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...]
1984 Topps Football Loaded With Key Rookies
The 1984 Topps football set is easily the most sought-after product of the 1980s and beyond, especially because of the great crop of rookies. Start with quarterbacks John Elway and Dan Marino; add running backs Eric Dickerson, Roger Craig and Curt Warner; and throw in wide receivers Mark Duper and Willie Gault, and that’s quite a rookie card class. And on defense, … [Read more...]
Best Football Rookie Cards of the 80s
For the most part, the best football cards of the 80s have rarely changed. Many of the players collectors were anxious to pull in 1984, 1985 or 1986 are still considered elite today. Until 1989 when other companies received NFL licenses and changed the game, a player’s rookie card wasn’t issued until after his first pro season. That meant that we sometimes knew by then … [Read more...]