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Shawn, don't you have the bottom team? I think it was part of the "Ivy League" teams that you bought from The NEFGM Store a while back. By the way, the other figures are "Playtime" figures that came with the 1991 Playtime ABC's ELECTONIC Monday Night Football Game painted to represent 1920's NFL Duluth Eskimos, Los Angeles Buccaneers, Dayton Triangles and canton Bulldogs.

Sounds like a plan!! Have fun and enjoy.

Here's a new Logo created by LIEFL's Billy O'Connell for the Groups FB page. AWESOME!! .

For those of you who have ever wanted to play the game by Canadian Rules, here's an original 1972 Canadian Football Rule Book. 1972 CFL Official Rules.pdf

Here is an acrylic case Display of the SUPER BOWL LVI Champion Indianapolis Colts all decked out in the Whate jersey uniforms they wore during that game. It is the starting line ups for both the offense and defense. created using MIggle Toys / Tudor Games "Stamped Helmet" original factory paint "Made in China" figures. with Tudor Stick-on numbers. The graphic inside the case was made by Cleveland Browns fan and former Senior Manager, Season Ticketing, Mike Patton. The case is a 1:18 Die Cast Model Car case. It is approximately 13 1/2" Long x 5" Tall x 6 1/2" Deep. Colts Super Bowl XLI Display.pdf

I typically use this Khaki Tan for pants from that era teams

The Cliff Mitchell Collection is the only collection of a Game Board and original manufacturer teams and figures I have bought for inclusion in the Collections of the Museum. Until now it has been stored away in the "Vault" of the Museum and not on display. For the first time I have gotten it out and included it in the public displays. This is just a sampling of the collection. The Cliff Mitchell Collection – The National Electric Football Game Museum (nefgm.org)

Don't know if you guys are aware that the Tudor Proline Figures PLP-1 and PLP-2 were originally ITZ Figures. They were developed by the Klingbiels for Miggle Toys / Tudor Games in 2005 to go along with the whole Concept of Pro Line Bases and the New 620 Model Game Boards introduced in 2005. ITZ's original figures came on a sprue much like the Electric Gridiron (EG) Figures that Tudor continues to sell today. They were also making NFL team decals in the early 2000's, way before even Beenutt was doing it. The first time I ever became aware of the Klingbiels was when I met Daryl Kimbrell from Killen, AL. He was the first person I had the opportunity to meet and play electric football with, in 1998, right after I had gotten back into the game and hobby, after a near 25-year absence. He had some of those original ITZ custom figures and since I was planning to go to the 1999 MIggle Electric Football Convention and Super Bowl Tournament, in Philadelphia, that next January, he wanted me to get him some more of their figures. That was where I first met Mark and Bill and got to know them. Besides being the winners of the First Annual Tudor Super Bowl of Electric Football, in 1995, the Klingbeils have probably had the most influence on the game and hobby more than anyone else since Lee Payne began working for Tudor in the early 1960's and improving the technology and developing the new products that Tudor began selling in 1962, with the development of Tudor's Sports Classic Electric Games and then in 1967 with their NFL line of Games, Teams and other products.

Yes, they have worn that combination several times. This is my favorite, the original 1996 version. This is Tudor's factory hand painted Ravens D SKU 3-31-D. Unfortunately, it is out of stock, but I did get a set of both the White and Dark a year or so ago, before the changeover in owners.

Simply Awesome!! And thanks for the inclusion of the NEFGM in this article. It has been great to follow this league and learn more about its members who are so passionate about this great game and hobby. Having Billy O'C as a member of the Board of Directors has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. Even though we have never met face to face we have had many conversations, mostly through email, that have given me great encouragement and a faith in the people of the ELECTRIC FOOTBALL Community that this effort of mine to preserve the game and its history has not been in vain. Thank you so much for your support.

