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OPC Football? Basketball?

mygottamygotta Posts: 1,652
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I know OPC makes baseball and hockey. I also realize they are for a Canadian audience. Does Canada care about football or basketball? Are there OPC counterparts of any Topps football or basketball? I have never seen any, nor see anyone ever request or even mention it on this forum. Not even accidentally. I am curious is anything is like that out there.

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  • jay0791jay0791 Posts: 3,552 ✭✭✭✭
    If its not a puck and close second a baseball...I don't think Canada cares.

    never heard of any issue from CA
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  • eagles33eagles33 Posts: 2,683 ✭✭✭
    I don't know of any nfl sets but Jogo produced cfl sets starting in the early 80s. The 83 moon is prob one of the must rare football cards from the 80s.
    Scans of most of my Misc rookies can be found <a target=new class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://forums.collectors.com/m...y&keyword1=Non%20major">here
  • MapleleafMapleleaf Posts: 506 ✭
    I've seen some old 60's CFL (Canadian Football League) cards that I think were made by OPC. They are fairly rare.
    Basketball was invented by Naismith who was born in Canada but I haven't seen any OPC basketball cards.
  • DboneesqDboneesq Posts: 18,219 ✭✭
    I know there is a 1964 OPC CFL set. I used to have quite a few unopened packs.

    Here is what the packs look like:

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  • CDsNutsCDsNuts Posts: 10,092 ✭
    There were 1998 O-Pee-Chee parallel inserts in the Canadian retail Topps basketball boxes. O-Pee-Chee did in fact produce CFL football cards in the 60s and early 70s. I think Theismann is the most notable rookie as far as NFL fame goes.
  • eagles33eagles33 Posts: 2,683 ✭✭✭
    Too bad the 98 OPC inserts weren't football. That would be a cool manning rookie
    Scans of most of my Misc rookies can be found <a target=new class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://forums.collectors.com/m...y&keyword1=Non%20major">here
  • hyperchipper09hyperchipper09 Posts: 1,459 ✭✭✭✭✭
    What were the early - mid 70's issues? That included Theismann? Jogo or O Pee Chee?
    Edit: O Pee Chee. Man I need to get eyes checked I missed that one response about OPC and Theismann image
  • DboneesqDboneesq Posts: 18,219 ✭✭


    << <i> OPC and Theismann image >>



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    STAY HEALTHY!

    Doug

    Liquidating my collection for the 3rd and final time. Time for others to enjoy what I have enjoyed over the last several decades. Money could be put to better use.
  • CDsNutsCDsNuts Posts: 10,092 ✭
    Actually now that I think of it the OPC basketball inserts were in 1997 as well.
  • mygottamygotta Posts: 1,652
    Those cards are kinda cool. I am guessing there is a very limited group collecting these?
  • jpvintagesportsjpvintagesports Posts: 30 ✭✭
    There are OPC/Topps CFL sets from 1958-1972. I don't think cards were produced in 1966-67-69.
  • byronscott4everbyronscott4ever Posts: 932 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Actually now that I think of it the OPC basketball inserts were in 1997 as well. >>



    They were in 1997-98 Topps, 1998-99 Topps and 1999-2000 Topps.
  • nearmintnearmint Posts: 1,111 ✭✭✭
    I don't know of any Canadian issues of NFL teams, but there are quite a few CFL issues. The early Topps CFL issues look just like the NFL cards from the same years. Here are most of the early Topps and OPC sets:

    1958-1971 Topps and O-Pee-Chee CFL football cards
    Nearmint's Vintage Football Cards
    Vintage Football Card Gallery
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