Way before the NFL became a lucrative business, it was money in the bank for Topps. The company’s 1962 Football Bucks insert assigned money values to players in a 48-piece set, and there was some bang to those bucks. The NFL was beginning to emerge as a “money” sport. The league signed a large television deal in 1962, and players were beginning to command higher … [Read more...] about 1962 Topps Football Bucks Money In The Bank For Collectors
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Vintage Pack Facts: 1962 Topps Football
Not that it was a major concern for the youngsters who collected them at the time, but Topps' decision to use black borders for its 1962 football set has caused plenty of headaches for collectors of high-grade cards. To this day, PSA has yet to grade even a single card as a 10. Only a little over one percent of the more than 29,000 cards submitted there to date have … [Read more...] about Vintage Pack Facts: 1962 Topps Football
The Toughest (and Easiest) Jim Brown Cards to Find in High Grade
His career was relatively short as NFL greats go but there was no one better running the football during the time he was employed by the Cleveland Browns. From 1957-1965 he terrorized opposing defenses at over 100 yards per game for his entire career. Brown appeared on football cards from 1958-1966 and while his rookie card is the most valuable of all, it's not the … [Read more...] about The Toughest (and Easiest) Jim Brown Cards to Find in High Grade
When Cleveland Embraced Another Young Football Star
I wasn’t there in person but I know you couldn’t escape the talk about LeBron James and Johnny Manziel if you were in Cleveland for the National this year. The hype machine is off the charts but back in the early 1960’s, Cleveland was about to go crazy over a second brilliant running back they had fallen into just a few years after the arrival of Jim Brown. Sadly, he never … [Read more...] about When Cleveland Embraced Another Young Football Star
Ernie Davis Rookie Card Captures a Career Stolen by Deadly Disease
Although Ernie Davis never played a single game in the NFL, he is one of the most memorable players in football history. A college superstar at Syracuse and drafted first overall by the Washington Redskins in 1962, Davis was then traded to the Cleveland Browns. He seemed poised for an excellent NFL career, creating a dream backfield with the great Jim Brown, but in … [Read more...] about Ernie Davis Rookie Card Captures a Career Stolen by Deadly Disease