Today’s card of the day is a 1954 Bowman card of Jerry Hilgenberg. Hilgenberg passed away on January 14 at age 92. Hilgenberg was a first-team All-American for the University of Iowa…
Category: R.I.P.
1963 Topps Norm Snead
Norm Snead, who played quarterback for sixteen seasons in the NFL, passed away on January 14. He was 84. Snead began his pro career with the Washington Redskins, who chose him with…
1962 Topps Wendell Harris
Wendell Harris, who played four seasons for the Baltimore Colts and two for the New York Giants, passed away on December 7. He was 83 years old. Harris was Baltimore’s first-round selection…
1970 O-Pee-Chee CFL Willie Bethea
Willie Bethea, who played fullback for eight seasons with the Canadian Football League’s Hamilton Tiger-Cats, passed away last week. He was 85. Bethea played on the Tiger-Cats teams who won the Grey…
1970 Topps Ken Bowman
Ken Bowman, who played center for the Green Bay Packers from 1964 to 1973, passed away on December 27. He was 81. Bowman was a member of the Packers’ NFL Championship teams…
1962 Kahn’s Wieners Frank Ryan
Frank Ryan, who played quarterback for thirteen seasons in the NFL, passed away on New Year’s Day. He was 87. Ryan played from 1958 to 1961 with the Los Angeles Rams, 1962…
1976 Topps Carl Barzilauskas
Carl Barzilauskas, who played defensive tackle for six seasons with the New York Jets and Green Bay Packers, passed away on December 20. He was 72. In 1974, playing for the Jets,…
1953 Bowman Bill McColl
Bill McColl, who played end for the Chicago Bears from 1952 to 1959, passed away on December 28. He was 93. In his eight-year career with the Bears, McColl caught 201 passes…