On this week’s NFL schedule the Green Bay Packers meet the Pittsburgh Steelers, a contest that finds quarterback Aaron Rodgers of Pittsburgh facing his old team. These 2 clubs will also be the feature of this week’s Throwback Thursday post, as we travel back to December 17, 1967 for a game played at legendary Lambeau … Read More
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Classic Team Logo of The Day
From SportsLogos.Net, this is the earliest logo of the NFL’s Green Bay Packers. Dating from the league’s inaugural season of 1921, the logo refers to the club by it’s original name, the Acme Packers. NFL teams in the early days were often sponsored by companies and may have included company employees. That original Packer team … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1968 Topps football card of former pro fullback Earl Gros, who played 9 seasons in the NFL for 4 teams. He was a member of Green Bay’s championship team in his rookie year in 1962 and played just one more year there before being traded to the Eagles, along with center Jim Ringo, for linebacker … Read More
NFL – Throwback Thursday: Wild Card Wildness
It was a Wild Card playoff game played on January 10, 2010 between the Green Bay Packers and Arizona Cardinals, that is the Throwback Thursday feature this week, with those 2 clubs battling on this week’s NFL slate of contests. Arizona sported a 10-6 record entering the game, while the Packers stood at 11-5. It … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Used from 1994 until 2001, this is a logo of the Arizona Cardinals, who play in the NFC West division of the National Football League. The team moved from St. Louis to the desert in ’94, and the Cards’ logo included the Gateway Arch, a staple of St. Louis, so a new one had to … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
2014 Topps Chrome football card of former pro wide receiver Jordy Nelson, who enjoyed an 11 year career in the NFL, all but 1 season with the Green Bay Packers. The card signified Nelson as a 1,000 yard receiver. He was a Pro Bowler in 2014, NFL receiving touchdowns leader in 2016, and is a … Read More
NFL – Throwback Thursday: Feels Like The First Time
This week’s Throwback Thursday feature lands on the date of October 17, 1954 for a contest played between 2 clubs that meet on this week’s NFL schedule – the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns. The Browns, under legendary coach Paul Brown, were an NFL powerhouse at the time. After winning all 4 championships in the … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Courtesy of SportsLogos.net, this is a vintage logo of a professional football team that plays in the NFL, the Pittsburgh Steelers. It was used from 1945 until 1961. The franchise was founded by Art Rooney, using money he won at the horse track. The franchise struggled during the years this logo was used, posting only … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1958 Topps football card of former pro end/halfback Ray Mathews, who played 10 seasons in the NFL, all but one with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was a two-time Pro Bowler and is a member of the Steelers’ Hall of Honor. After 9 years in Pittsburgh in the 1950s, he was selected by Dallas in the … Read More
NFL – Throwback Thursday: Double The Misery
On October 7, 1956 the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers, 2 west coast NFL rivals, met at San Francisco’s Kezar Stadium in a week 3 contest. They are also facing each other on this week’s league slate so that matchup was chosen for the Throwback feature. The 49ers entered the NFL as one … Read More