Happy 75th birthday to Ronald “Po” James! James was a running back for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1972 to 1975. His best year was his rookie season, when he started all fourteen…
Category: Milestone Birthdays
1980 Topps Beasley Reece
Happy 70th birthday to Beasley Reece! Reece was a defensive back for nine seasons in the NFL, playing for the Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In 1983, a…
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…
1973 Topps Billy Masters
Billy Masters, who played tight end for ten seasons in the AFL and NFL, is celebrating his 80th birthday today. Masters played three seasons with the Buffalo Bills, five with the Denver…
1979 Topps Gary Weaver
Happy 75th birthday to Gary Weaver! Weaver played linebacker for two seasons with the Oakland Raiders and five with the Green Bay Packers. He played on two playoff teams: the Raiders teams…
1974 Topps Jim Tolbert
Happy 80th birthday to Jim Tolbert! Tolbert played defensive back for eleven years in the AFL and NFL: six with the San Diego Chargers, one with the Houston Oilers, three with the…
1979 Topps Scott Perry
Happy 70th birthday to Scott Perry! Perry played defensive back for the Cincinnati Bengals from 1976 to 1979, and for the San Francisco 49ers and San Diego Chargers in 1980. He played…
1974 Colorado Playing Cards Dave Williams
Happy 70th birthday to Dave Williams! Williams played quarterback for the CFL’s Calgary Stampeders in 1976, then jumped to the NFL and played running for five years with the San Francisco 49ers…