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 has a rich heritage that is tied directly to the NFL. It’s this bond that keeps us coming back to the games, the players, the Rule Books, and the order forms. The Rule Books and the order forms … 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 has many great stories, and one of the stories we’re most proud of in The Unforgettable Buzz is that of Canadian toy maker Munro Games. In a fortuitous turn we were able to make the acquaintance of Don … 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
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
Electric football fans will soon have a book to call their own. The design of The Unforgettable Buzz is complete and we’re preparing the book for the printer. The final stats of the book are this: 652 pages long, more than 300 photos, … Continue reading
“This is such a great book. Historical, colorful, and warm. It immediately took me back to those incredibly special days of my childhood.” — Rick Burton, David B. Falk Professor of Sports Management, Syracuse University As you can see, we … Continue reading
As a writer, it’s always disconcerting to find your words in a place where they’re not supposed to be. That happened a number of years ago when I typed “176 Johnson Street” into an Internet search engine. Shockingly, up … Continue reading
Electric football has many special items and places. This certainly ranks as one of them. It was Miggle’s NFL team room — the room where all the bags of NFL teams were stored, and where all the NFL team orders … Continue reading
Electric football’s evolution through the years will be chronicled thoroughly in The Unforgettable Buzz. And the person who contributed more to the game’s evolution than anybody else will feature prominently in our book. That person was Calvin “Lee” Payne. … Continue reading
Electric football is the main focus of The Unforgettable Buzz, but the toy industry and its inner workings play a major role in the story of Norman Sas, Lee Payne, and Tudor Games. One of our favorite reads on the … Continue reading
In this segement Kathy shows us an old Tudor injection mold that came from Brooklyn. It’s a mold for bases. They are incredibly heavy, as you can see, it takes a fork lift to move the mold from one area … Continue reading
We are in the home stretch of finishing up The Unforgettable Buzz right now. Our best images are all locked in place, the text is “final,” and advance copies will soon be in the hands of some very special commentators. … Continue reading