Wrigley Field 1963 ©Neil Liefer

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 part of the scene. At one with the photo. You can almost feel the chilly wind whipping off of Lake Michigan.

That’s we tried to do with The Unforgettable Buzz. We’ve tried to place you “in the picture” of  electric football with both words and images.

The opening spread of Chapter 3 in The Unforgettable Buzz

What was it like to be at the 1949 Toy Fair when electric football made its debut? What was it like for Norman Sas to see a competitor “borrow” his very successful toy concept in 1954? What drove this same competitor to make the largest electric football game ever in 1961? How thrilling was it for Norman Sas and Lee Payne to bring a miniature NFL to life in 1967?

We like to think we’ve succeeded in putting you in the front row for these and many other important moments in electric football history. We’ve gotten some great feedback from a very well-known NFL writer and historian who is a Dick McCann Award winner. So it seems like we did something right.

To all our mailing list members….keep your eye on your inbox. And to everyone else, keep checking here and on our Facebook page. Your front row seat to electric football history awaits….

Earl, Roddy, and Michael