Full Color Friday – Tudor’s “Big” 1967 AFL

Big Tudor AFL players in Full Color Electric Football Full Color Electric Football™ was a labor love. It was all about putting together Electric Football images that we love, images that were inspired by our memories of that first Tudor … Continue reading

New Tudor Games Web Site

Tudor Games has just unveiled an updated web site to go along with its new sets of NFL Electric Football teams. The new layout looks fantastic and is easy to use. A lot of thought and work went into creating … Continue reading

An Electric Football Afternoon

A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of spending a Saturday afternoon watching Electric Football being played at the highest level. The event — a “Demo Day” and mini-tournament organized by Philadelphia Electric Football all-pros Corey “National” Johnson and … Continue reading

Chiefs and Packers Monday Night Football Photo Series

Some Electric Football team combination are just classic. We were only looking for one photo to use out of this series, but so many of them turned out so well that we couldn’t help but share them. Especially with the … Continue reading

Electric Football’s Golden 50-Yard Line

By now we’ve all noticed the gold 50-yard line numbers being used by the NFL. The league is doing this to honor the upcoming 50th Super Bowl game, since 50 years, at least in marriage terms, is known as the … Continue reading

Announcing Fullcolorelectricfootball.com!

We are thrilled to announce that fullcolorelectricfootball.com is now “live” and online! This new website is the official home of our upcoming Full Color Electric Football™ book. The site has been in the works for some time, and will hopefully be the … Continue reading

Hong Kong Electric Football Painters “Greatest Hits”

In last week’s post we talked about Tudor’s Electric Football painters in Hong Kong. The job they did getting all those tiny NFL teams painted and ready for Tudor was amazing. It was hard work, but they were rewarded well … Continue reading

NFL Electric Football Player Painting in the 1960’s

The “toy men” of Electric Football — Norman Sas, Lee Payne, Eddie Gluck, Joe Modica, Brian Clarke, and Don Munro —all have Hall of Fame credentials. But there’s another person who belongs on that list. He had a major impact … Continue reading

Electric Football’s Biggest Weekend Ever? Richmond 2015

  The countdown is underway for the biggest Electric Football weekend of 2015. On July 31-August 2 Tudor Games and the Miniature Football Coaches Association are co-hosting the Electric Football World Championship and Convention in Richmond, Virginia. The event is being … Continue reading

Toy Hall Of Fame — The Answer is “YES!”

The Electric Football community has spoken, and the consensus is clear — yes, an effort should be made in 2015 to get Electric Football into the Toy Hall of Fame. That was the reaction to our blog post last week. … Continue reading

Electric Football Anniversary — 3 Years Of The Buzz Blog

It’s hard to believe that we’ve been writing about Electric Football for over THREE years now on The Unforgettable Buzz web page. As we mentioned last year, we just didn’t think there was that much to say! But how wrong … Continue reading

Toy Hall of Fame…Worth The Effort in 2015?

Electric Football, despite the concerted efforts of the entire Electric Football community over the last two years, is still not part of the Toy Hall of Fame. And where in past years we here at The Unforgettable Buzz entered the … Continue reading

Living Electric Football History Part II — the Coleco and Munro Sites

Electric Football history in the “here and now” was our blog topic last week, and we continue today with the Electric Football makers that were headquartered outside of New York City. And what’s unique about toy makers Coleco and Munro … Continue reading

Living Electric Football History — the Gotham Factory Sites

Electric Football history can still be found in the “here and now,” being scattered across a few anonymous sites in the U.S. and Canada. The skeletons of the game, or at least where the games were conceived and produced, are … Continue reading

Saying Goodbye To The FAO Schwarz Toy Store

It’s sad news that the famous FAO Schwarz toy store in New York City is set to close its doors in July. Even though Schwarz never took Electric Football to heart like retailers Sears, Montgomery Ward, and JC Penney, and … Continue reading

Full Color Electric Football on The Knee Jerks Podcast

It was our pleasure to appear on The Knee Jerks 6th Anniversary Podcast last night to talk about our upcoming Full Color Electric Football book. This was our 3rd time on the show. Hosts Greg Eno and Al Beaton are … Continue reading

1960’s Electric Football Competitor — Mag-Powr Football

Electric Football got its first “big game” in 1961 when Gotham unveiled the officially NFL-endorsed G-1500. So when Sports Illustrated ran a column in December of 1961 recommending sports games for Christmas, it was a bit of a shock that … Continue reading

1979 Tudor Rule Book

Electric Football has a lot of great “pieces.” And we think some of the coolest pieces in all of Electric Football are the Tudor Rule Books. In fact, they were a large part of our inspiration for our upcoming  Full … Continue reading

1970 — Coleco Becomes Electric Football Maker No. 3

It was 45 years ago this spring that Electric Football’s third manufacturer stepped onto the vibrating gridiron. That company was Coleco Industries of Hartford, Connecticut. Coleco’s path to Electric Football began in late 1968, when they purchased Canadian toy maker … Continue reading

Toy Rarity — Gotham Shipping Box

Electric Football ephemera is something we have a special passion for. We love finding old shipping boxes, or dated invoice forms with Electric Football items checked and tallied. A special thrill came this year at Toy Fair when Tudor President … Continue reading