Classic Sports Card of the Day

1971 basketball card of Kentucky Colonels center Dan Issel, who was one of the star players of the old American Basketball Association. Issel was a star at the University of Kentucky and decided to also pursue his pro career in Kentucky with the Colonels. He was the ABA rookie of the year in 1971, won the … Read More

1963 Topps baseball card of New York Mets first baseman Gil Hodges. Hodges was a fan favorite of the old Brooklyn Dodgers so  when the Mets entered the National League as an expansion team in 1962, they added Hodges, and manager Casey Stengel, a former Yankee skipper, to try and capture the Dodgers old fans’ … Read More

1957 Topps hockey card of “The Chief”, long-time Boston Bruins left winger John Bucyk. Bucyk played on some of Boston’s bad teams in the 1960s, but was the team captain when they won the Stanley Cup in the early ’70s. Bucyk has been with the Bruins’ organization for over 50 years, serving in various capacities … Read More

Football card of NFL Hall of Fame legend Ollie Matson, whose career began in 1952 and lasted until 1966. He was a 7 time All Pro selection in his career as a halfback, which began with the Chicago Cardinals. Matson’s main claim to fame is being traded by the Cardinals to the Los Angeles Rams … Read More

Basketball card of an NBA legend who played in the 1950s and ’60s, Bob Pettit. Pettit played his entire career with the Milwaukee/St. Louis Hawks and was the inaugural recipient of the NBA’s most valuable player award. He also was NBA Rookie of the Year in 1954 and led the Hawks to an NBA title … Read More

Here is a 1963 Topps baseball card of former New York Yankee outfielder Roger Maris, who broke Babe Ruth’s longstanding single season home run record by clubbing 61 “dingers” in 1961. His more popular Yankee teammate, Mickey Mantle, was the favorite of the fans to break the mark but came up short and wound up … Read More

1979 Topps hockey card of Chicago Black Hawks Hall of Fame center Stan Mikita. His NHL career spanned 22 seasons, and he played them all with the Hawks, playing on their Stanley Cup-winning team in 1961. Although he gained a reputation as a great defensive centerman who was terrific on faceoffs later in his career, … Read More

Topps football card of Chicago Bears Hall of Fame running back Walter Payton. “Sweetness” was not only one of the greatest running backs of all time, but one of the greatest flat-out football players. He surpassed Jim Brown in 1984 to become the NFL’s all-time career rushing leader, although his record has since been broken by … Read More

A basketball card of center Nate Thurmond that was obviously not sanctioned by the NBA, hence the lack of team logo and official team uniform on the card. “Nate the Great” was a backup to Wilt Chamberlain with the San Francisco Warriors and was a terrific defensive player and rebounder. He became the Warriors’ starting center when Wilt was traded … Read More

1963 Topps baseball card of Joe Torre, probably best known as the World Series-winning manager of the New York Yankees. Torre, however, also had an outstanding playing career. He was one of the best catchers in the game while with the Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves in the 1960s, then played for the St. Louis Cardinals, moving to … Read More