Today’s card of the day is a Boston Patriots 1960 Fleer AFL Team Decal. The decal (actually a sticker–more on that below) pictures Pat Patriot, the logo that appeared on Patriots helmets…
1979 Stanford Playing Cards George Seifert
Today’s card of the day is a 1979 Stanford Playing Card of George Seifert. Seifert was the defensive backs coach at Stanford in 1979, his last year of coaching at the college…
1963 Kahn’s Wieners Joe Rutgens
Today’s card of the day is a 1963 Kahn’s Wieners card of Joe Rutgens. Rutgens, a defensive tackle for the Washington Redskins from 1961 to 1969, is celebrating his 85th birthday today….
1971 Kellogg’s Gene Washington
Happy 80th birthday to Gene Washington! Washington played wide receiver from 1967 to 1972 for the Minnesota Vikings, and in 1973 for the Denver Broncos. He played in Super Bowl IV (which…
1977 Holsum Bread Bobby Bryant
Happy 80th birthday to Bobby Bryant! Bryant was a defensive back for thirteen seasons in the NFL, all with the Minnesota Vikings. He was a member of the Vikings teams who played…
1952 Parkhurst Football Equipment
Today’s card of the day is the “Football Equipment” card from the 1952 Parkhurst Canadian football card set. To my knowledge, it is the only football card featuring a jockstrap. There are…
1935 Diamond Matchbooks Gene Augusterfer
Today’s card of the day is a 1935 Diamond Matchbook of Gene Augusterfer. I know, matchbooks aren’t cards, but they’re small and rectangular and cardboard, so they’re a pretty good substitute–especially for…
1968 Topps Gary Garrison
Happy 80th birthday to Gary Garrison! Garrison played wide receiver for eleven seasons with the San Diego Chargers and one with the Houston Oilers. He was named an AFL All-Star once and…