Duke Snider Major League Baseball lost another of its’ major icons on Sunday when Edwin “Duke” Snider passed away at the age of 84. Snider was lucky enough to have played in what is considered baseball’s golden era of the 1940s and 1950s, in what was the hub of the sport at the time, … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of the Montreal Royals baseball team, a minor league franchise that played in the AAA International League from 1946 until 1960, when the team moved to Syracuse, NY and became the Chiefs. The Royals were known for their long-time affiliation with the Brooklyn Dodgers, and were the first professional team that Jackie Robinson played on … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1954 Topps baseball card of former Brooklyn Dodgers outfielder Duke Snider, who passed away on Sunday at the age of 84. Nicknamed “The Duke of Flatbush”, Snider was the centerfielder and top power hitter on the club affectionately known as “Dem Bums”, the Dodger teams of the 1950s. He went with the Dodgers when they … Read More
NFL – Closing Out The Season
It’s been three weeks since the NFL season concluded in the Super Bowl, and the same amount of time since my last post on this blog, which was a correct prediction of the Packers winning the big game. So the season is over and the only headlines being made by the NFL involve labor negotiations, … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of the Philadelphia Blazers hockey team, who played in the old World Hockey Association for one season, in 1972-73. They started out as the Miami Screaming Eagles but never played a game there, as a suitable arena in Miami wasn’t available. Their lone season in Philly was a disaster, starting with the cancellation of … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
From www.CheckOutMyCards.com , a 1971 Topps hockey card of former Boston Bruin Derek Sanderson. He won the NHL’s Calder Trophy as Rookie of The Year in 1968, and was a key player on the Bruins’ Stanley Cup winning teams in 1970 and 1972. Sanderson was a flamboyant character, the “Joe Namath of the NHL”, and … Read More
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NFL – Super Bowl Prediction
Green Bay rookie RB James Starks Super Bowl XLV should be a classic game, being played between two of the National Football League’s premier franchises – the Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers. To top it off, the teams will square off in Dallas owner Jerry Jones’ new billion dollar palace in front … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
The logo of a football team that entered the NFL in 1961, the Minnesota Vikings. The Vikings, along with the Buffalo Bills, have the distinction of having lost 4 Super Bowl games, and never having won a single title. They were upset in Super Bowl IV by the Chiefs, when CFL veteran Joe Kapp was … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1971 Topps football card of former Miami Dolphins’ placekicker Garo Yepremian, who made one of the all-time “blooper” plays in Super Bowl history in Super Bowl VII. Yepremian, from Cyprus, somehow managed to get his hands on a bobbled snap on a Dolphin field goal attempt, then tried to apparently throw a pass. The ball … Read More