Let's face it. While the 1980s produced some significant football releases, the one to start that decade isn't heralded as a great one by most fans. The 1980 Topps football set is lacking quite a bit, particularly when it comes to key rookie cards. But other than being the first set of an important decade for football releases, there are some reasons to pursue this set. 1980 … [Read more...]
1985 Topps Football A Sleeper Set For Collectors
The 1985 Topps football set presented a radical design change for collectors. For the first time since the 1966 set, the company elected to portray players in the base set in a horizontal design. It also took a trip back in the football card time machine, utilizing jet black borders. 1985 Topps Football Design The player’s photo takes up about 75 percent of the … [Read more...]
1958 Topps Football Set Built Around Brown
The 1958 Topps football set can be defined by one player — Jim Brown. Brown’s rookie card (No. 62) is one of the top football cards of all-time and the key piece of this 132-card set. The rookie out of Syracuse would become a force in the National Football League, leading the league in rushing in eight of his nine seasons. He rushed for 12,312 yards on the ground and … [Read more...]
1970 Topps Super Football Set is Big, Thick, Affordable
It still stands as one of the most star-studded “one and done” football sets ever created—and one of the thickest. The 1970 Topps Super football set was what cards would be if they could have been injected with a heavy dose of human growth hormone. You would have to have stacked about eight regular 1970 Topps football cards together to match the thickness and the 3 … [Read more...]
1979 Topps Football Set Full Of Household Names
The 1979 Topps football brought a nearly recycled design and the seventh straight 528-card set to collectors. It was the last year that wax packs would sell for 20 cents, as the price jumped to 25 cents in 1980. They were also distributed in cello and racks as per the usual custom of the time. 1979 Topps Football Design The ribbon in the upper corner (some are on the … [Read more...]
1982 Topps Football Set Had…Logos!
The 1982 Topps football set has a solid mix of rookie and veteran players. But in terms of 1980s football issues, it's also one of the more underrated. While it doesn't have the heavy hitters in terms of big name rookies found in the 1981 (Joe Montana), 1984 (Dan Marino, John Elway), and 1986 (Jerry Rice, Steve Young) Topps releases, it's still worthy of finding a home in your … [Read more...]
1978 Topps Football Set Anchored By Hall of Fame Rookies
The NFL was changing forever. A 16 game regular season instead of 14. Two more playoff teams. Rule changes to open up the passing game. Not everything was changing in 1978, though. The average player salary was just over $62,000. Several teams still played on AstroTurf. It was against that backdrop that the 1978 Topps football set was … [Read more...]
More to 1981 Topps Football Set than Joe Montana Rookie Card
The 1981 Topps football set has a clearly identifiable headliner in the Joe Montana rookie card. Montana's rookie isn't only the biggest card in that set, it's one of the top football cards of the 1980s. But there's more to the issue than simply that card. Here are five other rookies from the 1981 set worth chasing - and the great news is that they're all highly … [Read more...]
1961 Fleer Football Set Topped Topps in Size
In 1961, professional football was split between two leagues, the decades old National Football League (NFL) and the newly formed American Football League (AFL). It would be five years before the two leagues would announce a planned merger and six before the first Super Bowl. The football card industry was also divided that year as both Topps and Fleer produced large … [Read more...]
1977 Topps Football An Affordable Set To Complete
The 1977 Topps football set is known for one major rookie card — Steve Largent — but it is a very affordable product that still contains some well-known NFL stars, including the second Topps card of Walter Payton. This was the third of four consecutive 528-card sets Topps put out during the mid- to late 1970s. 1977 Topps Football Basics 1977 Topps football cards … [Read more...]