tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1455498748416586967.post5494778299811737573..comments2024-03-21T12:54:55.353-07:00Comments on The Fleer Sticker Project: I Love the 1970's - Collecting At The Grocery Store!Fleerfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15864097341083255908noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1455498748416586967.post-10813780029308366522012-04-01T17:58:40.430-07:002012-04-01T17:58:40.430-07:00deI was 8 years old, my first year as an NFL fan, ...deI was 8 years old, my first year as an NFL fan, back in 1980, just learning the sport & the teams. My Dad and I went to the local dept store, and gave me a quarter for a gumball helmet. Out came a Browns helmet, and I cried b/c there was no helmet sticker on it, not knowing it was supposed to have no logo on the helmet. It was my Dad's hometown team, so he thought it was funny that I was so upset about it. We still talked about it for the next 30 years until his death in '10. Dad, this one's for you.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00037823614023912119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1455498748416586967.post-44075562193296179382010-08-11T21:32:56.451-07:002010-08-11T21:32:56.451-07:00omg night owl i cnt believe you used to do that i ...omg night owl i cnt believe you used to do that i tohught i was the only 1 who made up a game for my helmets.i was a kid of the late 80s early 90s and long story short i had purchased an eraser shaped as a foot ball which came on a mini tee! The football culd fit inside the helmet, so i would put the ball inside the helmet and whoever go 2 the other side of the table(endzone) without getting their facemask smashed off scored. <br />Wow thts so weird how we made up such a similar game and never even knew each other lol!joenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1455498748416586967.post-85105186136774501122010-04-21T18:29:21.326-07:002010-04-21T18:29:21.326-07:00Your blog is great, keep up the good work. I thou...Your blog is great, keep up the good work. I thought information was very helpful and I appreciate the time you took to write this blog.<br /><br /><br /><br />Thank youBaseball Helmetshttp://www.battersboxonline.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1455498748416586967.post-58987274148201656102009-08-30T19:32:42.400-07:002009-08-30T19:32:42.400-07:00Thanks for posting this!Thanks for posting this!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1455498748416586967.post-13537132791266950562008-12-31T07:05:00.000-08:002008-12-31T07:05:00.000-08:00Thanks for this great post. I am reminded of the ...Thanks for this great post. I am reminded of the Slurpee cups at 7-11 that had different ball players on them. Wiffle balls came with disc shaped cards in the boxes back then as well. I tried for years to get a Hank Aaron 3D card from Kelloggs cereal. Only later did I realize that he was not included in the set for some reason.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1455498748416586967.post-7770553764349182622008-12-15T12:57:00.000-08:002008-12-15T12:57:00.000-08:00I used to get those mini helmets at the local IHOP...I used to get those mini helmets at the local IHOP. Terrible food, but I really wanted all those helmets. I think that I still have a bunch of them, too. However, they would probably be in lousy condition as I would play imaginary football games with them. (Not now - when I was 9 or 10!)Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08357130115224241227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1455498748416586967.post-25550015200034902992008-12-11T06:37:00.000-08:002008-12-11T06:37:00.000-08:00That sparked a lot of memories! I miss Hi-C in the...That sparked a lot of memories! I miss Hi-C in the giant cans.<BR/><BR/>I wish that sports would infiltrate food packaging like that again.Steve Giermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10291911419511893670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1455498748416586967.post-66746636223562894602008-12-11T06:10:00.000-08:002008-12-11T06:10:00.000-08:00Great post, lots of memories flooded back when I r...Great post, lots of memories flooded back when I read it. My Dad ran a grocery store in the 70s and early 80s, so I often got some of the premiums that the salesmen would give Dad. I had the complete set of the Gatorade football helmet caps with the display frame. I used to track the standings with the caps each season for several years.<BR/><BR/>I, too, checked out every loaf of Wonderbread to see which Wacky Package card was included! It was tough sometimes, but well worth it. The Hostess cards were tougher, because I wanted the cards, but the treats were almost a bigger reason to get them. Eating a box a Twinkies in a day or two meant that Mom and Dad stopped buying them after a while!abramdfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01654759232432325361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1455498748416586967.post-43036682049494684902008-12-11T04:18:00.000-08:002008-12-11T04:18:00.000-08:00Wow, this post brings back a LOT of memories! The...Wow, this post brings back a LOT of memories! The other thing I remember were baseball helmets we got at DQ with ice cream in them. This was a great post!! Thanks for the trip down memory lane. :-)--Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03884046413767054746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1455498748416586967.post-38651878620582224162008-12-11T04:06:00.000-08:002008-12-11T04:06:00.000-08:00Great post!I absolutely need that Hostess Ron Cey ...Great post!<BR/><BR/>I absolutely need that Hostess Ron Cey card.<BR/><BR/>I purchased a bunch of those gumball NFL helmets as a kid. Even made up a game where I'd smash the two helmets together until one of them lost their facemask. Whoever still had the facemask would advance to the next round of the playoffs until eventually there was a Super Bowl winner! (Kids have so much time on their hands).<BR/><BR/>I haven't seen those helmets in gumball machines in years.night owlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.com