Today’s card of the day is a 1960 Topps card of George Tarasovic. Tarasovic played defensive end and linebacker for thirteen years in the pros: twelve for the NFL’s Pittsburgh Steelers and…
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1968 Topps Lonnie Wright
Today’s card of the day is a 1968 Topps card of Lonnie Wright. Wright played defensive back for the Denver Broncos in 1966 and 1967. Though Wright played basketball, not football, at…
1954 Quaker Sports Oddities Jack Riley
Today’s card of the day is a 1954 Quaker Sports Oddities card of Jack Riley. Riley played tackle for one season, 1933, with the NFL’s Boston Redskins. (The Redskins moved to Washington…
1964 Topps Frank Jackson
Happy 85th birthday to Frank Jackson! Jackson played halfback and wide receiver for seven years in the American Football League: five with the Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs and two with the Miami…
1939 Redskins Matchbooks Frank Filchock
Today’s “card” of the day is a 1939 Washington Redskins Matchbook of Frank Filchock. Filchock played professional football in the NFL and Canada from 1938 to 1953, with a two-year break to…
1965 Topps Glenn Bass
Happy 85th birthday to Glenn Bass! Bass was a wide receiver for eight seasons in the American Football League: six for the Buffalo Bills and two for the Houston Oilers. He played…
1970 Topps Super Glossy O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson, former running back for the Buffalo Bills and San Francisco 49ers, passed away yesterday. Simpson was the first NFL player to rush for 2000 yards in a season, and he…
1948 Colts Matchbooks Rex Grossman
Today’s “card” of the day is a 1948 Baltimore Colts Matchbook of Rex Grossman Sr. Grossman played linebacker for two seasons for the Colts in the All-America Football Conference, and he remained…