The NFL celebrates its 100th anniversary season in 2019 and for card collectors, much has changed since the league's last really big party 50 years ago. Sure, there were special patches and events associated with the league's 75th birthday party in 1994 but the once sleepy league had really let loose in 1969 when it was becoming clear that pro football was exploding in … [Read more...] about 5 Great Football Cards From 50 Years Ago
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Photo of the Day: Gale Sayers Rookie Card Image
Look at his rushing numbers from early in the 1965 season and it may have looked like Gale Sayers was struggling. The young running back known as the ‘Kansas Comet’ was not exactly streaking across the NFL sky during his first year with the Chicago Bears…at least not as a traditional running back. George Halas knew he had something in his first round draft pick, but … [Read more...] about Photo of the Day: Gale Sayers Rookie Card Image
1966 Philadelphia Football Set Showcased NFL In Transition
The 1966 Philadelphia football set represented a changing of the guard in the NFL. Several big stars would make their debut in this 198-card set, while a few would appear as a regular issue for the final time. This was the third of what would be four sets produced by the Philadelphia Gum Company, which won exclusive rights to issue cards of NFL players in 1964. A pair of … [Read more...] about 1966 Philadelphia Football Set Showcased NFL In Transition
Unitas Items Hot in Super Bowl 50 Auction
His two NFL championships came before the Super Bowl era but for collectors and fans, Johnny Unitas is as big as ever. Johnny U's 1964 MVP trophy, a pair of his cleats, a helmet and a jersey sold for over $183,000 combined at the Super Bowl 50 Auction in San Francisco over the weekend. The items were part of a huge collection of historic football memorabilia owned by … [Read more...] about Unitas Items Hot in Super Bowl 50 Auction
Super Bowl 50 Auction to Include Over 750 Items
The personal collections of NFL Football Hall of Famers Tony Dorsett and Gale Sayers will headline the Super Bowl 50 Auction in San Francisco next month. The live auction runs over two days from Friday, February 5th through Saturday February 6th where fans will have the ability to peruse both collections along with close to 500 additional football pieces available. A … [Read more...] about Super Bowl 50 Auction to Include Over 750 Items
Gale Sayers Collection to Highlight Super Bowl 50 Auction
Pro Football Hall of Famer Gale Sayers has chosen to sell his personal collection and came to the National Sports Collectors Convention Wednesday to unveil some of his items that will be up for bid at the Super Bowl 50 Live Auction in San Francisco early next year. After a brilliant college career, Sayers spent seven seasons in the NFL during the 1960s and early … [Read more...] about Gale Sayers Collection to Highlight Super Bowl 50 Auction
Despite Error, 1969 Topps Brian Piccolo Card is Special
For those sports fans of a certain age, one of the first times we can ever remember being touched by a made for television movie was on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving 1971 when Billy Dee Williams, James Caan and an incredibly talented group of actors and actresses starred in a movie about a former Chicago Bear player who had succumbed to cancer the previous year at age … [Read more...] about Despite Error, 1969 Topps Brian Piccolo Card is Special
2012 Goodwin Champions Review
by Rich Klein Every once is a while, time is a great ally. Even Walter Alston's detractors as a manager always said he would spend an extra day before making any decisions of an important nature. Other than the famous ninth inning of the final game of the 1962 season versus the San Francisco Giants, that strategy usually paid off for the Dodgers. Alston managed the Brooklyn … [Read more...] about 2012 Goodwin Champions Review
2011 Topps Gridiron Legends Preview
While America waits for the players and owners to sort out the remaining hurdles and agree on a new agreement that will put pro football back on the field, Topps is pushing full steam ahead with its football card plans. The company has unveiled its latest product, 2011 Topps Gridiron Legends, set for release this coming October. The 8-card, 18-pack boxes will come packed 12 … [Read more...] about 2011 Topps Gridiron Legends Preview
Iconic Steel Curtain Banner Brings $57,500
A hand-painted banner created during the high point of the Pittsburgh Steelers 1970s dynasty and displayed regularly at Three Rivers Stadium sold for $57,500 in the official Super Bowl XLV auction on Saturday in Dallas. The banner, featuring members of the Steel Curtain defensive line, is instantly recognizable to fans who have seen it countless times on TV, in NFL Films … [Read more...] about Iconic Steel Curtain Banner Brings $57,500