1974 NFL Posters (Between Stancraft and DAMAC)

LOOKING BACK

By John Turney

The full set of Stancraft Posters and the full set of DAMAC posters had an interim where many of the 1972 series was sold though 1978. The were created from 1974 to 1977 by various artists.

Below is an AD from a magazine that year. However, 10 were new, likely to the teams that sold the most and had demand for a new poster. 

Here are the ten posters that were never part of a full set with a consistent style. We've excluded the Bucs and Seahawks as we included them in the updates of the 1972 Stancraft series, since they were done by George Bartell.

 

Late 1970s—Early 1980s DAMAC NFL Posters

LOOKING BACK
By John Turney

Really, the last set of NFL posters came from a Tennessee company called DAMAC. Chuck Ren was the artist for their posters. They kind of rolled out over a several-year period, with the more popular teams getting a second and even third poster. In all, they released posters from 1977 through 1983.

Here is the initial set with some of the second versions:

Here are some of Dan Tearle's second editions or homages to Chuck Ren's work.

Homage by Dan Tearle

Homage by Dan Tearle

Homage by Dan Tearle

Homage by Dan Tearle

Homage by Jon Ren

Homage by Dan Tearle

Homage by Dan Tearle

Homage by Dan Tearle

Homage by Dan Tearle

Homage by Dan Tearle

Homage by Dan Tearle

Homage by Jon Ren

Homage by Jon Ren