Logo of the Philadelphia Bell football team, a member of the old World Football League in 1974 and ’75. The team drew well at their home games, but mostly because they distributed thousands of free tickets. The team was owned by a group headed by businessman John B. Kelly, Jr., brother of actress and Princess … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1964 Topps football card of quarterback George Blanda, who passed away last week. Blanda was in his heyday as the top passer in the American Football League with the Houston Oilers in ’64 when this card was issued. He led the Oilers to the first 3 AFL championship games, winning the first 2. Blanda played … Read More
NFL – Bills Game Review
The New York Jets’ 38-14 win over Buffalo on Sunday cemented 2 things – that the Jets indeed have to be taken seriously as a Super Bowl contender, and that the Bills may be the worst team in the NFL right now. Buffalo’s offense didn’t get much done but the defense they were up against … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of the American Basketball Association’s Los Angeles Stars, who played in the league from 1968 through 1970. The franchise entered the ABA as the Anaheim Amigos, but they weren’t successful on the court or at the box office, and made the short move to L.A. after one season. They were coached by long-time NBA … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1977 Topps basketball card of center Robert Parish, who started his NBA career with the Golden State Warriors but was traded by the Warriors to Boston in 1980. In Boston, Parish joined forces with 2 other talented big men, Larry Bird and Kevin McHale, to give the Celtics an imposing front line that became known … Read More
NFL – Week Four Predictions
If my week of predictions for week 3 were a football game, it would be one of those games that a coach says “we’re just going to burn the films of this game and move forward”. I wound up with only 6 right and 10 wrong, but would like to point out that I went … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of major league baseball’s Pittsburgh Pirates that was used from 1960 until 1967. Unlike today, the Pirates were one of the top teams in the National League in this era, and won a World Series title in dramatic fashion in the first year this logo was used, in 1960. Despite losing games to the … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
Long before he played for the New York Yankees, Reggie Jackson was “Mr. October”. From www.CheckOutMyCards.com , here is the 1969 Topps card of Jackson, his rookie card. Reggie was the marquee player on three consecutive World Series winning teams with the Oakland A’s in 1972, ’73 and ’74. After signing as a free agent with … Read More
NFL – Tribute To Booker Edgerson
It’s long overdue, but on Sunday at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Booker Edgerson will finally be honored by having his name placed on the Buffalo Bills’ Wall of Fame. It’s safe to say that a lot of the fans in the stadium won’t have any idea who Edgerson is or what he meant to the Bills’ … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of a team that played one season, 1934-35, in the National Hockey League, the St. Louis Eagles. If their logo looks somewhat familiar, it’s because the eagle was copied from a city of St. Louis icon, the Anheuser-Busch Budweiser logo. The Eagles folded after one year, but for a pretty unusual reason. The team had great attendance in … Read More