1986 Topps football card of former quarterback Steve Young, who had the unenviable task of following in the footsteps of the greatest QB of all time, Joe Montana, but managed to carve out his own niche and eventually was elected to the Hall of Fame. His career started in the United States Football League when … Read More
NFL – Bills’ Game Review
The playoff hopes of the Buffalo Bills for this season were all but ended by the 28-24 loss to the New York Jets on Sunday, and that’s a major disappointment to their fans, who had high hopes after the team started 5-2. After 4 straight losses and devastating injuries to a number of key players … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of the Florida State Seminoles, a legendary college football program that plays in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The ‘Noles flourished as a national powerhouse under long-time head coach Bobby Bowden, winning 2 national championships and setting a record by gaining a top 5 ranking 14 seasons in a row. Some notable FSU players include … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1961 Fleer football card of former NFL defensive back Dick “Night Train” Lane, a Hall of Fame player with one of the all-time great nicknames. Lane was a receiver when he joined the Los Angeles Rams as a rookie in 1952, but the players ahead of him on the depth chart were future Hall of Famers … Read More
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Classic Team Logo of The Day
Not exactly a “classic” logo, but a good one to feature on Thanksgiving, is this logo of the New England College Pilgrims, an NCAA Division III school located in Henniker, New Hampshire that is best known for it’s mens’ and womens’ hockey programs, which both play in the Eastern Conference Athletic Conference (ECAC). In most … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
An appropriate sports card to feature on Thanksgiving Day is this 1972 Topps football card of former NFL defensive lineman Joe “Turkey” Jones, who played 11 seasons in the league, mostly for the Cleveland Browns. Jones got his nickname when the team played its’ annual Thanksgiving joke on rookie players, sending them on drives to distant … Read More
NFL – Week Twelve Predictions
After picking 8 winners out of 14 games played last weekend, my season prediction record stands at 101 correct and 59 wrong. Here are the week 12 picks, starting with 3 very interesting Thanksgiving Day games: Green Bay at Detroit – the Lions usually treat this game like it’s their Super Bowl, and have righted … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of another great college football powerhouse, the University of Texas Longhorns. The program is one of the winningest in college football history, boasting 4 national championships, 49 bowl game appearances, 105 winning seasons out of 117 seasons of play, 129 All American players, and 2 Heisman Trophy winners – running backs Earl Campbell and … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1987 Topps football card of former San Francisco 49ers’ receiver Dwight Clark, who played 9 seasons with the team and was a part of 2 Super Bowl-winning teams in the Bill Walsh/Joe Montana era. He was a two-time Pro Bowler, and is best known for making “The Catch”, a leaping end zone grab of a … Read More