From the Victory League series by Neuarmy (via Designspiration)
Book trailer for The Ball: Discovering the Object of the Game by John Fox (on sale May 14). The footage shows the Kirkwell Ba’, an ancient “folk football” game played twice a year, on Christmas and New Years Day, in the streets of Kirkwall, a tiny coastal town in Orkney, northern Scotland.
The oldest surviving video of an American football game, Yale vs. Princeton in 1903 (via Kottke).
Ten days to go…
Great spot for the NBA on TNT. Background here.
“You will no doubt remember a fair-haired crew-cut lad…” In the spring of 1960, Anthony Gilchrist, an old army buddy of Toronto Maple Leafs coach Punch Imlach, recommends a 12-year-old prospect named Bobby Orr. The whole story is told here. (Via Pension Plan Puppets.)
Bill Bradley (1973-74 Topps). (via)
Satchel Paige, July 1948 (via, B&W original)
Bob Cousy drives the lane in a December 1956 game against the Rochester Royals. (Sports Illustrated)
Lou Gehrig (via thestrawthatstirsthedrink)
1972 Bruins road sweater worn by Bobby Orr in the Stanley Cup finals. (Source.)
Quarterbacks of the NFL, 1961
Back row (left to right): Milt Plum (Browns), Bobby Layne (Steelers), Sam Etcheverry (Cardinals), Bill Wade (Bears), Bart Starr (Packers), Johnny Unitas (Colts), Norm Snead (Redskins), Zeke Bratkowski (Rams). Front row: Jim Ninowski (Lions), Fran Tarkenton (Vikings), Don Meredith (Cowboys), John Brodie (49ers), Sonny Jurgensen (Eagles), Y.A. Tittle (Giants). Photo by Ralph Morse. First published in Life magazine, November 17, 1961. (Source)
“Kindest Regards, Bill Russell” (1961). (via)
