Today’s card of the day is a 1953 University of Oregon card of Dick James. It is one of twenty cards in the set, and the cards are challenging to find. Four…
1978 Topps Gary Fencik
Happy 70th birthday to Gary Fencik! Fencik played defensive back from 1976 to 1987 for the Chicago Bears. He made the Pro Bowl twice, and he was named First Team All-Pro in…
1974 West Virginia Playing Cards Mark Burke
Happy 70th birthday to Mark Burke! Burke played defensive back for the Philadelphia Eagles in one game in 1976. He is one of sixteen players in the Gallery who played in exactly…
1968 KDKA Steelers Tackles
John Brown, who played tackle for ten seasons in the NFL, is celebrating his 85th birthday today! Brown played from 1962 to 1966 for the Cleveland Browns, and from 1967 to 1971…
1935 Diamond Matchbooks Alf Anderson
Today’s card of the day is a 1935 Diamond Matchbook of Alf Anderson. Anderson is one of twelve University of Georgia players in the set, which otherwise contains only NFL players. Why…
1951 Topps Magic Vic Janowicz
Today’s card of the day is a 1951 Topps Magic card of Vic Janowicz. Janowicz, a halfback for Ohio State, won the Heisman Trophy as a junior in 1950. (See the Gallery’s…
1973 Topps Marvin Upshaw
Marvin Upshaw, who played defensive end and defensive tackle for nine seasons in the NFL, passed away on June 4. He was 77. Upshaw played from 1968 to 1969 for the Cleveland…
1961 Nu-Card Mike Cotten
Today’s card of the day is a 1961 Nu-Card card of Mike Cotten. Cotten passed away on May 25; he was 84 years old. Cotten played quarterback for the Texas Longhorns from…