smith03 Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 Back in about Christmas 1981 I got either from JC pennys or le belles a 7 inch action figure football player in a Minnesota Vikings uniform. They sold them for most or all of the NFL teams. Does anyone know what name of the action figures were ? I found a website a few years back about them but can not remember what it was called thanks Just say NO to gray facemasks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick 1733 Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 Are you possibly talking about the Starting Line-Up Figures? MLB, NBA, NFL & NHL Font Packs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moser316 Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 Are you possibly talking about the Starting Line-Up Figures?If it was that early, it wouldn't have been Starting Line-Up. The first of those appeared in 1987, and I actually had the entire Milwaukee Brewers team set for that year. They started out as just baseball and branched out into other sports in later years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smith03 Posted January 3, 2007 Author Share Posted January 3, 2007 Are you possibly talking about the Starting Line-Up Figures?If it was that early, it wouldn't have been Starting Line-Up. The first of those appeared in 1987, and I actually had the entire Milwaukee Brewers team set for that year. They started out as just baseball and branched out into other sports in later years.no they were larger than starting line and came before and unlike starting line up it was a genric player that came with number stickers that you placed on the jersey. The name mayhave been something like "teammates" Just say NO to gray facemasks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hormone Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 I have a Cowboy and Buc if that's what you're talking about. They have some wear and tear on them, but they were posable and came with number stickers. They had a hole in their back to put on a stand to keep them upright. Let me know if you find out more and if they have value (even with wear). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smith03 Posted January 3, 2007 Author Share Posted January 3, 2007 I have a Cowboy and Buc if that's what you're talking about. They have some wear and tear on them, but they were posable and came with number stickers. They had a hole in their back to put on a stand to keep them upright. Let me know if you find out more and if they have value (even with wear).thats sound right a hole in the back to stick a metal stand and a little plastic football with a pole to stick in the hand. I don't know or care about the value just the name of the figures Just say NO to gray facemasks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broken Record Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 I know exactly what you are talking about. I had several of those as well. In fact, I remember my Philadelphia Eagles one had a broken face mask and my Dad decided he'd use a lighter to melt the plastic back together, ended up burning the guy's nose half off.Dad just said... "well, he's a football player, he's supposed to look rough."Anyway, I got years of enjoyment out of those guys. If you find out what they were called be sure and let us know. I'd like to, at least, see some pics of them on the web.I had the Raiders, Eagles and Cowboys. I'm betting I got them the year the Eagles played the Raiders in the Super Bowl or the year after (81 or 82) and I'm almost sure they came from JC Penneys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broken Record Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 All right, it took some digging, but I found them. You were right, they were called NFL Team Mates. This is a scanned page from the 1979 Sears catalog. I was able to find it on a site called WishbookWeb.com.If you like old toys, that's a fun site to look through. They have several old Christmas catalogs scanned in their entirety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VirginiaTechSucks Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 thanks for posting that link. I will probably spend the rest of the evening looking at those old catalogs.I had one of those figures too. I had Joe Theismann and Billy Simms which came out in 80. At least I think it was Billy Simms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broken Record Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 thanks for posting that link. I will probably spend the rest of the evening looking at those old catalogs.I had one of those figures too. I had Joe Theismann and Billy Simms which came out in 80. At least I think it was Billy SimmsNo problem. I didn't get much work done this afternoon after I found them. Very interesting looking back at that stuff from childhood and beyond. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydogisgomez Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 Checking out the players from the Sears catalog page:large pictures, Tony Dorsett, Terry Bradshaw, Roger Staubach, Franco Harrissmall picture (l to r top)Green Bay-?New England-Russ FrancisOakland-Dave CasperBALTIMORE Colts-Deacon JonesWashington-Joe TheismannSeattle-Jim ZornPhilly-Ron Jaworski(l to r bottom)LOS ANGELES Rams-?Chicago-Walter PaytonMinnesota- ?Denver-Randy GradisharHouston Oilers- Earl CambellMiami-Bob GrieseAtlanta- Steve BartkowskiWho are the ones I'm missing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred T. Jane Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 thanks for posting that link. I will probably spend the rest of the evening looking at those old catalogs.I had one of those figures too. I had Joe Theismann and Billy Simms which came out in 80. At least I think it was Billy SimmsDoes Theismann's leg bend awkwardly for extra authenticity? [Croatia National Team Manager