1961 Topps football card of former Green Bay Packer receiver Boyd Dowler, who played 12 seasons in the NFL, 11 of them with Green Bay. He was Bart Starr’s go-to guy during the Packers’ dynasty years in the 1960s, helping them with 5 championships in a seven year span. Dowler was NFL Rookie of the Year in … Read More
NFL – Bills’ Game Review
The Buffalo Bills officially assured themselves of another in a long string of losing seasons with a dreadful performance in Tampa on Sunday, losing to the Buccaneers, 27-6. Once again, this time against what is one of the NFL’s bottom-feeders, the Bills showed they can’t compete against anybody away from the friendly confines of Ralph … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of a college football team, the Villanova Wildcats, whose program began in 1894 and ran until 1980, when the school dropped the sport. Football was reinstated on a smaller level in 1985, and the ‘Cats currently play in the Colonial Athletic Association. A total of 40 Villanova players have been drafted by the NFL … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1962 Fleer football card of former pro quarterback Warren Rabb. It’s an “error” card in that his name is misspelled. Rabb had a brief career starting with the Detroit Lions in 1960. He moved to the American Football League the next season, quarterbacking the Buffalo Bills for 10 games over 2 seasons before turning the starting job over … Read More
NFL – Throwback Thursday: The “Heidi” Game
Two old American Football League rivals, the New York Jets and Oakland Raiders, hook up on this week’s NFL schedule, and that makes this week’s Thursday Throwback feature an easy choice. It was a game played between these 2 teams on November 17, 1968 that turned into one of the most famous games in pro … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of the recently crowned Canadian Football League champion Saskatchewan Roughriders, who won this year’s Grey Cup by defeating the Hamilton Tiger Cats. This logo was used between 1960 and 1984, an era that included the franchise’s first Grey Cup title, in 1966. That team was led by a CFL legend, quarterback Ron Lancaster. The … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1969 Topps football card of former pro quarterback Daryle Lamonica, who played 12 seasons in the AFL and NFL. Known as “The Mad Bomber”, he started his career in Buffalo, where he spent four years backing up Jack Kemp. He was traded to Oakland prior to the 1967 season, in one of the worst trades … Read More
NFL – Bills’ Game Review
The Buffalo Bills entered their annual “home” game in Toronto on Sunday with faint playoff hopes, and came out like gangbusters to start the game as they took an early 14-0 lead over the struggling Atlanta Falcons. By the time the game ended, the Bills found themselves on the losing end of the score, 34-31, … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, used from 1962 until 1973. They are a major college football program that plays in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The team has won four national championships over the years. They’ve never had a Heisman Trophy winner, despite the fact that John Heisman, who the trophy is named after, … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1989 Score Supplemental Series football card of former NFL quarterback Frank Reich. A career backup, he played for four different teams in the NFL, with his longest tenure coming in Buffalo where he backed up Hall of Famer Jim Kelly for 9 seasons. He holds the distinction of having led the greatest comeback victories in … Read More