Electric Football — Yes, we did this electric football matchup already. Unfortunately, of the photos done for this week, this ended up being the best game (nobody really wanted to see the Eagles-Cowboys). The away 49ers have always been one … Continue reading
Electric football once had a relationship with a professional football league that was not the NFL. That league still exists, and in fact, played its championship game this past Sunday night. Not only was this game the pinnacle of the … Continue reading
This is a good matchup only in terms of vintage electric football teams. There is very little appealing or attractive about the real game for the casual fan. Maybe some glitter from RG3, but neither of these teams are very … Continue reading
This is the 1972 version of the Gotham electric football game we featured in the last post. Gotham has now turned this model into a large game (38″ x 21″), and renumbered it. It’s now the NFLPA G-1506. It’s basically … Continue reading
Electric football games were a Thanksgiving Day advertising staple in the 1960’s. The above ad was run by the Lazarus Department store chain ran in the Mansfield News Journal on November 27, 1969. It was a full page ad that … Continue reading
When Tudor began making NFL electric football games, the Rams and 49ers were one of first pairings sold. Although they weren’t part of the original group of NFL games Tudor released in 1967, the Rams-49ers were paired together the very … Continue reading
How popular was electric football in 1954? If you were Christmas shopping and walked into a toy store, you would have seen something like this…. Earl & Roddy
Our electric football vintage match-ups can continue thanks to the power being restored yesterday. This week we’ve picked the Vikings and the Seahawks. It turns out to be an intriguing real life game, with both NFL teams trying to figure out if … Continue reading