Slavan] Bilic then went on to explain how Croatia's success can partially be put down to his progressive man-management techniques. "Sometimes I lie in the bed with my players. I go to the room of Vedran Corluka and Luka Modric when I see they have a problem and I lie in bed with them and we talk for 10 minutes." Maybe Capello could try getting through to his players this way too? Although how far he'd get with Joe Cole jumping up and down on the mattress and Rooney demanding to be read his favourite page from The Very Hungry Caterpillar is open to question. --The Guardian's Fiver, 08 September 2008 Attention: In order to obtain maximum enjoyment from your stay at the CCSLC, the reader is advised that the above post may contain large amounts of sarcasm, dry humour, or statements which should not be taken in any true sort of seriousness. As a result, the above poster absolves himself of any and all blame in the event that a forum user responds to the aforementioned post without taking the previous notice into account. Thank you for your cooperation, and enjoy your stay at the CCSLC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smith03 Posted January 5, 2007 Author Share Posted January 5, 2007 thanks for posting that link. I will probably spend the rest of the evening looking at those old catalogs.I had one of those figures too. I had Joe Theismann and Billy Simms which came out in 80. At least I think it was Billy SimmsDoes Theismann's leg bend awkwardly for extra authenticity? thanks for finding that !!!! Just say NO to gray facemasks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 Wow those things are awesome www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smith03 Posted January 5, 2007 Author Share Posted January 5, 2007 Wow those things are awesomeMy Webpagehere is the site that i was looking for . The person has all 28 teams plus teams that later moved or came about due to expansion Just say NO to gray facemasks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapshot Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 Wow those things are awesomeMy Webpagehere is the site that i was looking for . The person has all 28 teams plus teams that later moved or came about due to expansionThose look like very cool toys for that time period. Do you know if all the sleeve and helmet stripes stickers, or were they painted on?It looks like there were two different Redskins figures, one in the regular maroon uniform, one in the throwbacks with the gold pants. Back-to-Back Fatal Forty Champion 2015 & 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CFSize24 Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 Checking out the players from the Sears catalog page:large pictures, Tony Dorsett, Terry Bradshaw, Roger Staubach, Franco Harrissmall picture (l to r top)Green Bay-?New England-Russ FrancisOakland-Dave CasperBALTIMORE Colts-Deacon JonesWashington-Joe TheismannSeattle-Jim ZornPhilly-Ron Jaworski(l to r bottom)LOS ANGELES Rams-?Chicago-Walter PaytonMinnesota- ?Denver-Randy GradisharHouston Oilers- Earl CambellMiami-Bob GrieseAtlanta- Steve BartkowskiWho are the ones I'm missing?I was guessing LA Nolan CromwellGB Lynn DickeyMin Scott StudwellWell, I was 0-3 GB QB Charlie Whitehursthttp://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=12987LA John Capaletti Minnesota Jeff Siemon Formula GPCenterField 22 pts #7 Coca-Cola Giancarlo Fisichella 4pts#8 Coca-Cola Lewis Hamilton 18ptsTRACCenterField Motorsports#5 Sony Kyle Busch#8 Gatorade Kurt Busch#9 Sirius David Ragan/Ricky Rudd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VirginiaTechSucks Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 thanks for posting that link. I will probably spend the rest of the evening looking at those old catalogs.I had one of those figures too. I had Joe Theismann and Billy Simms which came out in 80. At least I think it was Billy SimmsDoes Theismann's leg bend awkwardly for extra authenticity? I can assure you I did more than break his leg. Like masters of the universe figures i decapataed him to the point where he had to be thrown away. We were kids toys like that were meant to be play with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydogisgomez Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 Checking out the players from the Sears catalog page:large pictures, Tony Dorsett, Terry Bradshaw, Roger Staubach, Franco Harrissmall picture (l to r top)Green Bay-?New England-Russ FrancisOakland-Dave CasperBALTIMORE Colts-Deacon JonesWashington-Joe TheismannSeattle-Jim ZornPhilly-Ron Jaworski(l to r bottom)LOS ANGELES Rams-?Chicago-Walter PaytonMinnesota- ?Denver-Randy GradisharHouston Oilers- Earl CambellMiami-Bob GrieseAtlanta- Steve BartkowskiWho are the ones I'm missing?I was guessing LA Nolan CromwellGB Lynn DickeyMin Scott StudwellWell, I was 0-3 GB QB Charlie Whitehursthttp://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=12987LA John Capaletti Minnesota Jeff SiemonThanks CFSize24, I thought the same on Dickey and Cromwell, but on the Minnesota figure I guessed Mick Tinglehoff. 0 for 3 on them as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broken Record Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 Wow those things are awesomeMy Webpagehere is the site that i was looking for . The person has all 28 teams plus teams that later moved or came about due to expansionThose look like very cool toys for that time period. Do you know if all the sleeve and helmet stripes stickers, or were they painted on?It looks like there were two different Redskins figures, one in the regular maroon uniform, one in the throwbacks with the gold pants.I'm pretty sure the helmet stripes and logos were decals and I'm positive the sleeve stripes were not decals. They were either molded plastic or painted, can't remember for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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