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1974 Steelers: The Dynasty Begins
Few would have thought in the early 70s that the Pittsburgh Steelers would become the “Team Of The Decade.” By 1974, the team really jelled, but not without some quarterback controversy. Terry Bradshaw had been the starter since 1971 but he was not very good. He didn’t have to be because the Steelers were an outstanding running team with an absolutely stifling defense. Nonetheless, the quarterback is positioned to be the defacto team leader, something that was lacking during the first half of the 1974 season. Hopes were high after playoff appearances in 1972 & 1973 and because the 1974...
1970 Brewers Inaugural Set, Series I
When the Milwaukee Brewers were acquired by Bud Selig’s ownership team in 1970, they purchased the Seattle Pilots out of bankruptcy court. Selig named the club the Milwaukee Brewers after the minor league team of the same name he had watched in his youth, which existed until the arrival of the Braves in Milwaukee in 1953. Since the move to Milwaukee received final approval less than a week before the start of the 1970 MLB season, there was no time to order new uniforms. Selig was forced to simply remove the Seattle markings from the Pilots' blue-and-gold uniforms and sew...
1963 49ers: No Where To Go But Up
The 1962 season began with high hopes with coach Red Hickey calling the team the best he has ever coached. But once the season began, injuries took an immediate toll. Star lineman Bob St. Claire went down with an achilles tendon and star halfback Bill Kilmer broke his leg in a car accident when driving into the San Francisco Bay. Their 6-8 record in 1962 dropped to 2-12 in 1963 as more injuries piled up, with Kilmer missing the whole year, starting QB John Brodie breaking is arm, and several defensive starters going down with knee injuries. As dissension seeped...
1972 Series II: Super Bowl Winners
If you enjoyed the first RetroCard series on the 72 Cowboys, there is more where that came from. In honor of the Cowboys 1971 Super Bowl victory, RetroCards releases the 1972 Series II set. Series II leaves few stones unturned with more key players, unsung heroes, and Hall of Famers. The set includes: Gloster Richardson, Blaine Nye, Forrest Gregg, Rodney Wallace, Cliff Harris, Billy Truax, Charlie Waters, Billy Parks, Jack Concannon, D.D. Lewis, Tody Smith, Tony Liscio, Don Talbert, plus a Roger Staubach All-Pro card, a team champions card, and "In Action" cards of Lance Alworth and Chuck Howley. Order here!...
1972 Dallas Cowboys Series I
The Cowboys had finally won the big one in 1971 after five straight disappointing post season losses. Tex Schramm put the crowbar in the old wallet and put together a team that couldn’t possibly lose. Yet had it not been for Roger Staubach, they probably would have lost. Coach Landry made the decision to start Staubach over Craig Morton and the Cowboys never looked back. Every starter on offense consisted of and All-Pro, a Pro Bowler (at one time or another), and/or a future Hall of Famer. Even late insurance pick up Forrest Gregg, was a shoe-in Hall of...
Reggie Harding: Baddest Of The Bad Boys
The history of 1960s pro basketball shows a sport at the beginning of a big rise. The pro game began to develop as more athletic and physical players arrived on the scene. The new American Basketball Association challenged the old guard NBA and a flood of new players that never would have had a chance in pro ball, found spots on rosters. History has shown that any 7-foot basketball player – no matter what their skill level is – is always in demand. “Maybe we can hone his skills. Maybe we can control him. Maybe we can design a role...
The Ice Bowl: Greatest Game Ever?
The much fabled Ice Bowl (official name: 1967 NFL Championship Game) has taken on such legendary status that has been called the NFL's greatest game. Two teams battling in the most extreme of elements is what football is supposed to be about – not replay, not "touching" the passer, and not end zone celebrations with or without props. Not much need be said about the game, but this RetroCard set tells a chronological story in words and pictures. Featured heavily in this set is the fan's contribution and their resilience in –40˚F wind chills. Few people left and when the...
Rhome If You Want To: Jerry Rhome
Jerry Rhome tore up college football at Tulsa with an offense that had did something no other team – college or pro – had dared to do. That was pass the ball ALL THE TIME. If you talk to Jerry Rhome, he has no problem discussing how Tulsa revolutionized the passing game. He ought to know. As a senior he passed for 2,870 yards and threw for 32 touchdowns (versus only 4 interceptions), narrowly losing the Heisman Trophy to Notre Dame’s John Huarte. With numbers like that, he seemed destined for the passing-crazy AFL, but he wound up a...
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