Logo of the Denver Gold, a football team that played in the United States Football League from 1983 until 1985. The USFL was founded as a league that played in the spring, the off-season for the powerful NFL, and at first was not considered a threat to the older league. The Gold, in fact, had … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1951 Bowman football card of former Cleveland Browns fullback Marion Motley. At 6’1 and 232 pounds, he was a man among boys in his playing days, and in an era when two-way players were still common, he played on defense as a linebacker, which WAS uncommon. Motley played for coach Paul Brown’s Browns for 8 … Read More
NFL – Week Ten Predictions
After picking 8 winners out of 14 games last week, my record for the season stands at 87 correct and 43 wrong. Here are my week ten choices: Oakland at San Diego – this is the first of the NFL’s Thursday night games, and I’ll go with the Chargers at home, with Oakland still trying … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of the Oakland Banshees, a football team that plays in the International Women’s Football League. The team, a semi-pro operation, has been in existence since 2001, and a member of the IWFL since 2003. Their team colors are silver and black, copying the hometown Raiders. Incidentally, the definition of “banshee” is “an Irish folklore term meaning a … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1961 Fleer football card of former Buffalo Bills receiver Elbert Dubenion. Nicknamed “Golden Wheels”, Dubenion was the main target of QB Jack Kemp in the team’s championship seasons in the 1960s. He played 9 seasons in the old American Football League for the Bills, and was the last player from the original team roster of 1960 … Read More
NFL – Bills’ Mid-Season Report Card
The Buffalo Bills’ mid-season report card this year, with the team at 5-3 and in a 3-way tie for the lead in the AFC East, has a lot more bright spots than last season’s, when the team was winless. Here’s an in depth look at the club as it reaches the halfway point of the … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Like Baltimore, the city of St. Louis, which lost its’ NFL franchise when the Cardinals moved to Arizona, attempted to get an expansion franchise from the league in 1993, and this is the logo of the proposed team that never happened, the St. Louis Stallions. And like Baltimore, despite not being awarded an expansion team, … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1958 Topps football card of former Green Bay Packer center Jim Ringo. An undersized center at only 211 pounds, Ringo had an outstanding career with the Packer dynasty and was a 10-time Pro Bowler. After finishing his 15 year playing career with the Philadelphia Eagles, Ringo went into coaching, and in his tenure as offensive … Read More
NFL – Bills’ Game Review
The result of Sunday’s matchup between the Bills and Jets, a 27-11 New York win, certainly wasn’t totally unexpected, as the Jets have dominated the series since Rex Ryan became their coach. There was some hope on Buffalo’s side going into the game, as the Bills have gotten some big monkeys off their collective backs in … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
This is a logo of a National Football League team that never actually existed, a phenomenon that’s happened over the years. The Baltimore Bombers were a proposed expansion team in the league in 1993, as the city attempted to rejoin the NFL after losing their beloved Colts to Indianapolis. The team name was chosen as a … Read More