The Miami Dolphins and Tennessee Titans clash on the week 4 NFL schedule, and for this week’s Throwback Thursday post we will feature a game played between these 2 franchises in the Dolphins’ inaugural expansion season of 1966. The Titans were the Houston Oilers at that time, and although they won the first 2 American … Read More
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Classic Team Logo of The Day
Secondary logo of a college football team that plays in the Mid-American Conference, the University of Buffalo Bulls. The school began play in 1894 but suspended the program in 1970. They restarted football again in 1977 and jumped to Division I level in 1999. They have won 4 division titles and a conference championship. Former … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1966 Topps football card of former pro receiver Frank Jackson, who played 7 seasons in the American Football League for Dallas/Kansas City and Miami. He helped the Dallas Texans win the AFL title in 1962 and was an All Star in ’65. He was picked by the Dolphins in the expansion draft and played 2 … Read More
NFL – Throwback Thursday: Shootout On The Lake
We’re headed into week 3 of the NFL season already, and one of the matchups is between 2 old franchises, the New York Giants and Cleveland Browns. We will travel back to December 4, 1966 for a contest involving these teams, who were bitter Eastern Division rivals at that time. Throughout the 1950s they were … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
This interesting and somewhat disturbing logo belongs to a small college football team of the past, the Los Angeles State Diablos. They began play in 1951 and in 1980, when the school was rebranded to Cal State Los Angeles University, the team’s nickname was changed to the Golden Eagles. As members of the California Collegiate … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1966 Philadelphia football card of former pro halfback/defensive back Clarence Childs, who played 5 seasons in the NFL for the New York Giants and Chicago Bears. Nicknamed “Poppa”, he was drafted by the AFL’s Boston Patriots in 1961, but due to a stint in the military didn’t begin his football career until 1964 when he … Read More
NFL – Throwback Thursday: The Quintuple Threat
It’s week 2 of the NFL season, and for this week’s Throwback Thursday feature we’ll go with a team for the second straight week, as the Los Angeles Rams meet the Arizona Cardinals. Last week we went back to 1963 for a Rams’ contest, and we’ll venture back another decade, to November 15, 1953 this … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of a pro football team that plays in the West Division of the Canadian League, the Edmonton Elks. Known as the Eskimos until 2021 when they changed the name, the team was founded in 1949. They have won 14 Grey Cups (CFL equivalent of the Super Bowl) over the years, the most recent in … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1952 Bowman football card of former pro back Don Paul, who played 9 years in the NFL for the Chicago Cardinals and Cleveland Browns. A versatile player, he played halfback, cornerback on defense and excelled as a kick return specialist. Paul was a four-time Pro Bowler and played on 2 NFL championship teams, in 1954 … Read More
NFL – Throwback Thursday: Taming The Lions
The new NFL season is upon us tonight, as the defending champion Kansas City Chiefs take on Baltimore. And that means that it’s also time for the first installment of 2024 of our Throwback Thursday feature, where we pick out a game from the week’s schedule and go back in time to another earlier meeting … Read More