Players and stadiums come and go. Even hard copy tickets are becoming a relic but the Super Bowl program is still here. Super Bowl LIV brings the game back to Miami, the site of the second one back in 1968 and several others since then. The program used to be sold only at the stadium, but the NFL seized on the interest from fans around the world and began … [Read more...] about Super Bowl LIV Program Available Online
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Notes: “The Missus Wants to Burn Them”; Stanton’s 1st Pinstripe Sells; Wagner Goes Poof; Collector Casting Call
North American sports fans don’t have a monopoly on collecting stuff that spills from one room to the next. “The Missus Wants to Burn Them All” screamed the headline in the Daily Mirror of London over the weekend. Their story was on a man who owns hundreds of thousands of football (soccer) programs—so many he’s had to find creative places to store them. From … [Read more...] about Notes: “The Missus Wants to Burn Them”; Stanton’s 1st Pinstripe Sells; Wagner Goes Poof; Collector Casting Call
Long-Time Fan’s Packers Collection at Auction
An impressive collection of Green Bay Packers programs and memorabilia is on the auction block. Massart Auctions in Green Bay is selling the personal Packer collection of John Holzer, a sideline scoreboard keeper and owner of a downtown drug store frequented by players and coaches years ago. Holzer attended hundreds of games, keeping the program from each one and … [Read more...] about Long-Time Fan’s Packers Collection at Auction
Editor’s Blog: Football Programs from Weekend of Kennedy Assassination
Fifty years ago today, our nation watched in horror as a young president was gunned down while riding in a car to give a speech. John F. Kennedy was an athlete and a sports fan. In the hours to come, dozens of college football teams across the country faced a decision: cancel their games or play them. If such a tragedy happened today, it’s unlikely any of them would take … [Read more...] about Editor’s Blog: Football Programs from Weekend of Kennedy Assassination