Bill's Baseball Card Blog

We're all familiar with the big name athletes that played in MLB and in the NFL: Bo Jackson, Deion Sanders, and Brian Jordan. The first two are practically household names. But there have been several others, some fairly recently, and some from long ago. There are probably others that have played in both leagues, but the following is my collection that features such athletes. 1990 Score Bo Jackson. 1985 Heisman Trophy winner. NFL's 1st overall draft pick in 1986. First professional athlete in history to be named an All-Star/All-Pro in both baseball and football. Bo's on the field baseball achievements are legendary: homering in his first All-Star game appearance and being named MVP of the game; a one handed home run; running up an outfield wall, and so many more. A hip injury limited his playing career in both sports, but ultimately Jackson's MLB career spanned 9 seasons and his NFL career 4 seasons. There's no info on the back of the Auburn University...

  Life has been busy so I haven't posted in quite a while. I've also been waiting for some cards to arrive so I could complete this post. Here's my post on "did you know they once were a Red"? Hall of Famer Christy Mathewson pitched one game for the Reds in 1916 (9-inning complete game win!). He also managed the Reds from 1916-1918 to a 164-176 W-L record. 1961 Fleer #59. Olympic gold medalist and professional football player Jim Thorpe played 77 games for the Reds in 1917 (for manager Christy Matthewson). He batted .247 with 6 HR and 36 RBIs. He was previously featured here  with other 2-sport stars. 1988 The Sporting News, Conlon Collection, Series 4. Curt Flood played 8 games for the Reds in 1956 - 1957 before he was unwisely traded to the Cardinals where he went on to have a borderline Hall of Fame career. He was also featured here  for being a barrier breaker. Art card #NNO. From 1958-1960 Don Newcombe had a 24-21 W-L record with a 3.64 ERA with the Reds.  19...