LOOKING BACK
By John Turney
One of the better sites about football memorabilia is
The Unforgettable Buzz which covers electric football in a way that makes one wish he were still eleven and painting the figures and playing the game.
They have even published
books on the subject.
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| Credit: The Unforgettable Buzz |
What I didn't know is that this hobby is still going strong and that Tudor still sells the
game, players, and materials to customize your teams.
Here is a link to look at
all the teams. They look like they sell for about $12 to 15 for 11 players:
That includes modern
facemasks and
eyeshields.
Tough not nearly as comprehensive or well-illustrated this
blog, The Vibrating Football Project is worth a look as well. He has some shots of various teams and games such as:
As a kid, I spent a lot of time painting the figures with Testors paint, and applying the numbers, in fact much more that than playing the game. If you were a kid in the 1960s and 1970s
The Unforgettable Buzz will bring back lots of memories.
I received a beautiful Coleco CFL endorsed game for Christmas in 1970. It came with generic blue on gold and white on red teams but to me they were Winnipeg and Calgary.
ReplyDeleteI should have also mentioned that I read The Unforgettable Buzz. It's a tremendously detailed history of the game with tons of photos.
DeleteTHe CFL one---12 players? 3 downs?
DeleteYou bet!
DeleteVery late to seeing this, but thank you SO much for the shout out and kind words. Always gratifying to have your work appreciated! Thanks!!!
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