Electric Football Timeline 1972 Part I – Munro Games Lights Up

Munro Lights Up Electric Football Munro Games was the one making Electric Football headlines at the 1972 Toy Fair. The company showed up with something that had never been seen before in Electric Football. An Electric Football game with working … Continue reading

Electric Football Timeline 1970 Pt. 1 – Coleco Steps onto the Field

A New Competitor in Coleco   Tudor’s success with Electric Football enticed a third toy maker onto the vibrating gridiron in 1970. That company was Coleco, who was no stranger to the sports toy market thanks to their successful line … Continue reading

Electric Football Timeline 1968 – An AFL Game

The AFL Gets Electric Football Respect Tudor expanded their Electric Football line to include an Official AFL game in 1968. The AFL No. 520 model came with the Kansas City Chiefs and the New York Jets, with the Jets being … Continue reading

Electric Football Timeline 1958 – Significant Football Events

Electric Football Goes Color Montgomery Ward puts Electric Football on a color page. Because color printing was an expensive process in 1958, Ward would have deliberated long and hard about what toys should be presented in color. It’s significant that … Continue reading

1977 JC Penney Tudor Games Super Bowl Electric Football Game

One of our all-time favorite Tudor Electric Football games is the 1977 J.C. Penney No. 660 Super Bowl . This game is significant because it’s the last Tudor Super Bowl game made in the traditional Tudor Super Bowl configuration – … Continue reading

Electric Football Game Top 20 Countdown — No. 1

Our Electric Football Top 20 Countdown concludes with Game No. 1 — the 1967 Tudor NFL No. 620 with the Browns and Giants. There are more colorful Electric Football games, there are more elaborate Electric Football games, and as we’ve seen … Continue reading

Electric Football Game Top 20 Countdown — No. 3

The Electric Football Game Countdown moves down to game No. 3 – the 1970 Tudor No. 633 Super Bowl. This game is a landmark in both toy and Electric Football history. In terms of visibility and economics, it may have … Continue reading

Uni Watch.com Reviews The Unforgettable Buzz!

We are big fans of the web site Uni Watch, which, as its name implies, keeps a watch on sports uniforms both old and new. Their subtitle, “The Obsessive Study Of Athletic Aesthetics,” means they sweat the details of what … Continue reading

The Halloween Connection – the NFL, Electric Football, and Monday Night Football

On Halloween night in 1966 the Cardinals hosted the Bears in the newly opened Busch Stadium. The game was nationally televised, and the Cardinals prevailed over the Bears 24 -17. The significance of this game was that it happened on … Continue reading

The Unforgettable Buzz Looks Back on 2015

Things were very busy in the Electric Football world at the end of 2015. In fact, things got so busy that we didn’t get around to our annual end of the year round up. Of course, the event at the … Continue reading

Uni Watch/ESPN Holiday Gift Guide Puts Full Color Electric Football At No. 3!

Electric Football is making its mark in 2015, as our new Full Color Electric Football™ book landed at No. 3 on the Uni Watch/ESPN Holiday Gift Guide list!! Watch just past the 2 minute mark of this ESPN video as … Continue reading

Full Color Friday – Tudor QB Brass Master

Electric Football production pieces of any kind are exceedingly rare. That’s because they weren’t viewed as anything “special” at the time they were created. Their purpose was simple — to be part of the industrial process of making a toy. Or … Continue reading

Full Color Friday – Tudor’s “Big” 1967 AFL

Big Tudor AFL players in Full Color Electric Football Full Color Electric Football™ was a labor love. It was all about putting together Electric Football images that we love, images that were inspired by our memories of that first Tudor … Continue reading

Full Color Electric Football™ Is Published!

We are pleased and proud to announce the official publication of our new book Full Color Electric Football™. It’s been quite the “drive” to get this thing into the end zone, including a few tricky “third-and-long” conversions. Our hopes were … Continue reading

Electric Football’s Golden 50-Yard Line

By now we’ve all noticed the gold 50-yard line numbers being used by the NFL. The league is doing this to honor the upcoming 50th Super Bowl game, since 50 years, at least in marriage terms, is known as the … Continue reading

Announcing Fullcolorelectricfootball.com!

We are thrilled to announce that fullcolorelectricfootball.com is now “live” and online! This new website is the official home of our upcoming Full Color Electric Football™ book. The site has been in the works for some time, and will hopefully be the … Continue reading

Hong Kong Electric Football Painters “Greatest Hits”

In last week’s post we talked about Tudor’s Electric Football painters in Hong Kong. The job they did getting all those tiny NFL teams painted and ready for Tudor was amazing. It was hard work, but they were rewarded well … Continue reading

Electric Football Anniversary — 3 Years Of The Buzz Blog

It’s hard to believe that we’ve been writing about Electric Football for over THREE years now on The Unforgettable Buzz web page. As we mentioned last year, we just didn’t think there was that much to say! But how wrong … Continue reading

Happy 2nd Anniversary For The Unforgettable Buzz!

It was two years ago today that our Electric Football history book The Unforgettable Buzz was published. The long odyssey to getting published was one thing, and the odyssey we’ve been on since June 26, 2013 and been something else … Continue reading

Full Color Electric Football on The Knee Jerks Podcast

It was our pleasure to appear on The Knee Jerks 6th Anniversary Podcast last night to talk about our upcoming Full Color Electric Football book. This was our 3rd time on the show. Hosts Greg Eno and Al Beaton are … Continue reading