Today’s card of the day is a 1973 KFC Washington Huskies card of Glen Bonner. I recently added the 1973 KFC Washington set to the Gallery, and Bonner is one of the…
1954 Bowman Lou Groza
Once upon a time, long, long ago, the Detroit Lions and Cleveland Browns were regular participants in the NFL Championship game. Sixty-nine years ago today, on December 26, 1954, the two teams…
1967 Royal Castle Dolphins Howard Twilley
Merry Christmas, everyone! And happy 80th birthday to Howard Twilley! Twilley was a wide receiver from 1966 to 1976 for the Miami Dolphins. He played in Super Bowls VI, VII, and VIII:…
1966 Topps Ed Budde
Ed Budde, who played guard from 1963 to 1976 for the Kansas City Chiefs, passed away on December 19. He was 83. Budde played in Super Bowl II, which the Chiefs lost…
1979 Stop N Go Jack Ham
Happy 75th birthday to Jack Ham! Ham played linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1971 to 1982. He made the Pro Bowl eight years straight, and he played on the Steelers teams…
1973 Topps Larry Willingham
Happy 75th birthday to Larry Willingham! Willingham played defensive back for the NFL’s St. Louis Cardinals in 1971 and 1972, then retired because of an injury. He came out of retirement to…
1971 O-Pee-Chee CFL Jim Heighton
Jim Heighton, who played defensive end from 1969 to 1981 in the Canadian Football League, passed away on December 13. He was 79. Heighton played one season for the BC Lions, nine…
1959 Topps CFL Bob MacLellan
I couldn’t think of an obvious Card of the Day today, so I used the Gallery’s “Wild Card” button to pick a random card. (Try it!) The result: this 1959 Topps CFL…