Electric Football Timeline 1978 – Sold Out For Tudor

An Electric Football Sell Out Tudor was riding high into 1978. They completely sold out their Super Bowl line in previous year, and were going to earned their first Sears Excellence Award since 1974. Part of the reason for that … Continue reading

Electric Football Timeline 1975 – More Toy World Turmoil

Munro Games Is In Trouble Munro Games overextended itself in both Electric Football and table hockey in the early 1970s. So by 1975 the company is in deep financial trouble. Desperately trying to make a go in Air Hockey while … Continue reading

Electric Football Timeline 1974 – A Year of Change

 Oil Crisis Hits the Economy The oil crisis hit the U.S. at the end of 1973. This sent the U.S. economy into free fall and the toy business into turmoil, with toy shortages during the 1973 Christmas season. The toy … Continue reading

Electric Football Timeline 1973 Pt. II – Coleco and Christmas

Too Much Electric Football Part 2 Coleco was also starting to downsize and economize, making smaller Electric Football games and games with more plastic in them – i.e. cheaper games. They were even making several Electric Football models that didn’t … Continue reading

Electric Football Timeline 1973 Pt. I – Too Much EF

Too Much Electric Football Almost 40 different Electric Football games were available in 1972. That was a much different number from a decade earlier, when Tudor and Gotham combined for a grand total of four different models in 1962. And … Continue reading

Electric Football Timeline 1969 – Tudor Makes a Super Bowl

Twenty years after creating Electric Football, Tudor secured the game’s status as an all-time “Featured Toy.” They did it with their new Sears-exclusive Super Bowl model, a game that recreated in miniature the most important game in professional football history. … 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 1967 – Tudor Takes the NFL

Tudor Takes the NFL License Electric Football’s place in American culture changed forever in 1967. The year is a dividing line for how the game is viewed, with the event dividing the pre-1967 and post-1967 periods being Tudor unseating Gotham … Continue reading

Electric Football Timeline 1962 – Tudor Goes 3-D

Tudor vs Gotham The Electric Football competition between Tudor and Gotham is truly “on.” After Gotham unveiled the NFL G-1500, Tudor responds by creating the first ever 3-D Electric Football players. The players were designed by Lee Payne, who also … Continue reading

Electric Football Timeline 1961 – Gotham Gets The NFL

Gotham Gets The NFL License Gotham markets the NFL G-1500, the first-ever NFL licensed Electric Football game. This makes Electric Football one of NFL’s earliest licensees. At 36” long the G-1500 is by far the largest Electric Football game ever … Continue reading

Electric Football Timeline 1959 – A Decade of Electric Football

A Decade of Electric Football 1959 marked 10 years of Electric Football. The first decade of the game had been a success for Norman Sas and Tudor. Even with Gotham standing on the opposing sideline for the last 6 years. … Continue reading

Electric Football Timeline 1957 – The Game Continues to Grow

  Electric Football can be found in all major Christmas catalogs and is prominently featured in newspaper articles and advertisements. And football is also showing up more on television sets throughout the U.S.   Electric Football continues to grow and … Continue reading

Electric Football Timeline 1956 – Tudor and Gotham Compete

Tudor and Gotham Compete For Sales Tudor and Gotham continue their Electric Football competition as NFL pro football becomes more popular in American culture, thanks in large part to television.   Gotham Being Sold by Sears and Montgomery Ward at … Continue reading

Electric Football Timeline 1953 – Tudor’s Success Continues

The popularity of Tudor Electric Football continued to grow in 1953. Tens of thousands of the games were sold during the holiday season. And most of them would be buzzing under the tree on Christmas morning.   Norman Sas should … Continue reading

Electric Football Timeline 1951 – A Christmas Morning Classic

Christmas Lists Including Electric Football In 1951 Tudor’s Electric Football success continues. The game is featured in newspaper ads throughout the Christmas shopping season, and the range of stores that sell the Tru-Action line of electric games – Electric Football, Horse Racing, … Continue reading

Electric Football Timeline 1949 – Tudor’s Tru-Action No. 500

A New Game for Tudor The Norman Sas and Joe Tonole partnership turned out to be a good one. So good that in 1949, with Joe Tonole’s expert help, Norman Sas debuted the Tudor Tru-Action Electric Football No. 500 game … Continue reading

Electric Football Timeline 1948 – Tudor’s Pregame Warmup

A Company in Crisis Tudor Metal Products struggled in the years after WWII. They weren’t alone in their struggles. Many companies experienced problems in these post-war years as the economy “reconverted” from war production back into a civilian-based production. Throughout … Continue reading

Get Ready For The Electric Football Timeline!

Happy 70th Anniversary Electric Football! 2019 is an extraordinary year, at least in terms of football. First, the NFL is celebrating its 100th anniversary. And of equal significance – at least we think so – Tudor Electric Football is celebrating … 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