Tudor and Gotham War of Words Tudor’s new Sculpt-Action players are so successful that Gotham “borrows” from Tudor and makes their own 3-D Electric Football players. The two companies have a public “War of Words” in the toy trade publication … Continue reading
Tudor vs Gotham The Electric Football competition between Tudor and Gotham is truly “on.” After Gotham unveiled the NFL G-1500, Tudor responds by creating the first ever 3-D Electric Football players. The players were designed by Lee Payne, who also … Continue reading
Gotham Gets The NFL License Gotham markets the NFL G-1500, the first-ever NFL licensed Electric Football game. This makes Electric Football one of NFL’s earliest licensees. At 36” long the G-1500 is by far the largest Electric Football game ever … Continue reading
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 Goes Color Montgomery Ward puts Electric Football on a color page. Because color printing was an expensive process in 1958, Ward would have deliberated long and hard about what toys should be presented in color. It’s significant that … 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
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