Earl Edwards, a lineman for thirteen years in the CFL and NFL, passed away on May 2. He was 78. Edwards started his pro career with the CFL’s Edmonton Eskimos, playing offensive…
Category: CFL
CFL football cards
1965 Topps CFL Dick Thornton
Today’s vintage football card of the day is a 1965 Topps CFL card of Dick Thornton. Thornton played from 1961 to 1966 for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and from 1967 to 1972…
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…
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…
1961 Topps CFL By Bailey
Today’s card of the day, for no particular reason, is a 1961 Topps CFL card of Byron “By” Bailey. Bailey played for the Detroit Lions in 1952, the Green Bay Packers in…
1954 Blue Ribbon Gerry James
Today’s card of the day is a 1954 Blue Ribbon Canadian football card of Gerry James. James passed away on February 13, at age 89. James played running back for twelve seasons…
1958 Topps CFL Ken Ploen
Ken Ploen, who played quarterback for eleven years for the CFL’s Winnipeg Blue Bombers, passed away on February 13. He was 88 years old. Ploen led the Bombers to six appearances and…
1970 O-Pee-Chee CFL Mike Strofolino
Happy 80th birthday to Mike Strofolino! Strofolino played linebacker for the Baltimore Colts and Los Angeles Rams in 1965, and for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1966 to 1968. He then moved…