Today I used the Gallery’s Wild Card feature (try it!–it’s at the top of every page) to pick the vintage football card of the day. It picked a 1953 Bowman card of…
Tag: Washington Redskins
1939 Redskins Matchbooks Andy Farkas
Today’s card of the day is a 1939 Washington Redskins Matchbook of Andy Farkas. Farkas played eight seasons in the NFL: 1938 to 1944 with the Redskins, and 1945 with the Detroit…
1973 Topps Diron Talbert
Happy 80th birthday to Diron Talbert! Talbert played defensive tackle for fourteen seasons in the NFL: 1967 to 1970 for the Los Angeles Rams and 1971 to 1980 for the Washington Redskins….
1956 Topps Leon Heath
Today’s card of the day is a 1956 Topps card of Leon “Mule Train” Heath. It is a short print, like all of the Washington Redskins cards in the set. (See the…
1976 Topps Brad Dusek
Brad Dusek, who played linebacker for the Washington Redskins from 1974 to 1981, passed away on June 10. He was 73. Dusek played on the Redskins’ playoff teams of 1974 and 1976….
1971 Topps Ted Vactor
Happy 80th birthday to Ted Vactor! Vactor played defensive back from 1969 to 1973 for the Washington Redskins, and in 1975 for the Chicago Bears. He played in Super Bowl VII, which…
1979 Topps Ricky Thompson
Happy 70th birthday to Ricky Thompson! Thompson was a wide receiver for seven seasons in the NFL: 1976 to 1977 with the Baltimore Colts, 1978 to 1981 with the Washington Redskins, and…
1954 Quaker Sports Oddities Jack Riley
Today’s card of the day is a 1954 Quaker Sports Oddities card of Jack Riley. Riley played tackle for one season, 1933, with the NFL’s Boston Redskins. (The Redskins moved to Washington…