Top 20 Football cards in the Hobby
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I have the day off today and was looking thru the tops 20 sports cards in the hobby set and saw only one football card. So here is my response to the baseball heavy set.
Would just like to say that this set is impossible to make a checklist for without leaving some major players out. I ran out of room, so modern cards didn't make it.
This is just my opinion and I am not sending this to PSA to make a set, just needed something to do on my day off. Would love to hear your thoughts.
Top 20 Football cards in the Hobby
Set Composition
Issue Card# Weight
1933 GOUDEY SPORTS KINGS HAROLD (RED) GRANGE 3 7.00
1933 GOUDEY SPORTS KINGS JIM THORPE 6 7.00
1933 GOUDEY SPORTS KINGS KNUTE ROCKNE 35 7.00
1935 NATIONAL CHICLE BRONKO NAGURSKI 34 10.00
1948 LEAF SID LUCKMAN 1 8.00
1948 LEAF BOBBY LAYNE 6 7.00
1948 LEAF SAMMY BAUGH 34 7.00
1948 LEAF CHUCK BEDNARIK 54 8.00
1950 BOWMAN OTTO GRAHAM 45 6.00
1952 BOWMAN FRANK GIFFORD 16 5.00
1952 BOWMAN OLLIE MATSON 127 6.00
1955 TOPPS ALL AMERICAN THE FOUR HORSEMEN 68 6.00
1955 TOPPS ALL AMERICAN DON HUTSON 97 5.00
1957 TOPPS BART STARR 119 6.00
1957 TOPPS JOHNNY UNITAS 138 6.00
1958 TOPPS JIM BROWN 62 6.00
1965 TOPPS JOE NAMATH 122 7.00
1966 PHILADELPHIA DICK BUTKUS 31 5.00
1971 TOPPS TERRY BRADSHAW 156 4.00
1972 TOPPS ROGER STAUBACH 200 5.00
1976 TOPPS WALTER PAYTON 148 4.00
Would just like to say that this set is impossible to make a checklist for without leaving some major players out. I ran out of room, so modern cards didn't make it.
This is just my opinion and I am not sending this to PSA to make a set, just needed something to do on my day off. Would love to hear your thoughts.
Top 20 Football cards in the Hobby
Set Composition
Issue Card# Weight
1933 GOUDEY SPORTS KINGS HAROLD (RED) GRANGE 3 7.00
1933 GOUDEY SPORTS KINGS JIM THORPE 6 7.00
1933 GOUDEY SPORTS KINGS KNUTE ROCKNE 35 7.00
1935 NATIONAL CHICLE BRONKO NAGURSKI 34 10.00
1948 LEAF SID LUCKMAN 1 8.00
1948 LEAF BOBBY LAYNE 6 7.00
1948 LEAF SAMMY BAUGH 34 7.00
1948 LEAF CHUCK BEDNARIK 54 8.00
1950 BOWMAN OTTO GRAHAM 45 6.00
1952 BOWMAN FRANK GIFFORD 16 5.00
1952 BOWMAN OLLIE MATSON 127 6.00
1955 TOPPS ALL AMERICAN THE FOUR HORSEMEN 68 6.00
1955 TOPPS ALL AMERICAN DON HUTSON 97 5.00
1957 TOPPS BART STARR 119 6.00
1957 TOPPS JOHNNY UNITAS 138 6.00
1958 TOPPS JIM BROWN 62 6.00
1965 TOPPS JOE NAMATH 122 7.00
1966 PHILADELPHIA DICK BUTKUS 31 5.00
1971 TOPPS TERRY BRADSHAW 156 4.00
1972 TOPPS ROGER STAUBACH 200 5.00
1976 TOPPS WALTER PAYTON 148 4.00
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If including all football you must add the N162 Beecher, Mayo Dunlop, Spalding Grange, and a few others.
Dave
FINISHED 12/8/2008!!!
1935 National Chicle CLARKE HINKLE
1950 BOWMAN MARION MOTLEY
1963 FLEER LANCE ALWORTH
1950 BOWMAN Y.A. TITTLE
1952 Bowman Large Jim Lansford
1981 Topps Joe Montana
1935 Wheaties Don Hutson
1888 N162 Beecher
1894 Mayo Cut Plugs John Dunlop
1926 Spalding Red Grange
I would remove the following cards.
1955 Topps Don Hutson for the '35 Wheaties
1971 Bradshaw for Montana
1955 Four Horsemen
1948 Babby Layne
1950 Otto Graham (sad as I type this)
1952 Ollie Matson
Just my opinion but I love the topic
Currently collecting 1934 Butterfinger, 1969 Nabisco, 1991 Topps Desert Shield (in PSA 9 or 10), and 1990 Donruss Learning Series (in PSA 10).
<< <i>Great start. In my opinion the following need to be added.
1952 Bowman Large Jim Lansford
1981 Topps Joe Montana
1935 Wheaties Don Hutson
1888 N162 Beecher
1894 Mayo Cut Plugs John Dunlop
1926 Spalding Red Grange
I would remove the following cards.
1955 Topps Don Hutson for the '35 Wheaties
1971 Bradshaw for Montana
1955 Four Horsemen
1948 Babby Layne
1950 Otto Graham (sad as I type this)
1952 Ollie Matson
Just my opinion but I love the topic >>
I think this is close.
Lots of ways to slice this up, how do you judge what is a "Top" card? Is it based on which are the most expensive like Nagurski, or the rarest and toughest to get like Dunlop or Spalding Grange, or iconic as in what you would see splashed on an auction house catalogue cover like Namath or Jim Brown?
No one answer is right, so a blend of all of it?
For example, Beecher is top for the hobby, but not for the sport. Montana is top for the sport, but not the hobby.
1894 N302 MAYO CUT PLUG ANONYMOUS JOHN DUNLOP NNO
1926 SPAULDING RED GRANGE NNO
1933 GOUDEY SPORTS KINGS JIM THORPE 6
1933 GOUDEY SPORTS KINGS KNUTE ROCKNE 35
1935 NATIONAL CHICLE BRONKO NAGURSKI 34
1935 WHEATIES DON HUTSON NNO
1948 LEAF SID LUCKMAN 1
1948 LEAF SAMMY BAUGH 34
1948 LEAF CHUCK BEDNARIK 54
1950 BOWMAN OTTO GRAHAM 45
1952 BOWMAN FRANK GIFFORD 16
1955 TOPPS ALL AMERICAN THE FOUR HORSEMEN 68
1957 TOPPS BART STARR 119
1957 TOPPS JOHNNY UNITAS 138
1958 TOPPS JIM BROWN 62
1963 TOPPS DEACON JONES 44
1963 FLEER LANCE ALWORTH 72
1965 TOPPS JOE NAMATH 122
1966 PHILADELPHIA DICK BUTKUS 31
1972 TOPPS ROGER STAUBACH 200
1976 TOPPS WALTER PAYTON 148
1981 TOPPS JOE MOANTANA 116
1986 TOPPS JERRY RICE 161
1998 SP AUTHENTIC PEYTON MANNING 14
2000 SP AUTHENTIC TOM BRADY 118