kristopher | January 31, 2010
The New Orleans Saints are Superbowl bound and the hype-machine’s about to kick into high-gear. The Saints should be greeted by the sun-drenched coastline of southern Florida any day now, but until then we’ll linger on the past. There’s very little doubt that Archie Manning has become the Saints most memorable player in their history, [...]
kristopher | January 15, 2010
Player: Buck Buchanan Card: 1964 Topps Football #92 Team/Position: Kansas City Chiefs / Defensive Tackle Cost: $6.00 There’s so much history wrapped up in this card I’m just not sure where to start. Rather than digging into the history of Topps, the AFL, or Buck Buchanan right off the bat; I’ll just discuss the overall [...]
kristopher | January 9, 2010
Player: Merlin Olsen Card: 1964 Philadelphia Football #91 Team/Position: Los Angeles Rams / Defensive Tackle Cost: $4.00 Depending on when you discovered the wonderful game of football, you’ll definitely have a different opinion of Merlin Olsen. Olsen played 15 years of Pro Football all with the same team: The Los Angeles Rams. If you were [...]
kristopher | January 3, 2010
Player: Larry Little Card: 1972 Topps Football #240 Team/Position: Miami Dolphins / Guard Cost: $2.00 With the Saints and the Indianapolis Colts recently losing, what better time than to feature a member of the 1972 Miami Dolphins. The Dolphins remain the only team in the history of the NFL to complete a perfect season, although [...]
kristopher | January 2, 2010
Player: Pete Pihos Card: 1948 Leaf Gum Co., Card #16 Team/Position: Philadelphia Eagles / Wide Receiver, Defensive End Cost: $15.25 I had yet another chance to add a 1948 Bowman to my collection, but once again decided on the Leaf alternative. It’s not that the ’48 Bowman set is ugly or the ’48 Leaf set [...]
kristopher | January 2, 2010
Player: Otto Graham Card: 1950 Bowman, Card #45 Team/Position: The Cleveland Browns / Quarterback Cost: $15.50 for this snowed in version of one of the greatest rookie cards of all time There were three or four cards that I genuinely thought I’d have no chance in hell of acquiring for a reasonable price. The two [...]
