With the recent unveiling of the team’s new uniforms, a good sports card to feature is this 1974 Topps football card of former Buffalo Bills quarterback Joe Ferguson. The team will return to the white helmets this season, and also to their more traditional blue. The Bills originally changed their helmets from white to red … Read More
NBA – Five Players Who Changed The Game
Professional basketball has evolved more than any other sport over the years – from a game dominated by white, two-handed set shot players to the athletic players of today. The three-point shot altered the game also, as did the outlawing, then re-instituting, the use of zone defense. Here are 5 players who changed the game … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of an old National Basketball Association team, the Cincinnati Royals. This logo was used from 1957, when the team relocated from Rochester, NY, until 1971, when the team was moved to Kansas City and became the Kings. The team was competitive in its’ years in Cincinnati but never won any titles. Some of the most … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
From www.CheckOutMyCards.com , a 1992 Topps basketball card of recently retired center Shaquille O’Neal. “Shaq” played 19 seasons in the NBA with 6 different teams, winning 4 championships – 3 of which he was named Finals MVP. He also was a 15 time All Star and was MVP of the All Star game 3 times. … Read More
Top 5 Baseball Managers of All Time
My top five baseball managers of all time will not include legends like Joe McCarthy, Connie Mack or even Casey Stengel. McCarthy and Mack don’t qualify since they managed way before my time, and Stengel doesn’t make the list because I only remember him as manager of the hapless expansion Mets in the early 1960s … Read More
Classic Team Logo of the Day
Logo of baseball’s Detroit Tigers used in 1927 and 1928. This is a pretty sad looking tiger that appears to have a severe overbite. The two seasons in which this logo was used were very different in that in 1927, despite finishing fourth in the American League, the team had an 82-71 record. They won only … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
“Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio?” This is a 1948 Leaf baseball card of the “Yankee Clipper”, former New York Yankee centerfielder Joe DiMaggio. “Joltin’ Joe” was a classy and humble member of the Yanks’ dynasty in the 1940s. He played 13 seasons with the team, and was an All Star all of those seasons. … Read More
“Is This Heaven?, No, it’s Iowa.” My Five Favorite Sports Movies
Rocky, Remember The Titans, Safe At Home, Pride of The Yankees, Rudy, Brian’s Song, Bull Durham, Bad News Bears, Hoosiers and League Of Their Own. These are all films that get honorable mention on my list of favorites when it comes to sports movies. The 2 toughest to eliminate were Pride Of The Yankees, with Gary … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of an old hockey team that played in the National Hockey League from 1925 until 1930, the Pittsburgh Pirates. Although they are barely remembered among the city’s pro sports teams today, the team was the first in Pittsburgh to use the black and gold color scheme that is prevelant today in the Steel City. … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1970 Opeechee hockey card, from www.CheckOutMyCards.com , of former NHL defenseman Brad Park, who played 18 seasons, most notably with the New York Rangers and Boston Bruins. Park, who along with his contemporary, Bobby Orr, revolutionized the defense position into the “offensive defenseman”, was an NHL all star 9 times. He finished second in the voting … Read More