “Flying Frenchmen” glory years and won multiple Stanley Cups, and Lafleur was their poster boy. He was one of the last players to play without a helmet, and the sight of him … Read More

From www.CheckOutMyCards.com , a 1955 Bowman football card of Hall of Fame two-time Super Bowl-winning coach Tom Landry. The card, obviously, is from his playing days as a defensive back with the New York Giants. Landry was a player-coach in his final 2 seasons, and became the chief defensive coach for the Giants after retiring. … Read More

1976 Topps basketball card, from www.CheckOutMyCards.com , of a player who never met a shot he wouldn’t take, and didn’t include the word “defense” in his vocabulary, former Buffalo Braves’ guard William “Bird” Averitt. The picture on the card may look like a mug shot, but Averitt apparently enjoyed his basketball career, as he had some … Read More

Another classic from www.CheckOutMyCards.com , a 1962 Topps baseball card of Hall of Fame outfielder Lou Brock. This ’62 card is Brock’s rookie card, which makes it more valuable among collectors. Brock started his career with the Chicago Cubs, but in 1964 was acquired in a trade by the St. Louis Cardinals, who were looking … Read More

1970 Opeechee hockey card of former Philadelphia Flyer captain Bobby Clarke. Clarke was the emotional leader of the old “Broad Street Bullies” teams that intimidated their way to consecutive Stanley Cup championships in 1974 and ’75. He was awarded the Hart Trophy as NHL MVP 3 times in his career. Clarke played 15 years for the … Read More

Two cards featured today since these two former NFL players spent a lot of time together. On the left is a 1955 Bowman football card of former Chicago Cardinals’ and New York Giants’ end and placekicker Pat Summerall. The card on the right is a 1960 Topps card of former Philadelphia Eagles’ defensive back Tom … Read More

From www.CheckOutMyCards.com , a 1986 Fleer basketball card of Los Angeles Lakers’ forward James Worthy. Worthy was an unsung but very important piece of the puzzle on the Lakers’ “Showtime” teams of the 1980s that featured Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. He was a 7 time NBA All Star, MVP of the 1988 NBA Finals, played … Read More