Classic Sports Card of the Day

1969 Opeechee hockey card of “Mr. Hockey”, the legendary Gordie Howe. Howe is best known for his time spent with the Detroit Red Wings, and before Wayne Gretzky came along and rewrote the NHL record book, he was considered the greatest player of all time. He was voted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1972 … Read More

1960 Topps football card of former NFL split end Harlon Hill, who played 9 seasons with 3 different teams before his career was shortened by injuries. He spent most of his career with the Chicago Bears, winning the Rookie of  The Year award in 1954, the MVP award in 1955, while also being named to … Read More

From www.CheckOutMyCards.com , a basketball card of one of the all-time “gunners” in NBA history, Lloyd Free of the Philadelphia 76ers. He changed his name to World B. Free later in his career, and was nicknamed “The Prince of MidAir”. Free played for 5 different teams in the NBA, but is best known for his … Read More

In the long, storied history of the Detroit Tigers’ baseball team, there have been many great players. This is the 1963 Topps card of one of the greatest, outfielder Al Kaline. Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1980, “Mr. Tiger” was signed as an 18 year old phenom and went directly to the Tigers, … Read More

1957 Parkhurst hockey card of Frank Mahovlich, a center (or “centre” if you’re Canadian) for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Mahovlich is a hall of famer who played for both Canadian original six teams, the Leafs and Montreal Canadiens, helping win Stanley Cups in both cities. “The Big M” played on a total of 6 Cup-winning … Read More

Football card of former Denver Broncos’ split end Lionel Taylor. Taylor was one of the top receivers in the 10 year history of the American Football League, and many feel he should be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He led the league in receptions in the league’s first 6 years, and in 1961 became … Read More

1975 Topps basketball card of one of the NBA’s legendary “small” guards, Calvin Murphy. Murphy played for the San Diego/ Houston Rockets from 1971 until 1983, and was once a member of the Rockets’ broadcast team. He was also a world class baton twirler, and while playing in college at Niagara University, occasionally twirled baton with … Read More

“Juuuuuust a bit outside”. That was the famous line by Bob Uecker in the classic baseball comedy Major League. This is Uecker’s 1963 Topps baseball card. At the time he was Joe Torre’s backup catcher with the Milwaukee Braves. Uecker’s major league career was a little better than he joked about after it ended, but … Read More

1968 O-pee-chee hockey card of an all-time great, Jean Beliveau of the Montreal Canadiens. Beliveau is an iconic figure on the most legendary NHL team of them all, the Canadiens. Inducted into the sport’s Hall of Fame in 1972, Beliveau played on 10 Stanley Cup winning teams and, as a team executive, was a part … Read More

1965 Topps football card of Oakland Raiders center Jim Otto. Otto played 15 years for the Raiders and is a pro football Hall of Famer. The strange thing about this card is that Otto was issued jersey number 50 in Oakland’s inaugural American Football League season in 1960, but switched to the number “OO” that … Read More