Best Looking Vintage Football Set You Have Ever Seen

FredGarvin

What is the best LOOKING vintage football set you have seen as in style, card color, layout, images etc., the card that has everything.

Not looking for rookies just the card/company that got THE CARD just right.

glossycrazy

1971 topps football... I love the colors!
Paul

markmac

I agree. 1971 Football has it all.

PowderedH2O

1951 Bowman. Great art, beautiful design... a freaking classic!!!

FredGarvin

I also think the '51 Bowman is amazing. I know it gets overlooked by some collectors due to the lack of rookies but I think the great colors, image details and use of the large team logos make it near perfect. The one thing that for me would put it over the top is if it had the stat backs (instead of the paragraph of text) you see in the '52 set, just a personal preference.

The other one I love is the '62 Topps for it's use of both action and posed shots on the front.


This is a great topic for me as I have now gone back and taken another look at some of the layouts from just an artistic perspective. It's so easy to sometimes focus on specific cards and worth and lose track of the cards that you I might find aesthetically pleasing but perhaps not great on the investment front.


Keep 'em coming folks, I love to see what folks like out there.

FavreFan1971

1955 Bowman for me and 1972 Topps.

Love the '55 Design and artwork. 72, how can you not like the 72 set?

PowderedH2O

I always look at sets asthetically (sp?). I don't care about rookie cards or stuff like that. I LOVE the old Bowmans from 1950-1955 (with the exception of 1953). I also love the 1956 Topps set. Some of the 1958's are gorgeous (Ollie Matson for example). I like the 67 Topps a lot, and the 71's as well. With 72, it is hit or miss. I love some of the cards (Otis Taylor is my favorite card from that set), but the pro-action cards I could do without. Eventually, I'd like to have 50-53 Bowman complete 7 or better, and 54-55 Bowman and 56 Topps at 8 or better.

PowderedH2O

And the 72 Roy Jefferson card too... Roy has to know that he is the coolest!!!

nearmint

I'm still partial to 1970 Topps Super Glossy inserts. Did someone mention Roy Jefferson?

BigDaddyBowman

My rankings...

1)1951 Bowman
2)1952 Bowman Large
3) 1935 National Chicle
4) 1955 Bowman

beebeebee

<< <i>What is the best LOOKING vintage football set you have seen as in style, card color, layout, images etc., the card that has everything.

Not looking for rookies just the card/company that got THE CARD just right. >>

beebeebee

[the 55 bowman set is the greatest because of the beautiful pastel colors in the background, plus the white footballs with white stripes

JMDVM

1962 Fleer---Love the photos and colors assigned to each team
1964 Kahn's---classic photos
1966 Philadelphia---again,great photos with great colors

FredGarvin

Wow, thanks all, this has made me go back and take a much closer look at some of the stuff I have only really perused in the past.

Keep em coming if you have a favorite.

Davemri

Its hard for me to considers sets from the 70's as "vintage". I was born in the 70's and I'm not vintage.


1. 1935 National Chicle
2. 1948 Leaf
3. 1955 Topps AA
4. 1952 Bowman Large
5. 1957 Topps



Of course ask me again in a year and I may change my mind.


Dave

FredGarvin

Yea those crazy colored 1948 Leaf cards are great.

FredGarvin

Of course I am familiar with the '55 All-American but never really thought about collecting them, I had that weird brain-block up until now that PRO players were what I wanted to collect, but looking at them again, they are REALLY sharp cards.

Yet another set started...

fiveniner

1951 Bowman

glossycrazy

If insert sets are included... nothing beats the vibrant colors and oozing gloss of the 1970 topps glossy football insert set!!
Paul

theczar

i agree with the 1966 philly set. has a great vintage look. all of the phillys have appeal to me.

JMDVM

<< <i>i agree with the 1966 philly set. has a great vintage look. all of the phillys have appeal to me. >>


I bought about 40 original negatives used to make the cards and when I made 11x14s of them you would not believe the detail and color of those photos---cuts and bruises on faces, tears and repairs on uniforms----really amazing stuff.

coinguy489

35 national chickle
50 bowman would be my top 2

cardbender

It's hard to beat the Glossy's for the modern cards.



For vintage, I like too many years to pick one.

'55's are cool



'58's have a great design.



Hard to beat the '64 Kahn's too.



You can't go wrong with any of the 1950's issues.

recbball

I like all the Bowmans except '53.
I hated the '48 Leafs at first glance, but they grow on you.
'35 national Chicle would have to be the best.

Dialj

I love the '58 because it reminds me of the BB '59 set and the '56 set is just out of control plain and simple.

rbdjr1

Always loved '61 Nu-card Football.

rd


(samples from my retired set)

rbdjr1

>>>> I also loved '71 Football. So tough to find in mint.

This beauty hammered over $11,000 some years ago.

rd




Loved '71 OPC CFL Football too! - sooooooooo tough to find PSA worthy mint examples (here's the only PSA 10 in the set. Sold it this year! I miss you!)

Dialj

WOW rd those '61 Nu-Cards look SWEEEEEEEEET!

bigreddog

It will always be the 71 & 72 Topps Football Sets, as Well as the most comprehinsive of its time, The 72 Sunoco Stamp set. All hold a special place in my heart.

FredGarvin

I also love the color of the '55 Bowman's but it seems that the sharpness of the logos and images seem tough to get. I purchased a couple of PSA 7's to check out and they were pretty blurry, perhaps someone who has more experience with this set can tell me if this seems to be a real issue.

BigDaddyBowman

<< <i>I like all the Bowmans except '53. >>


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Shame on you! The 53's are beautiful in their own unique way!

Probstein123

Both 1935 National Chicle are 1948 Leaf fantastic !!

recbball

Sorry Ryan, but that big white football drives me nuts.
Also they are some of the tuffest cards for me to find.