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 they only won fourteen [...]
kristopher | November 17, 2009
Player: Mel Hein
Card: 1955 Topps All Americans, Card #28
Team/Position: Washington State (New York Giants) / Center, Linebacker
Cost: $18.00
Mel Hein was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as part of the first ever class in 1963.
Sammy Baugh, Bert Bell, Dutch Clark, Red Grange, George Halas, Pete Henry, Cal Hubbard, Don Hutson, Curly Lambeau, [...]
kristopher | November 9, 2009
Player: Dwight Stephenson
Card: 1984 Topps Football Card #129
Team/Position: Miami Dolphins / Offensive Center
Cost: $5.00
When it comes to offensive linemen, induction into the Hall of Fame is almost always preceded by a lengthy NFL career. Linemen almost always gather enough information or dirty tricks to balance the erosion of their athletic ability.
So when a player is [...]
kristopher | November 1, 2009
Player: Art Shell
Card: 1973 Topps Card #77
Team/Position: Oakland Raiders / Tackle
Cost: 1 Buck
Once again, we’ve got an offensive lineman that doesn’t get a card until his 5th season. As a player, Shell was as good as they came in Oakland. Art Shell grinded it out as a Special Teamer for two seasons with the Raiders before [...]
kristopher | October 31, 2009
Player: Jim Parker
Card: 1959 Topps Card #132
Team/Position: Baltimore Colts / Guard & Tackle
Cost: $4.50
After dealing with Jim Brown’s 1958 Rookie Card just the other day, it’s Jim Parker that shows up in my mailbox today. As I said, the 1959 edition of Topps Football is absolutely gorgeous and this card’s in pretty good condition. There’s a [...]
kristopher | October 29, 2009
Player: Bruce Matthews
Card: 1989 Topps Card #91
Team/Position: Houston Oilers / Center-Guard
Cost: 25-delicious-cents
Bruce Matthews played a long, long, time. When it comes to playing well past your physical prime, you basically get a choice between Quarterback or Offensive Center. Both positions emphasize superior intellect over raw-physical ability — It takes a different breed of man to play [...]
kristopher | October 25, 2009
Player: Orlando Pace
Card: 1993 Bowman’s Best Cuts Refractor #BC1
Team/Position: St. Louis Rams / Offensive Tackle
Cost: 2 Dollars
Orlando Pace’s moved onto the Chicago Bears and apparently has something left in the tank. He’s not the monster he once was, but at this point in his career even playing left tackle is astonishing.
It’s probably unfair to claim [...]
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 [...]
