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Dick Butkus Rookie Card
Dick Butkus was a linebacker for the Chicago Bears for nine seasons, during which his nasty, brutal play… [more]
1955 Topps All American Four Horsemen
Harry Stuhldreher, Elmer Layden, Don Miller, and Jim Crowley were four standout football players at Notre… [more]
Joe Namath Rookie Card Stands Tall
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1888 Goodwin Champions Harry Beecher: The First Football Card
Henry Beecher was one of the first football players in America, captain of the Yale football team during the late 1880’s. Around the same time, Goodwin & Company began producing sports cards as inserts to their tobacco products. The only football card in the 50-card set, the 1888 N162 Goodwins Champions Henry Beecher, is the first football … [Read More...]
1933 Goudey Sport Kings Jim Thorpe
Baseball has been known as the national pastime for years, but over the last decade the NFL has ascended to the top league in the United States. Back in 1933 baseball was king, with Babe Ruth wearing the crown of American sports. So when the 1933 Goudey Sports Kings set came out, Ruth and Ty Cobb were the first two cards in the set. … [Read More...]
1933 Goudey Sport Kings Red Grange
Red Grange was the first genuine star of American football, and his inclusion in the 1933 Goudey Sport Kings set was not surprising. In 1924, as a member of the University of Illinois, Grange burst onto the national scene when he scored 5 touchdowns in a shocking upset victory over vaunted Michigan, just one of the many stories in the Grange … [Read More...]
1935 National Chicle Bronko Nagurski
Bronko Nagurski was one of the earliest stars in the NFL. During an era where players took both sides of the field, Nagurski was a force to be reckoned with, destroying opponents as a defensive end and carrying defenders as a running back. Throughout his career he would win two NFL championships and would be regarded as one of the greatest players … [Read More...]
1935 National Chicle Football Cards: Investing in the NFL’s early history
Honus Wagner. It is a name that is well known across all sporting circles. Yes, he was a hall of fame baseball player, and definitely one of the best from the deadball era. But even casual fans, and mothers across the country have known the name for years. When you think of trading cards you think of Honus Wagner, due to the rarity and prices … [Read More...]
1948 Leaf Sammy Baugh
Hall of Fame quarterback Sammy Baugh played for the Washington Redskins for 16 seasons, during which he would change the game of football forever. While Baugh may not have had as much relative success as many other Hall of Fame, his contribution to the game, the forward pass, made him one of the most important football players of all time. There … [Read More...]
1953 Bowman football set: A colorful rarity
1953. Eisenhower succeeded Truman. Jonas Salk announced his polio vaccine. Hugh Heffner released the 1st issue of Playboy. Disney's Peter Pan debuted. 1953 was also the year that the FCC approved color television. Color was the rage all around, and Bowman was making strides on that front in card making. But apparently they weren't so … [Read More...]
1955 Topps All American Four Horsemen
Harry Stuhldreher, Elmer Layden, Don Miller, and Jim Crowley were four standout football players at Notre Dame, who led the team to an undefeated season and to the 1924 National Championship. In 1955, Topps placed all four athletes on the same card to honor their legendary status. This 1955 Topps All-American Four Horsemen card is very popular … [Read More...]
1955 Topps All American Jim Thorpe
Jim Thorpe was one of the most outstanding athletes in history. In addition to several seasons as a profession football player, Thorpe played both basketball and baseball professionally, and he also won two gold medals at the Olympics. In 1955, two years after his death, Topps included a Jim Thorpe card in their set of past and current football … [Read More...]
1962 Topps Ernie Davis
Although Ernie Davis never played a single game in the NFL, he is one of the most memorable players in the history of the league. Drafted firstoverall by the Washington Redskins and then traded to the Cleveland Browns, Davis was poised for an excellent NFL career. During the preseason, however, he was diagnosed with leukemia, and would later die … [Read More...]
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