Your favorite 1972 In Action and Pro Action cards.

Goldenage · December 31, 2020 5:43AM

GroceryRackPack · December 31, 2020 10:16AM

I completed 1st and 2nd series about a year ago.
and only Steve Owens from the 3rd.

PaulMaul · December 31, 2020 10:35AM

lwehlers · December 31, 2020 11:27AM

@PaulMaul said:

really nice cards!

Mphilking · December 31, 2020 11:48AM

Paul, Great cards!! Congratulations!!

@PaulMaul said:

PaulMaul · December 31, 2020 12:00PM

PaulMaul · December 31, 2020 12:05PM

Last one....I promise 😁

mrmopar · December 31, 2020 12:19PM

I enjoyed those as a kid, but always preferred the regular cards with great action shots. The Marichal is probably my favorite, but still not are awesome as his 74 Topps card! It was odd that they only did this 1 year with the special subset, but when you look at those regular sets, it makes sense. They withheld the action shots from the base set to create the subsets. The 70s are loaded with great action shots on cards already, across all of the sports. I for one am glad they didn't subset all the great action shots in multiple years.

One additional thought, the players of the 50s-60s really got cheated, or the fans did I should say. There are not a lot of great action shots for an entire generation of players. I guess it came down to having an image of a player you could recognize.

DBesse27 · December 31, 2020 12:53PM

I’m predictable.

PaulMaul · December 31, 2020 1:06PM

@DBesse27

Nice Yaz!

Have you noticed that the back of the normal ‘72 Yaz card is always tilted? Much like the Fisk rookie. I still haven’t pulled the trigger on either of those because the backs always annoy me.

saucywombat · December 31, 2020 5:12PM

Outstanding photos of the cards PaulMaul

GDM67 · December 31, 2020 6:51PM

Griese, Csonka, Greenwood (all from that same game at the Orange Bowl), Unitas, Brodie and Roman Gabriel are all really cool. As loath as I am to say something nice about him, the Staubach card is a terrific action shot.

I wish they had featured IA cards of Cepeda and/or Carty. I do really like this one.

JBrules · December 31, 2020 7:06PM

Good thing I’m not predictable like Dan😄

grote15 · December 31, 2020 7:09PM

Unopened form..

Goldenage · January 1, 2021 3:12AM

@mrmopar said:
I enjoyed those as a kid, but always preferred the regular cards with great action shots. The Marichal is probably my favorite, but still not are awesome as his 74 Topps card! It was odd that they only did this 1 year with the special subset, but when you look at those regular sets, it makes sense. They withheld the action shots from the base set to create the subsets. The 70s are loaded with great action shots on cards already, across all of the sports. I for one am glad they didn't subset all the great action shots in multiple years.

One additional thought, the players of the 50s-60s really got cheated, or the fans did I should say. There are not a lot of great action shots for an entire generation of players. I guess it came down to having an image of a player you could recognize.

I loved the Yaz and Torre puzzle on the backs of the IA cards. It made going out to buy more packs fun, to complete those puzzles. Having just a regular one card action card in a set wouldn’t allow for the puzzle back. It would have a stat back. OPC hockey had some neat puzzles on the back of all star cards from those years also.

nam812 · January 1, 2021 6:29AM

Dave, the eye appeal on that PSA 4 Bench IA is tremendous. I see the bottom right corner, but I'm guessing there's a bend somewhere that doesn't break the card surface like a crease would or that would be an easy PSA 6.

Goldenage · January 1, 2021 10:23AM

@nam812 said:
Dave, the eye appeal on that PSA 4 Bench IA is tremendous. I see the bottom right corner, but I'm guessing there's a bend somewhere that doesn't break the card surface like a crease would or that would be an easy PSA 6.

Totally agree, and is Barry Bonds the batter on that card ?

mrmopar · January 1, 2021 11:11AM

@Goldenage said:

@mrmopar said:
I enjoyed those as a kid, but always preferred the regular cards with great action shots. The Marichal is probably my favorite, but still not are awesome as his 74 Topps card! It was odd that they only did this 1 year with the special subset, but when you look at those regular sets, it makes sense. They withheld the action shots from the base set to create the subsets. The 70s are loaded with great action shots on cards already, across all of the sports. I for one am glad they didn't subset all the great action shots in multiple years.

One additional thought, the players of the 50s-60s really got cheated, or the fans did I should say. There are not a lot of great action shots for an entire generation of players. I guess it came down to having an image of a player you could recognize.

I loved the Yaz and Torre puzzle on the backs of the IA cards. It made going out to buy more packs fun, to complete those puzzles. Having just a regular one card action card in a set wouldn’t allow for the puzzle back. It would have a stat back. OPC hockey had some neat puzzles on the back of all star cards from those years also.

I was not old enough/collecting then to buy the 72 cards. My first exposure to puzzles were the Star Wars cards and the Fleer stickers that had a shot of the stadium on their backs. I recall enjoying the puzzles somewhat, but given the choice though, i'd personally much rather have had action cards in a base set and leave the subsets for things like Highlights. record breakers, turn back the clock, playoffs, etc.

