2021 Panini Prestige Xtra Point college football card of current Buffalo Bills’ safety Damar Hamlin, who recently gained national attention for his miraculous recovery from collapsing on the field during a game suffering from cardiac arrest. Hamlin was a mid-round draft pick from Pitt who took over the starting safety position when Micah Hyde was … Read More
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NFL – Throwback Thursday: Evenly Matched Opponents
It’s the 18th and final week of the NFL’s regular season schedule for 2022, and we’ve pinpointed a matchup from the week’s slate of games to feature for the last TBT post of the year. The San Francisco 49ers meet the Arizona Cardinals, and our featured game between the 2 clubs was played on December … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of a college football team that plays in the Sun Belt Conference, the Georgia Southern Eagles. Their program came into existence in 1924 and they have claimed 11 conference titles. Clay Helton is their current head coach. The long list of former Eagles who have gone on to play pro football includes Rob Bironas, … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
2003 Bowman Chrome football card of former pro football wide receiver Anquan Boldin, who enjoyed a 14 year career in the NFL for 4 different teams. He spent the first 7 of those seasons with the Arizona Cardinals, where he was named offensive rookie of the year in 2003 and was selected to 3 Pro … Read More
NFL – Throwback Thursday: Mitchell Makes A Statement
Looking over this week’s slate of NFL games, the one we chose to use as the Throwback Thursday feature for our week 17 post was a game between the Cleveland Browns and Washington Commanders. We’ll go back 60 years, to September 23, 1962, for a game played between these franchises at Cleveland Municipal Stadium. It … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of a college football team that plays in the Southern Conference, the Virginia Military Institute Keydets. Their program began play way back in 1873 and they’ve captured 8 conference titles, and also appeared in 24 bowl games (although they’ve won only 6). VMI alumni who have played pro football include Joe Fortunato, Bobby Thomason, … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1964 Philadelphia football card of former pro football defensive back Jim Steffen, who enjoyed a 7 year career in the NFL with Detroit and Washington. Known as a ferocious tackler, his time in the NFL was riddled with injuries. They included a punctured lung, broken clavicle and broken ribs. His last year with the Redskins … Read More
NFL – Throwback Thursday: The Turned Tables
A pair of franchises that have a deep history of hard-fought battles face off on this week’s NFL schedule. The Pittsburgh Steelers and Las Vegas Raiders, although both are mired in mediocrity in 2022, have been notorious for hating each other over the decades. In the 1970s, the Raiders, then in Oakland, had one of … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of a college football team that plays in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, the South Carolina State Bulldogs. An HBCU program that began play in 1907, the Bulldogs have claimed 8 Back College national championships and 18 MEAC titles. The school’s NFL representation is massive, and includes 4 Pro Football Hall of Famers – Marion … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1982 Topps football card of former pro football running back Kenny King, who played 7 seasons in the NFL, mostly with the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders. He was a Pro Bowler in 1980 and a member of a pair of Super Bowl-winning Raider teams, in 1980 and 1984. His 80 yard touchdown in Super Bowl XV … Read More