Logo of a college football team that plays in the Big 10 Conference, the Indiana Hoosiers. The school has a reputation for being more of a basketball school, but it’s football program, which began play in 1887, is also formidable despite a losing history. They’ve won 2 conference titles and appeared in 13 bowl games. … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1993 Topps football card of former pro football wide receiver Michael Jackson, who played 8 seasons in the NFL, 5 with the Cleveland Browns and 3 with the Baltimore Ravens after the franchise moved there. He was a college teammate of Brett Favre’s, and an immediate contributor to the Browns’ passing game when he arrived … Read More
NFL – Throwback Thursday: A New Era Begins
Last week’s Throwback Thursday post featured a very historic Super Bowl game, and with the Green Bay Packers meeting the Kansas City Chiefs on this week’s slate of games, we’ll revisit another title game of historic proportions, the first Super Bowl. It was played between the Packers and Chiefs, and technically wasn’t a Super Bowl … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
This is a “script” logo, used from 1956 until 1969, of the National Football League’s Green Bay Packers. It was used in the team’s glory years under Vince Lombardi, and the legendary coach often donned a cap with this logo on it. Green Bay, under Lombardi, boasted a roster with many future Hall of Famers, … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1967 Topps football card of former pro football flanker Otis Taylor, who enjoyed an 11 year career in the AFL and NFL, all with the Kansas City Chiefs. He was one of the most dynamic receivers of his era, and was a two-time All Pro, two-time AFL champion, led the NFL in receiving yards in … Read More
NFL – Throwback Thursday: Doug Williams Conquers The World
Super Bowl XXII, a very historic championship game, is the subject of our Throwback Thursday feature this week, the eighth week of the NFL season. On this week’s slate is a game between the Denver Broncos and the Washington Football Team, the 2 franchises who played in that historic title game on January 31, 1988. … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Last week we featured an old logo of an Atlantic Coast Conference college football team, the Syracuse Orangemen. This week, we feature a newer logo of the same school. The Orange began their gridiron program in 1889 and play their home games in the Carrier Dome. We listed all of the school’s alumni who are … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1989 Score football card of former pro football quarterback Doug Williams, who played 9 seasons in the NFL and had a short stint in the USFL. He has been inducted into the rings of honor of both the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Washington Football Team. He guided the Redskins to victory in Super Bowl … Read More
NFL – Throwback Thursday: The Ol’ Ball Coach Was A Player, Too!
It’s week 7 of the NFL season, and one of the matchups this week finds the San Francisco 49ers taking on the Indianapolis Colts. Our Throwback Thursday feature travels back to the 1969 season for a game between these 2 teams played on October 26th of that year. Coach Don Shula’s Colts were coming off … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
This is an old, outdated logo of a college football team that plays in the Atlantic Coast Conference, the Syracuse Orangemen. Known as the “Saltine Warrior”, the Native American character was used beginning in 1968, but was jettisoned in 1979 when a group of Native students protested the cartoon-like depicture of their culture. The Orangemen … Read More