PaulMaul · January 1, 2021 12:49PM

@Goldenage said:

@nam812 said:
Dave, the eye appeal on that PSA 4 Bench IA is tremendous. I see the bottom right corner, but I'm guessing there's a bend somewhere that doesn't break the card surface like a crease would or that would be an easy PSA 6.

Totally agree, and is Barry Bonds the batter on that card ?

Yes, Bobby Bonds, you can see his number 25 on his batting glove.

nam812 · January 1, 2021 1:47PM

@PaulMaul said:

@Goldenage said:

Totally agree, and is Barry Bonds the batter on that card ?

Yes, Bobby Bonds, you can see his number 25 on his batting glove.

Barry no, Bobby yes.

JBrules · January 1, 2021 2:32PM

@nam812 said:
Dave, the eye appeal on that PSA 4 Bench IA is tremendous. I see the bottom right corner, but I'm guessing there's a bend somewhere that doesn't break the card surface like a crease would or that would be an easy PSA 6.

Thanks. That card was originally an SGC 8 and I cracked it out and it came back a PSA 4. I was hoping for a PSA 7. So in my infinite wisdom I cracked it out a second time sent it in again. This time it came back PSA 2.5. I still have not been able to figure why such a low grade. I am obviously missing something for it to come back twice with low grades. Here is the same card.

Goldenage · January 1, 2021 3:06PM

Wow. An SGC 8 to a PSA 4 to a PSA 2.5.

Obviously too many Dodger fan graders at the Beach. Lol

JBrules · January 1, 2021 3:33PM

@Goldenage said:
Wow. An SGC 8 to a PSA 4 to a PSA 2.5.

Obviously too many Dodger fan graders at the Beach. Lol

Maybe I can get it down to a PSA 1 or 1.5 if I keep at it. Luckily this has been my only major debacle with cracking and resubmitting. I have done many others that have turned out very well for me.

mbothner · January 2, 2021 1:45PM

I put the entire 1972 Topps In Action subset together in PSA 9. Something about those cards I always liked. Some are very tough in 9.

markj111 · January 3, 2021 4:50PM

1972 Stargell IA. Bought it raw on ebay. Graded out as a PSA 10-1 of 2 at the time. Sold it for four figures.

DBesse27 · January 3, 2021 6:05PM

@Goldenage said:

@mrmopar said:
I enjoyed those as a kid, but always preferred the regular cards with great action shots. The Marichal is probably my favorite, but still not are awesome as his 74 Topps card! It was odd that they only did this 1 year with the special subset, but when you look at those regular sets, it makes sense. They withheld the action shots from the base set to create the subsets. The 70s are loaded with great action shots on cards already, across all of the sports. I for one am glad they didn't subset all the great action shots in multiple years.

One additional thought, the players of the 50s-60s really got cheated, or the fans did I should say. There are not a lot of great action shots for an entire generation of players. I guess it came down to having an image of a player you could recognize.

I loved the Yaz and Torre puzzle on the backs of the IA cards. It made going out to buy more packs fun, to complete those puzzles. Having just a regular one card action card in a set wouldn’t allow for the puzzle back. It would have a stat back. OPC hockey had some neat puzzles on the back of all star cards from those years also.

Me too! I own a high grade PSA copy of the Yaz IA card, but I also own all the raw cards needed to complete a raw Yaz puzzle. 1968 and 69 puzzles too.

JoeBanzai · January 4, 2021 7:37PM

@Mphilking said:

Great card!

Another great card.

ArtVandelay · January 4, 2021 8:06PM

ArtVandelay · January 4, 2021 8:07PM

GroceryRackPack · January 4, 2021 9:29PM

@ArtVandelay said:

Nice

dlafountain · January 19, 2021 9:01AM

Is anyone looking for commons for this set. I have an entire box filled with hundreds from this set. Happy to trade for anything Boston (Celts, Pats, Sox) and not looking for much in return. I'd prefer these go to a collector that wants to complete a set or get some graded.

AFLfan · January 19, 2021 9:36AM

I've never owned one but I have always liked the Dick Butkus Pro Action card.

Goldenage · January 19, 2021 11:11AM

Goldenage · January 19, 2021 11:12AM

Butkus is crushing the head of a running back from Green Bay.
Perfect card for Butkus.

Nathaniel1960 · January 19, 2021 12:44PM

When you combine great action shots with great card design, you hit a homerun. Sad Topps lost such momentum after this issue.

Goldenage · January 19, 2021 1:03PM

@Nathaniel1960 said:
When you combine great action shots with great card design, you hit a homerun. Sad Topps lost such momentum after this issue.

The question that begs to be answered is why didn’t the 72 football do a Yaz or Torre like puzzle back on their Pro Action cards.

Your favorite 1972 In Action and Pro Action cards.

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