Happy 75th birthday to Bob Newton! Newton played guard for twelve seasons in the NFL and USFL: 1971 to 1975 for the Chicago Bears, 1976 to 1981 with the Seattle Seahawks, and…
1980 Topps Larry Mucker
Happy 70th birthday to Larry Mucker! Mucker played wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1977 to 1980. Statistically, Mucker’s best year was 1979, when he caught 14 passes for 268…
1952 Parkhurst Tom O’Malley
Today’s vintage football card of the day is a 1952 Parkhurst Canadian card of Tom O’Malley. O’Malley was a quarterback who played in one NFL game, the Green Bay Packers’ opener against…
1964 Wheaties Stamps Charlie Bradshaw
Today’s card of the day is brought to you by the Gallery’s “Wild Card” feature. (Try it!) I didn’t get a card, but a stamp: a 1964 Wheaties Stamp of Charlie Bradshaw….
1973 Topps Jim Kearney
Jim Kearney, who played defensive back for twelve seasons in the AFL and NFL, passed away on August 6. He was 81. Kearney played for the Detroit Lions in 1965 and 1966,…
1971 Topps Game Duane Thomas
Duane Thomas, who played running back professionally for five seasons, passed away on August 4. He was 77. Thomas played for the Dallas Cowboys in 1970 and 1971, the Washington Redskins in…
1979 Topps Henry Marshall
Happy 70th birthday to Henry Marshall! Marshall was a wide receiver from 1976 to 1987 for the Kansas City Chiefs. His best season was 1984, when he caught 62 passes for 912…
1976 Topps Brian Sipe
Happy 75th birthday to Brian Sipe! Sipe played quarterback for the Cleveland Browns from 1974 to 1983, the USFL’s New Jersey Generals in 1984, and the USFL’s Jacksonville Bulls in 1985. He…