1974 Topps football card of former pro football quarterback Steve Spurrier, who played 10 seasons in the NFL but is much better known for his college coaching prowess, where he earned the nickname of “The Ol’ Ball Coach”. He was a highly touted Heisman Trophy winner coming out of college, but didn’t meet expectations in … Read More
NFL – Throwback Thursday: More High-Flying AFL Action
The Denver Broncos face off with their AFC West rivals, the Las Vegas Raiders, this Sunday in a week 6 game on the NFL schedule. For Throwback Thursday, we’ll go back to the high-flying early days of the American Football League, to a game played between these clubs on December 15, 1963. The Raiders were … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Used from 2002 until 2010, this is a logo of a historically black college football team from the Southwest Athletic Conference, the Prairie View A&M Panthers. The school played it’s first season in 1907, and has won 11 conference titles and 5 HBCU national championships, and has an .861 winning percentage all-time. Panther alumni who … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1963 Fleer football card of former pro football end Art Powell, who had a 10 year career in the NFL and AFL for 5 different teams. His best years came in his four year stint in Oakland, where he was named an AFL All Star 4 times. He also led the AFL in receiving yards … Read More
NFL – Throwback Thursday: Young Gun Takes On The Master
The New England Patriots meet the Houston Texans on this week’s NFL schedule, and for our Throwback Thursday post we’ll go back just a few years to find a contest between these 2 clubs that turned out to be a wild shootout between the G.O.A.T. and a fresh young upstart, those players being the Patriots’ … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of a small college football team that plays in the Big South Conference, the Monmouth Hawks. A fairly new program, the school began play in 1993 and has won 7 conference titles and has made 3 recent appearances in the FCS playoffs. Former Hawks who have gone on to play in the NFL include … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
2018 Score football card of a current pro football wide receiver, Chris Hogan, who has carved out an 11 year pro career in the NFL so far with 6 different teams. His most success came with the New England Patriots, where he helped win a pair of Super Bowl titles. Hogan also played lacrosse in … Read More
MLB – Cleveland Indians – The End of An Era
The Major League baseball regular season wound up this week and an event of historical proportions took place in Cleveland, Ohio as that city’s big league team ended the 100+ year era as the “Indians”. The franchise had been known as the Cleveland Naps, after star player Nap Lajoie, but when Lajoie left the club, … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of the major league baseball team from Cleveland that was formerly known as the Indians, the Cleveland Guardians. The newly re-branded franchise will begin play under their new name in 2022, after surrendering to pressure to drop their old name, which was considered racist by some in and out of the Native American community. … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1959 Topps baseball card of former major league pitcher Jim “Mudcat” Grant, who pitched for 8 different teams in a 14 year career that spanned 3 decades. His longest stint was with the Cleveland Indians, who he played with for 7 years. His most successful season came in 1965 with the Minnesota Twins, as he … Read More