Electric Football Christmas Catalog Countdown – Sears 1956
Electric Football in the 1956 Sears Christmas Catalog. The game is at the top of the page. It’s the Sears exclusive Gotham G-940 Electro-Magnetic Football Game
Category Archives: Electric Football
The Unforgettable Buzz Electric Football Christmas Catalog Countdown
Electric Football history was chronicled by the Christmas catalogs of Sears, Montgomery Ward, and others for over 30 years. These catalogs were a vital source of information to us as we wrote The Unforgettable Buzz. Not only did they give … Continue reading
Electric Football History On Bookstore Shelves!
Our publisher, One Way Road Press, is what is known in the publishing trade as a “small” publisher. So one of the things we had to come to terms in going the small publisher route was that the The Unforgettable … Continue reading
Praise For The Unforgettable Buzz from Author Eric Clark
Eric Clark is author of The Real Toy Story: Inside the Ruthless Battle for America’s Youngest Consumers. It is really a seminal work on the modern toy industry, and was published by Simon & Schuster. He is a renowned investigative … Continue reading
Remembering Our Veterans
(Note: The bulk of this text originally ran on Memorial Day.) Electric football and Veterans Day wouldn’t seem to have much of a connection. But there is an electric football story that does connect electric football to this day of … Continue reading
Electric Football As A Christmas Catalog “Featured Toy”
There are so many points in Electric Football history where a change occurred and the path of the game was forever altered. One of the truly momentous changes happened when Electric Football began appearing the in the Christmas catalogs of … Continue reading
The Action Figure Times Reviews The Unforgettable Buzz
The Action Figure Times recently reviewed The Unforgettable Buzz, and we are truly gratified by what Editor Glenn Harman thought of our book. Here are some excerpts: “Earl Shores and Roddy Garcia have written one of the most in depth … Continue reading
Strange But True Electric Football Stories – Joe Namath Update
Note: We first published this blog post in August of 2012. We had no idea at the time that it would become part of one of the coolest looking pages in The Unforgettable Buzz (it’s at the bottom of this … Continue reading
The Unforgettable Buzz Talks With PBS Antiques Roadshow Appraiser Gary Sohmers
It’s an exciting morning for us at The Unforgettable Buzz. That’s because Buzz co-author Earl Shores will be talking with PBS Antiques Roadshow Appraiser Gary Sohmers on his radio show “Calling All Collectors.” Gary is the cheerful appraiser in the … Continue reading
The Garcia “Donut Hole Bowl” – Vikings vs. Giants
So here we are, a Monday Night Football game with my Vikings against my older brother’s New York “Football” Giants…in Prime Time! When I first saw it on the schedule I was thrilled. Another classic battle between Roald and I … Continue reading
The Unforgettable Buzz – Electric Football Book Trailer III
A minute of Electric Football history from The Unforgettable Buzz.
Why We Buzz…the Mystery of Electric Football
Electric Football is mysterious for some people. They sort of politely nod when you talk about…if you’re lucky. Some get that far off look in their eyes, mixed with a touch a fear, like you’re a disheveled homeless person mumbling … Continue reading
Download Chapter 1 of The Unforgettable Buzz
We’ve put up a PDF excerpt of The Unforgettable Buzz that is available for download. It’s Chapter 1 in its entirety. It introduces all the characters in our story, and sets the stage for the most important happenings in Electric … Continue reading
“Thank You” Seth Everett and Fox Sports Radio
I had a great time talking to Seth Everett about Electric Football and our book The Unforgettable Buzz this past weekend. Seth had me on his nationally broadcast Saturday morning Fox Sports Radio show. It was such a pleasure as … Continue reading
Talking Electric Football on Fox Sports Radio with Seth Everett
Electric Football will be hitting the Fox Sports Radio Network first thing tomorrow morning. Earl Shores of The Unforgettable Buzz will be talking about Electric Football on the nationally broadcast Seth Everett Show tomorrow just at the sun rises. The … Continue reading
Before Electric Football – Part IV
Electric Football’s debut was less than a decade away when the game in today’s “Before Electric Football” installment was submitted to the U.S. Patent Office in June of 1940. This “Game” was eventually granted patent No. 2,263,115, just weeks before … Continue reading
Latest Issue Of Solitaire Illustrated
The latest issue of Solitaire Illustrated is not to be missed. Chris LeMay does an amazing job in covering all of the Electric Football events of August, including the Richmond Art Show and the MFCA Convention in Cleveland. The Unforgettable … Continue reading
Complete Audio Of Interview With KKTK Fox Sports Radio
Fox Sports Radio KKTK “Headin’ For Home” Show host Chuck Zach has provided a link for audio of the entire interview with Buzz co-author Earl Shores. It was so much fun – we are so grateful for the enthusiasm and … Continue reading
Praise for The Unforgettable Buzz from Fox Sports Radio KKTK 1400-AM
I had a great time the other night talking to Chuck Zach and Robert Cochran on Fox Sports KKTK 1400-AM Texarkana. They are super host, and were incredibly supportive of our book The Unforgettable Buzz. So we want to send a … Continue reading
Manning Bowl III
This Sunday will be the third time that brothers Peyton and Eli Manning have faced off as opposing quarterbacks in the NFL. Peyton has the edge in these “Manning Bowls,” with a 2-0 record (both Colts victories over the Giants). … Continue reading