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…
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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…
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…
1950 Lions Matchbooks Leon Hart
Last week I added 1950 Detroit Lions Matchbooks to the Vintage Football Card Gallery. There are just two matchbooks in the set: Leon Hart, which is today’s “card” of the day, and…
1980 Bells Market Bills Jim Haslett
Today’s vintage football card of the day is Jim Haslett’s 1980 Bells Market Bills card. Haslett played linebacker for eight years in the NFL: seven with the Bills and one with the…
1977 Holsum Bread Sammy White
Happy 70th birthday to Sammy White! White played wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings from 1976 to 1985. He was named the NFL’s Offensive Rookie of the Year in 1976, and he…
1967 Royal Castle Dolphins Bob Neff
Happy 80th birthday to Bob Neff! Neff was an original Miami Dolphin; he played defensive back and returned kicks and punts for the Dolphins from 1966 to 1968. Remarkably, according to pro-football-reference.com,…
1974 Wonder Bread Phil Villapiano
Happy 75th birthday to Phil Villapiano! Villapiano played linebacker from 1971 to 1979 for the Oakland Raiders, and from 1980 to 1983 for the Buffalo Bills. He was chosen for the Pro…