The recent opening of the new NASCAR Hall of Fame in North Carolina got me to thinking about the history of auto racing. NASCAR today is a mega-business, with the new Hall, sponsor-owned racing teams that are ultra-competitive and superstar drivers who are marketed like rock stars. Who hasn’t seen a commercial with Jeff Gordon, … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of another old World Hockey Association franchise, the Los Angeles Sharks. This team was originally named the L.A. Aces, but when the San Francisco Sharks moved to Quebec and dropped the name, the L.A. franchise grabbed it. The team played in the City of Angels from 1972 until 1974, then moved to Michigan. The … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1963 Topps baseball card, supposedly of Chicago Cubs outfielder Don Landrum. Oops, another error! The picture on the card is of an all-time Cubbies’ favorite, third baseman Ron Santo. Santo was always one of the under-appreciated players of his time, usually playing second fiddle to Baltimore’s Brooks Robinson as far as third basemen of the … Read More
Football Pep Talks
Famous football pep talks are a favorite subject of mine, and even though the famous Knute Rockne “Fight, fight, fight” speech is very inspiring, the ones I like best are the ones that are subtle. I guess if I were a player on a team, those are the kinds of speeches I would respond best … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Here are a couple of extremely different logos from the same team, major league baseball’s old St. Louis Browns. On the left is the team logo used from 1936 until 1951, showing Saint Louis on horseback with sword in hand. Then in 1952, the logo was changed to the impish “brownie” shown on the right. … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1972 Topps basketball card of NBA great Rick Barry. Barry was one of the league’s most prolific shooters in his career, and was the main cog in the Golden State Warriors’ unexpected title run in 1974. Barry was also one of the league’s greatest free throw shooters, using an unorthodox underhand style. Barry played a … Read More
NBA Unsung Heroes
These days, more than any other sport, professional basketball has become a glamour sport. It’s all about the superstars. The recent teaming of Dwayne Wade, LeBron James and Chris Bosh in Miami was unprecedented. The players are basically running the front offices of NBA teams now. This morning there is a report that New Orleans … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
This is an old logo of the National Football League’s Detroit Lions, used from 1952 to 1960, which was a golden era in the team’s history. Behind legendary quarterback Bobby Layne, the Lions played in 4 NFL title games in this era and won 3 of them. The Lions angered Layne when they traded him … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1987 hockey card of former Los Angeles King Luc Robitaille. A 2009 inductee into the Hockey Hall of Fame, Robitaille, having played 14 seasons in L.A., holds most of the Kings’ career scoring records. He won a Stanley Cup as a member of the Detroit Red Wings in 2002. He was the highest scoring left winger … Read More
Buffalo Bills Memorabilia
Last season the National Football League celebrated the 50th anniversary of the league that was once a fierce rival, the American Football League. The eight original AFL teams were allowed to wear “throwback” uniforms in selected games,honoring the early years of those franchises. Our local team, the Buffalo Bills, had one of the sweetest retro … Read More