Classic Sports Card of the Day

A Score hockey card of former Boston Bruin winger Cam Neely. Neely was the ultimate “power forward” of his era, combining size, a brutally physical style of play and a great scoring touch to lead the Bruins. He was acquired early in his career from Vancouver for Barry Pederson, in what may be the most … Read More

    1955 Bowman football card of Kathie Lee Gifford’s husband Frank. Gifford was a “golden boy” of the 1950s and early ’60s as a star halfback, and later a flanker back when that position began to evolve, with the New York Giants. After his retirement he flourished as a sports broadcaster, first with CBS doing … Read More

“Let’s play two!”  That was the battle cry of Mr. Cub, Hall of Famer Ernie Banks. Banks’ enthusiasm for the game endeared him with Chicago Cub fans and he remains a favorite to this day. He was one of the all-time greatest shortstops in the game, both in the field and at the plate. This … Read More

As a follow-up to yesterday’s post about the old American Basketball Association, here is a card of Roland Taylor of the Virginia Squires, showing off the red, white and blue ball used in the league and sporting an Afro (although his is tame compared to some of the players) and ample facial hair that players in the … Read More

Hockey card of a great name from the past from a team with a storied past – Darryl Sittler of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Sittler set an NHL record by racking up 10 points, 6 goals and 4 assists, in one game. He was named one of the top 100 hockey players of all time by … Read More

A 1964 football card of the greatest player who ever lived, Cleveland Browns fullback Jim Brown. Brown was a freak of a physical specimen for his time, and his combination of speed and power was unmatched in the game. His Browns team won the NFL title in ’64, shutting out Don Shula’s heavily favored Baltimore … Read More

Yes, this 1959 Topps baseball card is yet another error card. It actually has 2 errors but the card company can’t be blamed for one of them. The player’s name is actually Lew Burdette (not Lou), and the other error may be a result of Burdette being a practical joker – he is actually right-handed … Read More

A 1987 Fleer basketball card of the late Manute Bol, who passed away recently at the young age of 47.  Bol was born the son of a tribal chief in Sudan and did a lot of charitable work during and after his playing career in his native country. A huge physical specimen at 7’7″ and … Read More

Hockey card of former Montreal goalie Ken Dryden, a Hockey Hall of Famer. Dryden, amazingly, played only 6 regular season games in 1971 after being called up from the minors but played so well the Canadiens kept him in goal for the playoffs, and he backstopped them to a Stanley Cup title. Dryden was a broadcaster after … Read More

This 1967 football card of Baltimore Colts receiver Raymond Berry is another case of mistaken identity by the card company. Berry wore jersey # 82 for one thing – that should have been a clue. The player on the card is defensive back Bob Boyd.