Vintage Football thread

perkdog · September 1, 2018 5:42AM

With the start of the NFL season right around the corner I figured I’d break out my Vintage Football cards and post some pics. For you old timers here I decided not to bump the original thread since most of the members there don’t post anymore. I am kicking it off with some of my favorites from my favorite set the 1952 Bowman Large. Heck I might be the only one posting in this thread....

prgsdw · September 1, 2018 6:25AM

Nice! I'd like to post some as well as I've been working on some vintage sets, however, before I do, is this a raw card thread or raw and graded?

ZTarg · September 1, 2018 6:51AM

perkdog · September 1, 2018 7:17AM

@prgsdw said:
Nice! I'd like to post some as well as I've been working on some vintage sets, however, before I do, is this a raw card thread or raw and graded?

There are no rules my friend! I love Vintage Football regardless if they are raw or graded. For my collection I prefer lower grade with good eye appeal that I can actually hold and enjoy without fear of losing hundreds of dollars by a simple ding on a corner. Please post anything you want

Crazylegs · September 1, 2018 7:17AM

Here are a few smalls in keeping with your first post.

perkdog · September 1, 2018 7:18AM

Wow I’ve never seen proof cards from that set. Very nice

Stone193 · September 1, 2018 9:37AM

Hiya Paul

Here's a 57T Gifford

prgsdw · September 1, 2018 10:14AM

@perkdog said:
There are no rules my friend! I love Vintage Football regardless if they are raw or graded. For my collection I prefer > lower grade with good eye appeal that I can actually hold and enjoy without fear of losing hundreds of dollars by a > simple ding on a corner. Please post anything you want

Fair enough, I figured I'd check first as most all of my graded items are Dallas Cowboys. Here's a little of each. This is one of my favorite vintage Dallas Cowboys cards:

I'm working on a few mid-1960's raw sets as well, here's a couple of pages from the 1965 Philadelphia gum football set:

perkdog · September 1, 2018 10:23AM

@Stone193 said:
Hiya Paul

Here's a 57T Gifford

Hi Mike! Great to see you showing up to post, I bet I’ve seen that card before in the older threads! Great looking card buddy

prgsdw · September 1, 2018 10:43AM

This is kind of a tribute post as this player passed away last month. I think he's under appreciated by Cowboys fans having played most of his career next to Bob Lilly. However, 97 sacks (Cowboys stats), 5x Pro-Bowl, 1x 1st team All-Pro and 3x 2nd team All-Pro speak for themselves. From 1964 through 1967 he led the Cowboys in sacks with a high of 18.5 in 1966. RIP.

The last line of the back of the card says it all:

Steve

wadevl · September 2, 2018 6:17AM

prgsdw Love the Cowboys Stuff!!

tonylags · September 2, 2018 6:53AM

@ZTarg said:

Now there is a nice set. Probably all PSA 10's

spanky74 · September 2, 2018 6:57AM

altered stock

mexpo75 · September 2, 2018 10:22AM

No loupe needed to grade those

ssdawg77 · September 3, 2018 4:51AM

A few from 1956 Topps Hall of Famers...

prgsdw · September 3, 2018 5:15AM

Fine looking 56's - love that crazy legs photo!

ahopkins · September 3, 2018 5:46AM

Beautiful colors on those '56s.

georgebailey2 · September 3, 2018 5:47AM

@spanky74 said:
altered stock

Centering is good, though. They also have great eye appeal.

prgsdw · September 3, 2018 6:34AM

Here's another of my favorite 1960's Dallas Cowboys cards - hopefully the senior committee will get it right and put this man in the Hall of Fame. In the era of Nitschke, Butkus, Robinson, Nobis, Huff, Lanier, Bobby Bell, etc. Howley was a 5x 1st team All-Pro - 5 consecutive seasons from 1966-1970. He was a 2nd team All-Pro in 1971 and a 6x Pro Bowl performer. He was also the first non-QB to be Super Bowl MVP and the only winner in the Super Bowl era from the losing team (Super Bowl V).

