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1969 Oakland Raiders
1968 saw the Raiders compile an impressive 12–2 record despite a rash of injuries to their defense including Tom Keating, Bill Laskey, and Kent McCloughan. Luckily, key rookies like George Atkinson stepped up to compensate. New stars were emerging like Warren Wells, Gene Upshaw, and Art Shell and in 1969, young coach John Madden took over and improved their 1968 to 12–1–1 in 1969. The Kansas City Chiefs proved to be too much for the Raiders in 1969, beating them 17–7 in the AFL Championship Game, but the Raiders had built a tradition of winning and that would carry them...
Those We've Lost in 2020: Part Three
This part three post of the many sports and pop culture figures we have lost in 2020. Paul Crane, Helen Reddy, Jay Johnstone, Mike Tilleman, Tom Yewcic, Dick Nemelka, Charlie Pride, Matt Blair, Larry Wilson, David Lander, Whitey Ford, Ron Perranoski, Jake Scott, Gale Sayers, Bill Mathis, Alex Trebek, K.C. Jones, Joe Morgan, Milt Sunde, Ray Perkins, Phil Niekro, Gord Brooks, Bird Averitt, Ron Widby, Derland Moore, Bob Whitlow, Jimmy Orr, Tom Dempsey, Fred Dean, Loyd Phillips, and Louis Carter. Thank you for checking out this special series of Those We've Lost.
Those We've Lost In 2020: Part Two
This part two post of the many sports and pop culture figures we have lost in 2020. Bob Oliver, Howard Mudd, Joe Beauchamp, Little Richard, Bob Watson, Dick Lucas, Earnie Killum, Tom Seaver, Rosey Taylor, Lee Grosscup, Wes Unseld, Mike McCormack Rodger Bird, Don Zimmerman, Dick Coury, Tom Vaughn, Paul Rochester, Claudell Washington, Oscar Brown, Dick Allen, Jim Frey, Wilford Brimley, Carl Garrett, Mitch Hoopes, Lou Brock, Earl Thomas, Horace Clarke, Dave Lewis, Jim Kiick, Jerry Sloan, Stan Hindman, and Don Shula. Part Three is to come!
Those We've Lost in 2020: Part One
As time presses on, we continue to lose many sports figures and pop culture personalities from the RetroCards Era of 1955-1988. In this Part One of Those We've Lost in 2020, RetroCards offers a brief memorial by showing a "card that never was." Those who have passed and are featured here include: Herb Adderley, Sean Connery, Eddie Van Halen, Sam Wyche, Don Larson, Doug Hart, David Stern, Neil Peart, Allen Brown, Willie Wood, Orson Bean, Robert Conrad, Kelley Nakahra, Ja’Net Dubois, Nesby Glasgow, Gloster Richardson, Del Shofner, Lyle Waggoner, Benny Malone , Curly Neal, Mike Stratton, Jim Wynn, Goldie Sellers,...
The NFLs Golden Boy: Paul Hornung
The NFL’s Golden Boy, Paul Hornung, passed away at the age of 84 on November 13th, 2020. If you were to pick one player on Vince Lombardi’s Green Bay Packer teams that launched that dynasty in the 1960s, it would have to be Paul Hornung. An unlikely NFL quarterback, the Heisman Trophy winner was drafted number one in 1957 to bolster the hapless Packers at time when the term “Titletown” was a distant memory. In his first two seasons Hornung was under utilized as a runner, receiver, and kicking specialist, tallying only 85 points in his first two seasons. Granted,...
Washington Federals - Lovable Losers of the USFL
If you are a fan of the old USFL, then you are probably familiar with the league's best teams and players. But fans must take the bad with the good and the Washington Federals were one of the truly hapless teams of that era. The 1983 the new United States Football League had plenty of hurdles to clear and one of the league's successes was they put very competitive teams on the field. In fact, by 1984 the talent level rose to NFL levels. The Federals were not among these and though their record was worse than their talent, the...
Spotlight: The Johnstone-Monday Connection
Two old school baseball players from the 70s and 80s that I grew up admiring were Rick Monday and Jay Johnstone. Neither played for my hometown team but as I collected baseball cards, those two players always stood out to me. When the Los Angeles Dodgers made their World Series run in 1981 I had fun watching Monday and Johnstone make big contributions on the road to the Dodgers World Series victory. I’ve always been partial to role players and Johnstone and Monday were unlikely heroes on a team chock full of stars and great players. That Dodger team seemed...
What Is the Future of Card Collecting?
The future viability of sports cards collecting looks cloudy. A pandemic has pushed professional and collegiate sports to the point of extinction and one has to wonder what this means for sports card collecting in the future. The soaring prices at every conceivable level of pro sports was easily absorbed by sports fans until now. Will sports complexes be closed? Will there only be virtual fans at games? Who will pay for these billion dollar venues if no fans are in them? Will sports return to normal after the pandemic? If there are no professional sports, will there be sports...
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