1978 Topps football card of former Oakland Raider tight end Dave Casper, who was involved in 2 famous plays in NFL history – the “Ghost to the Post” pass in 1977 and the “Holy Roller” forward fumble play in 1978. Casper was a 5-time Pro Bowl player in his 11 NFL seasons, and played on … Read More
NHL – Reviewing the Buffalo Sabres’ 2012-13 Season
As the National Hockey League playoffs continue on toward the Stanley Cup, it’s time to review what turned out to be a disastrous lockout shortened season for the Buffalo Sabres. The woeful play of the team’s players wound up costing Lindy Ruff his coaching job, which was no surprise to me. The wise move would … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of a minor league hockey team that played in the American Hockey League, the Philadelphia Phantoms. The club was founded in 1996 as a minor league AHL affiliate of the NHL Flyers, and played in Philly until 2009, when their home rink, the old Spectrum, was torn down. The team was relocated to Glen … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1959 Parkhust hockey card of former NHL coach and general manager George “Punch” Imlach, who served as coach and GM for the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2 different eras, while also helping build the expansion Buffalo Sabres as coach and GM, beginning in 1970. Imlach’s Leaf teams lost in the Stanley Cup finals his first … Read More
Buffalo Bills’ 2013 Draft Picks
The Buffalo Bills’ 2013 draft was significantly different than past drafts under GM Buddy Nix, which tells me that new head coach Doug Marrone had a major say in what type of player his squad would feature. The Bills seemed to put a high priority on speed and toughness, and didn’t shy away from players … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of the Clemson Tigers college football team, used from 1968 until 1975. Traditionally known as the “Clemson University Fighting Tigers”, the team plays in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and has produced 68 All Americans, 5 undefeated seasons and 169 NFL players, including William “The Refrigerator” Perry, Michael Dean Perry, Joe Bostic, Jerry Butler, Bennie … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1991 ProSet football card of former World League of American Football lineman Doug Marrone, who is also the current head coach of the NFL’s Buffalo Bills. Marrone played one season, 1991, with the WLAF’s London Monarchs as a center, after a short-lived NFL playing career with the Miami Dolphins (1987) and New Orleans Saints (1989). … Read More
MLB – Review of Warner Brothers Film ’42’
Movies about sports don’t usually measure up to films that wind up getting Oscar buzz for being dramatic or memorable, but the movie “42” , chronicling Jackie Robinson’s signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers, is more than just a run-of-the-mill sports movie. It’s an honest portrayal of an important event in American history. Sports often mirror … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
This isn’t a team logo, but rather the 2011 version of the logo commemorating “Jackie Robinson Day”, that day being April 15th, a day which major league baseball uses annually to honor the man who bravely broke baseball’s color line when he played his first game for the Brooklyn Dodgers on the date in 1947. … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
Courtesy of www.CheckOutMyCards.com , a 1953 Topps baseball card of legendary Brooklyn Dodger Jackie Robinson. On April 15th, 1947, Robinson took the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers and became the first African American player to play in the major leagues, breaking 60 years of segregation in the sport. Besides the historical significance of his entrance … Read More