Bill Russell rookie card from 1957. He was probably the greatest defensive player in NBA history and one of the greatest players of all time. His Boston Celtics won 11 NBA titles in his 13 years with the team, and he was voted NBA Most Valuable Player 5 times. When you consider that prior to … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
This is an old Chicago White Sox logo from the 1950s, and was their logo in the famous 1959 “Go Go Sox” season, when they won the American League pennant behind stars like Luis Aparicio, Nellie Fox and pitcher Early Wynn. When the Sox clinched the pennant by beating Cleveland on September 22nd, the city’s fire … Read More
NFL – the rest of the AFC East
I wrote a post awhile back picking the New York Jets to win the AFC East this season, but what about the rest of the division? New England, with Bill Belichick as coach, always has to be taken seriously as a contender, and Miami, under Bill Parcells’ overall guidance, rose from the dead 2 years … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
This is an early logo of the Dallas Cowboys’ NFL football team, from the early 1960s, before Tom Landry built them into a powerhouse and transformed them into “America’s Team”. Landry was the team’s first coach, when they entered the league in 1960, and remained the coach until being unceremoniously dumped by owner Jerry Jones in … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
This card will make people who live in the Niagara region of the country want to run out and grab a cup of coffee. Before his name became known for coffee, Tim Horton was a Hall of Fame NHL defenseman, mostly for the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1960s. He finished his career as a … Read More
NBA – Brooms for everyone!
The word of the day for the NBA conference semi-finals is BROOM! Three of the four series have already ended in sweeps. The 2 teams who met in the NBA finals last year, the Lakers and the Orlando Magic, made quick work of their opponents. The Lakers’ opponents – the Utah Jazz – are perennial … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
OK, this isn’t the normal classic sports logo I would post here but I figured a little publicity to the Rwandan soccer team that shares the name of my domain wouldn’t be a bad thing. (See the “About” page). They were founded in 1968 and have won the Rwandan Premier League 6 times! (Wikkipedia is … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
This is the 1962 rookie card of halfback Ernie Davis (courtesy CheckOutMyCards.com), who led Syracuse to the National Championship in 1959, and became the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy. The Cleveland Browns traded a great player, future hall of famer Bobby Mitchell, for the rights to sign Davis, but he never played in the NFL. … Read More
Best NHL Goalie Ever
Whenever you hear any discussion of who is the best NHL goaltender of all time, the same names are always in the mix. It’s usually an argument between 2 more modern-day players, Patrick Roy and Martin Brodeur. There are 3 old-timers who deserve consideration in my opinion – Jacques Plante, Glenn Hall and most of all Terry … Read More
Classic Team Logo of the Day
They are pretty much a footnote in sports history, but some interesting things occurred during the short history of the old American Basketball Association’s San Diego Conquistadors. They were rare in that they were an ABA expansion franchise, and their early coaches included former Boston Celtic K.C. Jones, who would go on to coach the … Read More