Pro Football HOF Super Bowl III Display The Games That Changed The Game is the title of a book written by Ron Jaworski, chronicling games over the years in which creative, innovative coaches like Sid Gillman and Bill Walsh introduced wrinkles that changed the way the game was played. I haven’t read the … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
This is the iconic logo of one of pro football’s winningest franchises, “America’s Team”, the Dallas Cowboys. The logo came into use starting in 1964, which is just about when the franchise began winning with regularity. The Cowboys have played in eight Super Bowls, and won 5 of them. The franchise had a record 20 … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
From www.CheckOutMyCards.com , this is a 1981 Topps football card of the player many consider the greatest quarterback in NFL history, Joe Montana. He led the San Francisco 49ers to 4 Super Bowl titles, and is the only player in NFL history to be named Super Bowl MVP three times. “Joe Cool” earned so many … Read More
NFL – Super Bowl V – The Blunder Bowl
Dallas LB Chuck Howley Super Bowl V may have been the strangest of all of the 44 NFL title games played since the Super Bowl began. It was played following the 1970 season, the first year the NFL and AFL merged into one league with 2 conferences, after Cleveland, Pittsburgh and Baltimore were transferred … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of the National Football League’s San Francisco 49ers, used from 1968 until 1995. The franchise has won 5 Super Bowl titles in its’ history, 3 under the late Bill Walsh and 2 more under George Siefert. The Niners were born as a franchise in the old All-America Conference in 1946, and entered the NFL in … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1965 Topps football card of former American Football League defensive back Fred “The Hammer” Williamson, who played 7 seasons for Oakland and Kansas City. Williamson was a notorious self-promoter, and as a Chief, prior to the inaugural Super Bowl, boasted that he would knock both Green Bay starting receivers out of the game with his famous “hammer”, a vicious … Read More
NFL – Super Bowl Coaches And Quarterbacks
When the careers of head coaches and quarterbacks in the NFL are ultimately judged, winning – or at least reaching – Super Bowls is one of the important measuring sticks that is used. For some reason, though, perceptions of those players and coaches vary. Joe Montana and Terry Bradshaw both won four Super Bowls, and … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
This is the iconic logo of the football team that has won more Super Bowls, six, than any other NFL franchise – the Pittsburgh Steelers. They were founded as the Pittsburgh Pirates by Art Rooney in 1933, and legend has it that he financed the team with his winnings from the local dog track. The … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
From www.CheckOutMyCards.com , a 1962 Topps football card of former Green Bay Packers’ receiver Max McGee. McGee played for the Packers from 1954, through some terrible losing seasons, through 1967, surviving long enough to enjoy the winning years under Vince Lombardi. He had his shining moment in the first Super Bowl, entering the game – … Read More
NFL – Super Bowl Reading
Since this is Super Bowl week, the annual week of megahype leading up to the National Football League’s championship game, Rayonsports.com will feature posts having to do with the big game. I’ve always felt that the game has become such a circus-like event, with the stands full of corporate sponsors and the over-the-top halftime shows, that … Read More