Happy 70th birthday to Sylvester Croom! Today’s card of the day is Croom’s 1972 University of Alabama playing card. He also appeared on a 1973 Alabama playing card. In Croom’s three seasons…
1972 Topps Tom McNeill
Tom McNeill, a punter for seven seasons in the NFL, passed away on September 21. He was 81. McNeill played for the New Orleans Saints from 1967 to 1969, the Minnesota Vikings…
1971 Topps Mercury Morris
Mercury Morris, who played running back for eight seasons in the NFL, passed away on September 21. He was 77. Morris played for the Miami Dolphins from 1969 to 1975, and for…
1968 Topps Leroy Mitchell
Happy 80th birthday to Leroy Mitchell! Mitchell played defensive back for eight seasons in the AFL, NFL, and WFL: 1967 and 1968 for the Boston Patriots, 1969 and 1970 for the Houston…
1969 Topps Don McCall
Happy 80th birthday to Don McCall! McCall played running back for four seasons in the NFL: 1967 and 1968 for the New Orleans Saints, 1969 for the Pittsburgh Steelers, and 1970 for…
1961 Fleer Gene Cronin
Gene Cronin, who played linebacker and defensive end for seven seasons in the NFL, passed away on September 17. He was 90 years old. Cronin played for the Detroit Lions from 1956…
1973 Topps David Ray
Happy 80th birthday to David Ray! Ray was a kicker for seven seasons in the CFL and NFL: 1968 for the Montreal Alouettes, and 1969 to 1974 for the Los Angeles Rams….
1953 Bowman John Williams
Today I used the Gallery’s Wild Card feature (try it!–it’s at the top of every page) to pick the vintage football card of the day. It picked a 1953 Bowman card of…