Happy 80th birthday to Carl McAdams! McAdams played linebacker and defensive tackle from 1967 to 1969 with the New York Jets. He played on the Jets team that beat the Baltimore Colts…
Category: Milestone Birthdays
1977 Topps Phil Wise
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
1966 Philadelphia Gordon Smith
Happy 85th birthday to Gordon Smith! Smith played tight end for the Minnesota Vikings from 1961 to 1965. His most productive season was 1965, when he gained 431 yards receiving and caught…