Football Card Guys - Your top 3 vintage FB cards?

ndleo

I grew up in the midwest and my favorites lean towards running backs:

1) 1955 Topps All-American Four Horsemen PSA 7 - I went to ND and this one has sentimental value to me.
2) 1976 Topps Walter Payton PSA 8 - Not really vintage, but Walter was the first FB star I followed.
3) 1958 Topps Jim Brown PSA 7 - I still think he is the best RB of all-time.

My other favorite is a PSA 10 1989 Score Barry Sanders. I am working on the top 10 Career Rushing leaders. The last card I need is Franco Harris at #10. I'm holding out since Marshall Faulk is only 350 yds away from taking #10.

helionaut

#1 1965 Topps Joe Namath


#2 1950 Bowman Marion Motley


#3 1933 Sport Kings Jim Thorpe


Honorable Mention: 1955 Bowman Ollie Matson.


Just look at him go.

ndleo

Nice cards, especially the Thorpe.

I love some of the football action poses.

gregm13

Sweet Namath - I'd LOVE to own a Namath one day. My top three are:

1. Johnny Unitas PSA 7 rookie. I bought it for $300 about 10 years ago raw and had it graded several years ago. My favorite card from my favorite player.
2. Otto Graham PSA 8 rookie. I bought this recently from Louis Bollman (sp?) for $725. I had wanted this card for years!!!
3. Tough to choose - but probably my PSA 9 1969 Joe Namath. I traded for this card raw years ago before I knew anything about grading. It was the first card I had graded - at a show in Chicago 6 or 7 years ago.

All the cards above are registered in my sets (Greg Montieth's Collection).

Regards,

Greg M.

2dueces

My 3 favorites, all raw BTW

1966 Topps Joe Namath Prolly 8 and a hopeful 9
1958 Topps Jim Brown Strong 6 maybe a 7
1966 Topps Jack Kemp Strong 9 OC

Honorable mention

Topps Joe Montana Rookie

Axtell

Without owning any of them, I'd have to vote:

Jim Brown RC
Jim Thorpe 33 Sport Kings
Walter Payton RC

sixdart

1933 Sport Kings Jim Thorpe
1933 Sport Kings Red Grange
1955 Topps AA Jim Thorpe

FavreFan1971

#1 1957 Bart Starr auto graphed in person at a Packer practice when I lived in Green Bay. It would grade PSA 3 maybe a 4 but the strory behind it is cool.

#2 1972 Namath High Series PSA 8

#3 1935 Wheaties Don Hutson (raw)

ctsoxfan

No one mentioned a Bradshaw RC yet - I don't own one, but plan to soon.

1. Walter Payton RC (I have a beautiful PSA 9 - and, there never was anyone better than Sweetness)

2. Terry Bradshaw RC (Want one - have a PSA 8 second year)

3. 1958 Topps Jim Brown (I have a raw one, way OC and not gradeable, but mine since childhood).

Fabfrank

58 Topps J. Brown

50 Bowman Otto Graham

52 Bowman Large Art Donovan ( you gotta love the fat guy)

67standup

A little new to FB collecting, what are the top three most coveted cards (usually equates to the most expensive.)

lostdart58

Anyone have a scan of the Four Horsemen card? I do not think I have ever seen one.

bowdowntome

I wasn't really going to reply to this thread because I can't really think of my collection in terms of individual cards, but if I had to pick 3, I guess they would be

1962 Tarkenton RC
1971 Bradshaw RC
1976 Payton RC

all ungraded, natch.

bowdowntome

<< <i>A little new to FB collecting, what are the top three most coveted cards (usually equates to the most expensive.) >>



Well, you'd have to put Bronko Nagurski 1935 Chicle card at the top, followed by, in my opinion, the Knute Rockne card from the same set, but #3 could be any of the following:

1933 Sport Kings (I haven't really followed the prices of these, so I'm just guessing)
Jim Thorpe
Knute Rocke
Red Grange

1952 Bowman Large
Jim Lansford

1965 Topps
Joe Namath RC

1960 Bell Brand Rams
Gene Selawski SP (At least it would be coveted by me )

nearmint

<< <i>Anyone have a scan of the Four Horsemen card? I do not think I have ever seen one. >>