Happy New Year and Thank You from The Unforgettable Buzz

Electric football 2012…when we look back at the whirlwind of the last 6 months, it’s been a period that did not exist in our imaginations. It started with a truly sad event, the passing of electric football inventor Norman Sas. … Continue reading

Electric Football’s Ultimate “Lost” Electric Football Game – The Lee Payne Designed “Ice Bowl”

Electric football and the NFL have created some memorable pairings. Today it’s fitting that we show off a game that was an “almost.” It was designed, but never but into production. But, oh, what a game it would have been… … Continue reading

Electric Football NFL Vintage Matchup Week 17 – Haiti Vikings vs. HK Packers

Electric football and the NFL have been licensing partners for over half a century now, but it wasn’t until Tudor created their miniature NFL that the game really started to capture our imaginations. And it allowed many of us move … Continue reading

Holiday Greetings and Images from The Unforgettable Buzz

Electric football’s ancestral home is 176 Johnson Street in Brooklyn, NY. Tudor moved to that location in late 1945. Here’s the announcement they put out to the toy industry. And here’s just a few of the Christmas moments the Tudor … Continue reading

Happy Holidays!! – A New Sample Page from The Unforgettable Buzz

Electric football Holiday Greetings everyone! We’d like to wish a Happy Holiday to all of our electric football friends. We are incredibly grateful for everyone’s support and input over the last couple months. It’s been amazing. As a special “thank … Continue reading

Electric Football Vintage Matchup Week 15 – 1967 Sears NFL No. 613 Cardinals vs. Bears

Electric football history was made 45 years ago when Tudor brought its miniature NFL to Christmas mornings throughout the country. One of the three NFL games Tudor was offering in 1967 was the NFL No. 613 model, which was being … Continue reading

The Legacy of Tudor and NFL Properties

Electric football inventor Norman Sas was a genuinely humble man. But there was one topic where his trademark reserve quickly melted away. In any conversation that involved NFL Properties, Mr. Sas would always include this phrase: “We made that company.” … Continue reading

Electric Football Vintage NFL Matchup Week 15 – Haiti Raiders vs. Hong Kong Chiefs

Electric football is the original “fantasy football.” So we’re allowed to pretend that this week’s Raiders-Chiefs game is significant. It certainly is to the fans of the two teams. But outside of Oakland and Kansas City? Yes, for us it … Continue reading

Tudor 1962 Sports Classic No 600 Game – A Lee Payne Design

Electric football is alive and well, as this photo has been floating around the internent for some time now. But it is our photo. It was part of the “Tudor History” page we did for the Miggle site. The game … Continue reading

Strange But True Electric Football Stories Part II – Electric Football Game Bribes in NYC

Electric football was pretty popular in the early 1970’s, but was it “valuable” enough to be used as a bribe…to police officers? The answer is a resounding “Yes.” In a front page New York Times article from November of 1972, … Continue reading

Update on The Unforgettable Buzz – Sample Page with Tudor’s “Lost” Ice Bowl Game

Electric football and Christmas are inseparable, so with Christmas closing in it’s time for an update on The Unforgettable Buzz. When Marvel Graphic Designer Michael Kronenberg joined the project, we were faced with a tough choice. Michael could tweak the mostly … Continue reading

Electric Football Vintage NFL Matchup Week 14 – Haiti Eagles vs. Haiti Bucs

Electric Football – In many, many ways there’s not much in this matchup. The Eagles are in a self-inflicted tailspin that seems to have no bottom, and their history with the Buccaneers covers some of the most devastating losses in … Continue reading

Electric Football 1962 — Gotham Pressed Steel Rule Book

Electric football history is usually pretty colorful. Let’s time travel back 50 years and take a peak inside a 1962 Gotham Rule Book…..

Electric Football 1972 – Gotham’s Dick Butkus G-890 Model

Electric football had become quite crowded by 1972. Not only were long-time players Tudor and Gotham still in the game, they had recently been joined by “rookies” Coleco and Munro. Both of these new companies charged onto the field like … Continue reading

Electric Football Traditions — Thanksgiving Day at the “Garcia Bowl”

  Electric football was definitely “all in the family” as Roddy and his brother Roald played the “Garcia Bowl” on Thanksgiving Day. Roddy had his beloved Vikings, Roald his Giants. It was a “stock game” played on a 1969 NFL … Continue reading