Christmas Shopping for Electric Football in 1954
How popular was electric football in 1954? If you were Christmas shopping and walked into a toy store, you would have seen something like this…. Earl & Roddy
Category Archives: Tudor
Electric Football Vintage NFL Week 9 Preview – Haiti Seahawks vs. Haiti Vikings
Our electric football vintage match-ups can continue thanks to the power being restored yesterday. This week we’ve picked the Vikings and the Seahawks. It turns out to be an intriguing real life game, with both NFL teams trying to figure out if … Continue reading
Electric Football – To Simpler Times (A Sandy mandated “Halftime”)
This may be the last electric football post that goes up for a while. We’re in the Bull-eye for Hurricane Sandy, and we already live in an area that has a problem with power outages. We’re being warned of massive … Continue reading
Electric Football Vintage NFL Week 8 Preview – Falcons vs. Eagles
Perhaps the Eagles-Falcons Tudor electric football matchup seems obvious – the NFL’s only undefeated team going up against the “home” team. A true test, a hope for an upset, the Eagles turning their season around – or is that upward? … Continue reading
Electric Football Favorite Vintage Finds – Tudor’s Press-On Number Sheets
One of my favorite things to discover in an old electric football game – besides large teams – is a sheet of Tudor’s original press-on numbers. Most prized, of course, is an unused sheet. A sheet that’s cut but still … Continue reading
Electric Football Vintage NFL Week 6 Preview – Eagles vs. Lions; (Vikings vs. Redskins; Jets vs. Colts)
Back in early September I picked the Eagles and the Lions as the matchup for Week 6. This was done partially from a “home” perspective, but also because I still have my originals of these teams, even down to the … Continue reading
Before Electric Football – Part II
As we mentioned in our previous installment of “Before Electric Football,” having football players “run” on a game board was something toy makers and inventors had dreamed about long before Norman Sas came to Tudor. During our research for The … Continue reading
Missed Electric Football Vintage NFL Week 5 Matchup: Colts vs. Packers
Many thanks to Ray Fananra for pointing out a vintage electric football matchup that we missed this week. It was also special for Ray because in 1969 he got a NFL No. 620 with the Colts-Packers, not the Browns-Giants (he … Continue reading
Electric Football Vintage NFL Week 5 Preview – Giants vs. Browns; Kansas City vs. Baltimore
This week’s vintage electric football picks were easy. The Browns are visiting the Giants, and Baltimore is visiting Kansas City. It’s a pretty amazing week, at least for genuine Tudor electric football game match-ups. This will be the 50th time … Continue reading
The “Accordion” No. 600 Model – Tudor’s Most Unique Electric Football Game?
Norman Sas and Lee Payne created a lot of memorable electric football games during their time together at Tudor. Obviously the NFL models made their impact, an impact that many of us still feel deeply today. But perhaps the … Continue reading
Electric Football NFL Week 4 Preview – Big 1967 Eagles vs. Big 1967 Giants
This was an easy pick for an electric football preview. First off, I’m an Eagles fan. And from there…this will be the 161st time these two teams have met, a rivalry that began back in 1933. Sports Illustrated has ranked … Continue reading
The Mystery Man of Tudor and Electric Football – Joe Modica
Most electric football aficionados know that Norman Sas invented the game, and that Lee Payne took the design of electric football to levels of realism that were only once dreamed of. But there was another person who played the designer … Continue reading
Electric Football NFL Preview – Baltimore Ravens vs. 1967 “BIG” Philadelphia Eagles
Some of you already know that I’m an Eagles fan. The first live NFL game I saw was the Eagles vs. the Baltimore Colts on September 24, 1967. My dad and I sat way up in the upper deck of … Continue reading
Before Electric Football – Part 1
Having football players “run” on a game board was something toy makers and inventors had dreamed about long before Norman Sas took over Tudor in 1948 and invented Electric Football. So one of our goals in researching and writing The … Continue reading
Electric Football is Still Buzzing – Part I
In the wake of Norman Sas’ passing, a lot of things have been written about electric football over the last couple of weeks. And the majority of it has been extremely positive. From columnists, to bloggers, to the notoriously fickle and … Continue reading