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 | 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 is gorgeous, it’s just [...]
kristopher | November 8, 2009
Player: Alan Page
Card: 1970 Topps Football Card #59
Team/Position: Minnesota Vikings / Defensive Tackle
Cost: $9.00
Alan Page might be the most interesting man to ever play the game of football. As a member of the Vikings, Page was a key part of the Purple People Eaters that lead the Vikes to 4 Superbowl Appearances.
Page’s rookie card was [...]
