“The Unforgettable Buzz is a thoroughly researched and cleverly written study of electric football. Every Baby Boomer who played the game – and that’s all of us – will love this book.” — Ray Didinger, Pro Football Hall of … Continue reading
A happy and safe 4th of July to all of our electric football friends. We’re so grateful for all of the support you’ve offered during this very exciting week! Earl & Roddy
Many, many thanks to the Miniature Football Coaches Association for featuring the release of The Unforgettable Buzz on their website. We’re so grateful for their support. The electric football community is a very special one, and we’re honored … Continue reading
It’s quite a relief to finally have The Unforgettable Buzz published. Yet there is some other serious and unfinished Electric Football business that we want to address. And it’s going to take the efforts of everyone involved in Electric Football to make … Continue reading
It was only a fleeting moment of glory, but at one point The Unforgettable Buzz climbed to #3 in Amazon’s “Hot New Releases” Football category!! Thanks everyone!!!!
A little fun for kick-off The Buzz on July 1, 2013!!!
The Unforgettable Buzz is available now on Amazon. Just click on the cover or the Amazon widget on the right side of the page to get to our Amazon page (if you don’t see the widget, check your ad-blocking plug-ins). … Continue reading
It was a year ago today that Norman Sas passed away. Over the past year we have written many words about Norman Sas and Electric Football. Really to the point where we’re almost out of words. So we put … Continue reading
Here’s the final segment of the 1999 Rodricks for Breakfast Show in Baltimore.
Most Neil Leifer photos are amazing, and the one above is no exception. Wrigley Field, November 1963, the Bears and Packers — and looking at the photo you feel like you’re on the field. Or at the least, you are … Continue reading
Electric football and stadium architecture are very much intertwined. So that makes it especially hard to hear about the dilapidated state of the Houston Astrodome. How does a stadium go from being the “Eighth Wonder” to a step away from … Continue reading
Electric football was and is a game that fuels our imaginations. One of the players who added fuel to electric football was Deacon Jones. When you got your set of Rams, one of the first numbers you ever put on … Continue reading
Electric football and Memorial Day wouldn’t seem to have much of a connection. But there is an electric football story that does connect electric football to the holiday. It’s a story that was told to me in the mid-1990’s, and … Continue reading
“I can’t stop thinking big, I can’t stop thinking big” – Lyrics from “Caravan” by Rush “Big” things are definitely not far away right now for The Unforgettable Buzz. Luckily, we never stopped thinking big, otherwise we wouldn’t have made it this … Continue reading
Electric football, from the early 1960’s on, was associated with the NFL. Actually, for most of us the equation looks like this: Electric Football = NFL There aren’t many other toys or games that carry such a strong association with … Continue reading
Electric football…this is where it all started. On the Tudor Tru-Action No. 500, which was first displayed at the New York City Toy Fair in March of 1949. By the fall, the No. 500 was being sold throughout the eastern … Continue reading
Electric football is one step closer to having its history published. The Unforgettable Buzz is at the printer, getting its ankles taped and shoulder pads on. It’s also getting a little spinal adjustment, making sure that the book stays in … Continue reading
Posted below is an amazing account of a visit to the Tudor factory. It was written by John Morano in 1996 and appeared in a Miggle newsletter – we remember it well. This is a copy of the original text, … Continue reading
Electric football’s story will soon be told. It won’t be long before “The Buzz” arrives…..
Electric football and the NFL first came together on the Gotham G-1500 model in 1961. It was a groundbreaking game on many levels. It really was, in modern terminology, a game-changer, and set the stage for all that came … Continue reading