In my opinion, the base is the most important part of an electric football "player" (figure and base combo). The size of the figure can be an overall contributor to the weight of the player, but the base is what gives the player his individual characteristics of speed, strength and directional movement. The pose of the figure may or may not be beneficial to the performance of the player. For example, the RB figures and the wide arm TE/QB figures are notorious for locking arms and creating the "spinning around in circles" reference that has plagued the game for so long and the blocking Guard figure is often limited to just always being a blocker and is often never allowed to be a ball carrier, eligible receiver or even allowed to be lined up in an offensive backfield position. Sorry, but that just ain't real football and one of the many things that should be allowed that is now often banned in the game.

You're welcome!! I also posted this on Facebook. Hopefully it will bring more people in too. "Just want to emphasize again the importance of the Tudor Games Forum to The ELECTRIC FOOTBALL Community. This is a very valuable source of information that you won't find anywhere else especially here on Facebook since most of the people on there do not have Facebook or any other social media accounts. Very lively discussions on a wide range of topics related to electric football." Just want to... - The National Electric Football Game Museum | Facebook

Excellent write up and ending to an awesome season. I have started posting links to some of these posts on my Facebook page and sharing to the Facebook groups that I administrate. Hopefully it will bring you more readership and more people to this forum. Facebook has definitely taken away so much from this valuable source of information regarding this great game and hobby.

Ok, that's just funny right there, I don't care who you are. Of course, I had to sing it as I read it.

Personally, I like to keep my teams all one size and type of figure. Either Hati Repro or 67 Big Men. but then I also only use 11-player "ironman" squads for my solitaire teams. The only time I have mixed figures and used different sizes together have been for the league and tournament teams that I have created with 30 player rosters of 67 Big Men and Buzzball Figures. In the past it was not uncommon to mix players of several different size, type and manufacturer to create teams. With today's technology of being able to 3D print electric football figures, it is possible to create teams with all kinds of different sizes and more realistic individualized poses.

Yes. With sticks since the receiver and DB can make a play on the ball, it is more strategic to play off the receiver in zone coverage. When using the TTQB most rules don't allow passing to an engaged receiver (Receiver and Defensive player touching) so more strategic to play tight coverage.

There are leagues that allow using either the TTQB or another Passing / Kicker figure or Passing Sticks. However, that choice must be made prior to the beginning of the game and must be used throughout the first half but can be changed to the other method for the second half. In the Music City EFL at one time we allowed the choice of a TTQB or passing sticks on every pass but not until after the board was stopped to attempt the pass. It made it harder to defense against the pass since you didn't know which method was going to be used and each typically requires a different defensive scheme to defend against. There was really only one coach who would use this tactic, but he won a lot of games by playing that way. He was semi handicapped since he had suffered a stroke previously and was still recovering, but he had enough strength in his passing hand to still use a TTQB. We finally went to the rule that you had to make a choice before the game and stick to it for at least one half. Have I ever mentioned that the use of passing sticks basically came about as an alternative method for handicapped coaches, who were physically unable to throw a pass with a TTQB or another passer / kicker figure. it gained popular use first as an alternative method for kids and beginners just learning to play and later as an alternative method to passing in solitaire play. At least that is the history of it as I perceive of it and observed in traveling around to different areas of the country for league and tournament events. It is possible it could have been around long before that, but not that I am aware of.

Agreed!! Fortunately, i have a stockpile of figures to paint to keep me busy for a long time. Unfortunately, my eyesight is failing, and I will be having cataract surgery very soon to hopefully correct that so that I can keep on painting my own team and figures. If not, that is OK too, since I enjoy the collecting, trading, buying, selling and solitaire game playing "niches" of the game and hobby. And of course, there is that "museum" thing that I am trying to build. YES, Life is Good!! Enjoy while you are still able, in whatever capacity you able to.

Don't know why I haven't posted earlier, but yes I do. Primarily replica and reproduction "Tudor Clascic" teams. Since I will never be able to afford the real thing, here are my "Extremely Rare" Reproduction 1969 Black Helmet Saints. Repainted Miggle 67 Big Man figures.

Here is an opportunity to participate in and/or witness an electric football tournament event at one of the highest levels of competition. for more Information fo to their fakebook page or website.

Awesome!! Do you have a written set of rules that I could get a copy of for inclusion in the NEFGM Library Rules Files? Thanks.

Yes, that would have been funny. Understandable though and could definitely be used for either one.