Today’s card of the day is a 1960 7-Eleven Dallas Texans card of Ray Collins. Collins was a defensive tackle for a total of eight seasons in the NFL, CFL, and AFL….
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1976 Coke Bears Discs Bob Avellini
Bob Avellini, who played quarterback for the Chicago Bears for ten seasons, passed away on May 4. He was 70 years old. Avellini was Chicago’s starting quarterback from 1976 to 1978, and…
1975 Topps Dennis Havig
Dennis Havig is celebrating his 75th birthday today. Havig played guard for six seasons in the NFL: four with the Atlanta Falcons, and one each for the Houston Oilers and Green Bay…
1967 Philadelphia Aaron Thomas
Aaron Thomas, who played tight end and wide receiver for ten seasons in the NFL, passed away on April 26. He was 86. Thomas played for the San Francisco 49ers in 1961…
1958 Topps Jim Doran
Today’s card of the day is a 1958 Topps card of Jim Doran. This is one of my favorite images on a football card–with his beat-up helmet, does Doran look like a…
1978 Topps Wayne Morris
Wayne Morris, who played running back for nine seasons in the NFL, is celebrating his 70th birthday today. Morris played from 1976 to 1983 for the St. Louis Cardinals and in 1984…
1959 Wheaties CFL Ken Carpenter
Today’s card of the day is a 1959 Wheaties CFL card of Ken Carpenter. Carpenter played running back and wide receiver for eleven years as a pro: 1950 to 1953 with the…
1969 Tresler Comet Bengals Bob Johnson
Today’s card of the day is a 1969 Tresler Comet Bengals card of Bob Johnson. Johnson was one of the original Cincinnati Bengals, and he played center for twelve seasons with the…