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 appearance of the card. [...]
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 watching the game anywhere from [...]
kristopher | November 24, 2009
Here we have one of the play cards from Philadelphia Gum’s 1966 offering. I grabbed this card for free in the Paul Warfield lot, so why not feature it as a bonus card.
This card features two Baltimore Colts that I’ve already focused on.
kristopher | November 23, 2009
Player: John Mackey
Card: 1964 Philadelphia Gum, Card #3
Team/Position: Baltimore Colts / Tight End
Cost: $5.00
I ended up ordering this Mackey card with the Butkus rookie card, so it was pretty cheap. When it comes to getting lower grade rookie cards, Kruk Cards out of Michigan has really been a solid source.
Mackey essentially revolutionized the tight-end position [...]
kristopher | November 15, 2009
Player: Leroy Kelly
Card: 1967 Philadelphia Football Card #43
Team/Position: Cleveland Browns / Runningback
Cost: $13.00
For some reason, this card eluded me for a good chunk of time. When I finally saw one on eBay, I pounced all over it. I probably ended up overpaying for a GAI graded 2, but at least I’m able to check it [...]
kristopher | November 14, 2009
Player: Dick Butkus
Card: 1966 Philadelphia Football Card #31
Team/Position: Chicago Bears / The Middle Linebacker
Cost: $45.00
Dick Butkus was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1979 and is without a doubt, the greatest linebacker to ever put on a pair of shoulder pads. Butkus was, and always will be, the meanest sunnabitch to ever play football.
Butkus’ [...]
kristopher | November 7, 2009
Player: Paul Warfield
Card: 1965 Philadelphia Football Card #41
Team/Position: Cleveland Browns, Miami Dolphins / Split End, Wide Receiver
Cost: $20
The 1965 Philadelphia Football Set is absolutely gorgeous and as far as I can tell, it was the first set to place the NFL Shield on the front of the card. Upper Deck released their very own version [...]
kristopher | October 29, 2009
Player: Gale Sayers
Card: 1966 Philadelphia Card #38
Team/Position: Chicago Bears / Halfback
Cost: About 90 Bucks
Born in Wichita and educated at KU, the Kansas Comet was the only fitting nickname for a player of Sayers’ speed and fluidity. For all of Gale Sayers’ greatness, his Achilles heel ended up being his knees. In this day and age, runningbacks [...]
kristopher | October 24, 2009
Player: Forrest Gregg
Card: 1960 Topps, Card #56
Team/Position: Green Bay Packers / Offensive Linemen, Tackle.
Cost: 15 Dollars
Forrest Gregg’s an interesting choice for the first card, especially considering this card was produced when Gregg had already been in the league for four years.
Gregg was a crucial part of the Packers’ dominance during the 1960’s.
Forrest Gregg’s clearly [...]
