Sports toys of the past can be quite interesting to look back on. Your options are entertaining. One of these options comes from Tonka. There aren’t too many kids who didn’t play with a Tonka Truck growing up at one time or another.
In 1983, Tonka released a line of NFL themed toys featuring figures and vans. These figures are not player specific, although each one does come with a bunch of stickers containing jersey numbers that you can place on the figure and imagine its a certain player. They are cheaply put together, and the helmets don’t even have the team logos. Tonka describes them as: “NFL Players are the collectible, fully articulated action figures, from your favorite NFL Teams. Each player comes with his own display stand, decal sheet for decorating, and a team emblem. There are figures for all 28 NFL Teams. Be the first on your block to collect them all.”
Painted on helmets make these things look like Hannibal Lecter.
That same year, Tonka made NFL inspired team vans. Each van came packaged with an according NFL figure and bench.
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