1986 Topps football card of former NFL placekicker Gary Anderson, a native of South Africa who played 23 seasons in the league with 5 different teams. He spent 12 of those years with the Pittsburgh Steelers, and is that franchise’s all time leading scorer. He holds the distinction of having a perfect regular season, in … Read More
NFL – Bills’ Game Review
After their surprising start to the 2014 season, the Buffalo Bills came down to earth on Sunday against the San Diego Chargers, a formidable opponent that made the playoffs in 2013 and upset the defending champion Seattle Seahawks last week. The Chargers prevailed, 22-10, with a workmanlike performance in which they seemed in control from … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of a college football team, the Northwestern Wildcats, used from 1959 until 1967. The team was a charter member of the Big Ten conference, beginning play there in 1896, and despite being part of one of the country’s top gridiron leagues, has never been considered a football powerhouse. The fact that the school has … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1962 Fleer football card of former pro football linebacker Archie Matsos, whose entire seven year career was spent in the old American Football League. Matsos played for four different teams – Buffalo, Oakland, Denver and San Diego, and was an AFL All Star in his first four years. After 2 All Star seasons in Buffalo, … Read More
NFL – Throwback Thursday: The Longest Game
The Kansas City Chiefs meet the Miami Dolphins in one of the week 3 matchups on the NFL schedule, and that will make the “Throwback Thursday” feature for this week a game played between these two franchises on Christmas Day, December 25, 1971, that became the longest game played in league history. The game was … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of a college football program, the University of Idaho Vandals. The school has played in several conferences over the years, and recently joined the Sun Belt Conference. During the era that this logo was used, from 1966 until 1972, they played in the Big Sky Conference. The Vandals played 32 seasons in that conference, and … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1972 Topps football card of former NFL running back Ed Podolak, a versatile role player who spent his entire nine year career with the Kansas City Chiefs. He was a triple threat as a back – running, receiving out of the backfield and passing (he was a former college quarterback). He also was a demon … Read More
NFL – Bills’ Game Review
Last Sunday’s rousing overtime win over the Chicago Bears got the Buffalo Bills off to a surprise start in their season opener. That win, combined with the news that legendary quarterback Jim Kelly is cancer-free, and that the Ralph Wilson estate has agreed to sell the team to Buffalo Sabres’ owners Terry and Kim Pegula, … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Here is a logo of a mid-major college football program, the Marshall University Thundering Herd, used from 1985 until 1989, when the school was a Division 1-AA team playing in the Southern Conference. They upgraded to Division 1-A when they joined the Mid-American Conference. The school suffered a major tragedy in 1970, when a plane … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1982 Topps football card of former Buffalo Bills’ linebacker Shane Nelson, who played six seasons with the Bills, in the late 1970s and early ’80s, as part of their “Bermuda Triangle” on defense with fellow inside backer Jim Haslett and nose tackle Fred Smerlas. He was an undrafted rookie out of Baylor in 1977 and … Read More