While the 1987 Topps football set is not one of that decade’s more valuable issues, it is certainly one of the cleanest. There are, however, some nice first-year NFL cards of quarterbacks Jim Kelly, Doug Flutie and Randall Cunningham. Both Kelly and Flutie had appeared in Topps USFL sets — Kelly in 1984, Flutie the following year — but the ’87 set was the first time they … [Read more...] about 1987 Topps Football: A Clean Design With Some Desirable Rookies
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Topps 1984 USFL Set A Coveted Classic
It’s hard to believe the USFL has been gone for 35 years. As the first league to challenge the NFL since the American Football League took the field in 1960, the USFL was innovative. The league introduced ideas that are now common in the NFL — the 2-point conversation, coaches’ challenges and the salary cap. The USFL also holds a soft spot for football card collectors. The … [Read more...] about Topps 1984 USFL Set A Coveted Classic
1987 Topps Football: Return to “Normalcy”
There were once again 396 cards to collect, but the 1987 Topps football set was hard-pressed to match the 1986 version in terms of key rookie cards. The 1986 set had a bumper crop of future Hall of Famers as rookies, including Jerry Rice, Reggie White, Steve Young, Bruce Smith and Andre Reed. However, the 1987 set was sort of a return to tradition in that it was much less … [Read more...] about 1987 Topps Football: Return to “Normalcy”
Your 80s Cards May Not Be So ‘Worthless’ After All
In a scene that has constantly replayed itself through hobby shops and internet message boards, former collectors who hoarded their 1980s Topps cards have been gently - and sometimes not-so-gently - informed that most of their cards are not worth the paper they are printed on. Often heartbroken and sometimes indignant these individuals will either dump them in the trash, donate … [Read more...] about Your 80s Cards May Not Be So ‘Worthless’ After All
Five Underrated 1980s Football Rookie Cards
The 1980s gave us Ronald Reagan. MTV. Big hair. And a boatload of great football players. The greatest draft of all-time took place in 1983 when the first round was simply loaded with can't miss Hall of Famers, opening with John Elway and closing with Darrell Green, who spent 20 Hall of Fame years in the league. The list of the most popular 80s rookie cards is … [Read more...] about Five Underrated 1980s Football Rookie Cards