This is the logo, used from 1960 until 1971, of the Yale Bulldogs football team. The Yale program is one of the oldest in the country, having started play in 1872. They are members of the Ivy League, and were once a football powerhouse, winning 27 national championships and boasting 2 of the first 3 … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1961 Fleer football card of a quarterback who enjoyed a long, eventful career in the NFL, Earl Morrall. He played for 21 seasons with 6 different teams, as both a starter and a backup. He was named to the Pro Bowl twice, amazingly, 11 years apart, in 1957 and 1968. Morrall played on 3 Super … Read More
NFL – Bills’ Season Review – Part 1
The 2012 Buffalo Bills’ season can only be described as disappointing. I didn’t bother reviewing the last couple of games, as the review would have been just beating a dead horse. To their credit, they at least rose to the occasion and gave their loyal home fans a good show in the finale, beating an … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of the Delaware Blue Hens’ college football team, used from 1950 until 1992. The Fightin’ Blue Hens were a Division II college powerhouse in the era of this logo, winning 4 national championships. The school has sent a lot of players onto the NFL, including Rich Gannon, Scott Brunner and current Ravens’ QB Joe … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1973 Topps football card of former Buffalo Bills’ fullback Jim Braxton, who was one of the first to play the position the way today’s fullbacks do – not as much of a rushing threat but as a lead blocker for a star halfback. In Braxton’s case, that back was Hall of Famer O.J. Simpson. He … Read More
NFL – Week Fifteen Predictions
Picking 9 winners and 7 losers last weekend added up to another week of mediocrity for Rayonsports.com in picking NFL games. The season record now stands at 114 correct picks and 65 incorrect. Here are my choices for week 15: Cincinnati at Philadelphia – although the Eagles are out of playoff contention and rumors are … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of a college football program, the Boise State Broncos, used from 1974 until 2001. The program wasn’t the well known powerhouse that it is today back then, but was a top team in the Big Sky Conference. The school started out as a two-year junior college, but grew into a four year school and … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1989 Score football card of former Cleveland Browns’ tight end Ozzie Newsome, who is considered one of the top players at the position of all time. He played 13 seasons with the Browns, and was a seven time Pro Bowler. He was named to the NFL All Decade team for the 1980s, and was inducted … Read More
NFL – Bills’ Game Review
Buffalo Bills’ coach Chan Gailey hit the nail on the head earlier this season when he said the problem with his team was that they couldn’t “finish”. It’s great that the coach had a handle on what his team needed to do to get over the hump, but unfortunately, it’s also his job to figure … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of a major college football program – the UCLA Bruins – used from 1960 until 1971, an era that included the successful reign of coach Tommy Prothro. Also during this era, Gary Beban won the Heisman Trophy, in 1967. Although the Bruins have historically been a second fiddle to the cross-town rival USC Trojans, … Read More