Happy 75th birthday to Phil Wise! Wise played defensive back for the New York Jets from 1971 to 1976, and for the Minnesota Vikings from 1977 to 1979. He intercepted six passes…
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1979 Topps Vince Ferragamo
Happy 70th birthday to Vince Ferragamo! Ferragamo played quarterback for ten seasons in the NFL and CFL: seven for the Los Angeles Rams, and one each for the Montreal Alouettes, Buffalo Bills,…
1973 Topps Bob Kuechenberg
Today’s card of the day is a 1973 Topps card of Bob Kuechenberg. This is Kuechenberg’s rookie card, one of over 200 rookie cards in the 1973 Topps set. Kuechenberg was an…
1968 Topps Team Photos Green Bay Packers
Today’s card of the day is the Green Bay Packers 1968 Topps Team Photos card. Yesterday I made the card interactive, meaning that on its Gallery page, you can move your cursor…
1961 Nu-Card Roman Gabriel
Roman Gabriel, who played quarterback for sixteen years in the NFL, passed away yesterday. He was 83. Gabriel played eleven seasons for the Los Angeles Rams and five for the Philadelphia Eagles….
1952 Bowman Large Tobin Rote
Today’s card of the day is a 1952 Bowman Large card of Tobin Rote. Rote was a quarterback who played professionally from 1950 to 1966. He played for the NFL’s Green Bay…
1963 Post Cereal CFL Aubrey Linne
Happy 85th birthday to Aubrey Linne! Linne played tight end for the Baltimore Colts in one game in 1961. (See the Gallery’s “Cups of Coffee” page.) In 1962 and early in 1963…
1979 Open Pantry Steve Wagner
Happy 70th birthday to Steve Wagner! Wagner played defensive back for the Green Bay Packers from 1976 to 1979, and for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1980. Wagner is a Wisconsin native: he…