To a card collector, “oddballs” are collectible items that have some characteristics of cards–small size, two dimensions, pictures of players, team logos, and so on–but are not traditional trading cards. Some examples are coins, bottle caps, cap...

Eddie Bell, who played defensive back and linebacker from 1955 to 1960 for the Philadelphia Eagles, Hamilton Tiger Cats, and New York Titans, died on November 16. Bell’s obituary at philly.com provides a nice summary of his career. Pictured here is...

This is the first time I’ve seen these offered together: a full set of 1969 Glendale Stamps, still on panels, with the accompanying album. The seller, cocicoco, has lots of oddball items like these, and it is fun to browse their football card...

In 1935, the National Chicle Gum Company became the first company to print a football-only set and distribute it nationally. The backs of the cards indicate that the company had planned to print 240 cards (see the second-to-bottom line on the card...

Today I put together another virtual uncut sheet page, this time for 1969 Topps football cards. The page includes both the first and second series sheets. These are the first sheets I’ve seen where half the cards were printed upside down. (Click on...