A Decade of Electric Football 1959 marked 10 years of Electric Football. The first decade of the game had been a success for Norman Sas and Tudor. Even with Gotham standing on the opposing sideline for the last 6 years. … Continue reading
Electric Football can be found in all major Christmas catalogs and is prominently featured in newspaper articles and advertisements. And football is also showing up more on television sets throughout the U.S. Electric Football continues to grow and … Continue reading
Tudor and Gotham Compete For Sales Tudor and Gotham continue their Electric Football competition as NFL pro football becomes more popular in American culture, thanks in large part to television. Gotham Being Sold by Sears and Montgomery Ward at … Continue reading
Tudor Goes On Offense Tudor responds to Gotham’s Electric Football challenge by creating a brand new set of Electric Football players. And Tudor’s No. 500 gets a Toy Guidance Council seal of approval, being part of a toy preview in … Continue reading
A Toy Fair Surprise in 1954 Tudor Electric Football did so well in the early 1950s that Norman Sas found a surprise at the 1954 New York City Toy Fair. That surprise was another company making an Electric Football game. … Continue reading
The popularity of Tudor Electric Football continued to grow in 1953. Tens of thousands of the games were sold during the holiday season. And most of them would be buzzing under the tree on Christmas morning. Norman Sas should … Continue reading
Christmas Lists Including Electric Football In 1951 Tudor’s Electric Football success continues. The game is featured in newspaper ads throughout the Christmas shopping season, and the range of stores that sell the Tru-Action line of electric games – Electric Football, Horse Racing, … Continue reading
The Sensation of 1949 Norman Sas and Joe Tonole went back to Toy Fair in 1950 promoting Tudor Electric Football as “The Sensation of 1949.” Which it absolutley was. There was no other sporting toy, other than Tudor’s own Horse … Continue reading
A New Game for Tudor The Norman Sas and Joe Tonole partnership turned out to be a good one. So good that in 1949, with Joe Tonole’s expert help, Norman Sas debuted the Tudor Tru-Action Electric Football No. 500 game … Continue reading
A Company in Crisis Tudor Metal Products struggled in the years after WWII. They weren’t alone in their struggles. Many companies experienced problems in these post-war years as the economy “reconverted” from war production back into a civilian-based production. Throughout … Continue reading
Happy 70th Anniversary Electric Football! 2019 is an extraordinary year, at least in terms of football. First, the NFL is celebrating its 100th anniversary. And of equal significance – at least we think so – Tudor Electric Football is celebrating … Continue reading
2019 is a special year for both Tudor Electric Football and the NFL. Electric Football is celebrating its 70th anniversary, while the NFL is celebrating 100 years of professional football. Both are significant landmarks. Landmarks that probably Electric Football inventor … Continue reading
One of our all-time favorite Tudor Electric Football games is the 1977 J.C. Penney No. 660 Super Bowl . This game is significant because it’s the last Tudor Super Bowl game made in the traditional Tudor Super Bowl configuration – … Continue reading
Electric football has a rich heritage that is tied directly to the NFL. It’s this bond that keeps us coming back to the games, the players, the Rule Books, and the order forms. The Rule Books and the order forms … Continue reading
Our Electric Football Top 20 Countdown concludes with Game No. 1 — the 1967 Tudor NFL No. 620 with the Browns and Giants. There are more colorful Electric Football games, there are more elaborate Electric Football games, and as we’ve seen … Continue reading
Coming in at No. 2 on our Electric Football Top 20 Countdown, it’s the 1969 Tudor No. 633 Jets-Colts Super Bowl. As the first Sears-exclusive Super Bowl model, this game was the unquestioned pinnacle of Electric Football in 1969. Nothing … Continue reading
The Electric Football Game Countdown moves down to game No. 3 – the 1970 Tudor No. 633 Super Bowl. This game is a landmark in both toy and Electric Football history. In terms of visibility and economics, it may have … Continue reading
Our Electric Football Top 20 Countdown moves on to game No. 7… the 1962 Tudor Sports Classic No. 600. Despite not having any NFL licensing, the No. 600 is one of the most important games in all of Electric Football. … Continue reading
Our Electric Football Game Top 20 Countdown moves further into the single digits with No. 8 — the 1968 Tudor AFL No. 520. The No. 520 holds the distinction of being the ONLY official AFL Electric Football game ever made. … Continue reading
The Electric Football Game Top 20 Countdown moves forward with No. 9 — the 1969 Gotham Joe Namath G-812 Electric Football Game. In 1969 the New York Jets shocked the football world by defeating the heavily favored Baltimore Colts in … Continue reading