The year 1988 was right in my adolescent wheelhouse. I was 10 years old and a full-fledged, all in sports fan. I couldn't get enough baseball, basketball and football. I played sports, watched sports, talked about sports and, you guessed it, collected sports cards. With that being said, 1988 was a great year for sports and sports fans in general. 1988 Was Full of Moments, … [Read more...] about 1988 Topps Football Set Brought Bo and Boz; End of an Era
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How Score and Pro Set Changed Football Cards
Twenty-five years ago, the world of football cards changed permanently. You see, for nearly a generation, Topps had been the only company licensed to produce football cards with Fleer relegated to action shots and a few regional issues. However, as had occurred with baseball cards at the beginning of the decade, 1989 would be as big as a sea change in football as 1981 was in … [Read more...] about How Score and Pro Set Changed Football Cards
Topps Will Produce Football Archives Product Next Spring
Topps waxed nostalgic this summer with its Archives Baseball product. It was enough of a hit that the concept is sliding over to football next April. On Monday, the company announced plans for 2013 Topps Archives Football, promising each box would include images of today's players on the designs used in 1959, 1976, 1985 and 1986 Topps cards. It will also utilize some of the … [Read more...] about Topps Will Produce Football Archives Product Next Spring