The 4th player inducted into the Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor, the man about whom Tom Landry said “I don’t know that I’ve ever seen anybody better at linebacker than Chuck Howley,”. Remember, he coached Sam Huff with the Giants... The great Chuck Howley:

Steve

Stone193 · September 3, 2018 7:16AM

Thanx Paul!

Wasn't he referred to as "Slingin' Sammy?"

perkdog · September 3, 2018 11:05AM

Slingin’ Sammy Baugh! Outstanding cards guys! I appreciate all the pics!

perkdog · September 3, 2018 11:06AM

Speaking of nicknames here is another “Crazy Legs” Hirsch

perkdog · September 3, 2018 11:07AM

I love the 51 set

perkdog · September 3, 2018 11:07AM

1952 Bowman Small

hyperchipper09 · September 3, 2018 11:37AM

56 Topps football are the best looking vintage football, in my opinion, out there. When they have the color and focus like those posted in this thread, they are gorgeous. Mother of God on the PSA 8 1948 Baugh. Good grief. I'll add some pics here and there, still debating getting a really nice CCD scanner but for now, phone pics. I'll start with my low grade Ollie rookie. I'm doing a Football HOF players set and a 1st ballot set but am under no illusions about ever being highly ranked in either, ain't happening for many reasons LOL. So I'm looking for cards I'm happy with, that I can have fun collecting, and that would look like cards I would have bought ungraded back in the 80's.

perkdog · September 3, 2018 11:39AM

That’s what attracts me to 50’s football, the cards are colorful pieces of artwork

vintagefun · September 3, 2018 12:55PM

Topps really hit a home run and scored a touchdown in 56 with their designs.

Stone193 · September 3, 2018 12:59PM

The duo of Lamonica and Blanda - the reason I became a Raider fan in the early 70s.

ahopkins · September 3, 2018 2:06PM

You guys are making me want to collect football cards. I love the recent threads on vintage football. Keep 'em comin'!!!

prgsdw · September 3, 2018 2:40PM

The little town in central PA I live in has a large number of Dallas Cowboys fans. Yes, that's right, here in Steelers and Eagles country (with a number of Redskins fans too oddly enough). Much of that has to do with this guy. His grandmother was a substitute teacher here and he would visit and bring along friends named Harvey (Martin) and Ed ("Too Tall" Jones). Great group of guys by all accounts.

The Manster, Randy White. There are 18 of these PSA 10's and at least 2 of them are in this same small town - which I think is really cool:

Steve

prgsdw · September 3, 2018 2:44PM

@perkdog said:
That’s what attracts me to 50’s football, the cards are colorful pieces of artwork

This is the only 1950's card currently in my collection, but It's a great one for a Dallas Cowboys fan to have!

Steve

BPorter26 · September 3, 2018 3:36PM

I wish I still had this card. Sold it awhile back, but still have it in my sold folder.

perkdog · September 4, 2018 3:12AM

That’s a great looking Layne, is the back messed up? The “MC” qualifier confuses me

ssdawg77 · September 4, 2018 5:13AM

Here is a couple from 57

perkdog · September 4, 2018 5:20AM

Awesome looking ‘57’s

Largentcollector · September 4, 2018 7:00AM

perkdog · September 4, 2018 7:01AM

The Graham & Gifford s are right up my alley! Quality looking cards for the grade, beautiful

JBrules · September 4, 2018 9:52AM

Great thread. Love seeing some love for vintage football being shared. Here are a couple of my favorites.

Stone193 · September 4, 2018 12:33PM

Played for the Raiders and then was their head coach from around 1979 to 87. SB win in '81.

ssdawg77 · September 4, 2018 12:39PM

Here is a look at some of the team cards from 1959 Topps

spanky74 · September 4, 2018 3:03PM

Pretty sure this guy was the QB for that Flores coached SB team:

spanky74 · September 4, 2018 3:07PM

The only '59s I own:

spanky74 · September 4, 2018 3:13PM

and another 52 Bowman and Landry

Stone193 · September 4, 2018 4:01PM

Pretty sure this guy was the QB for that Flores coached SB team:

For me, best remembered for that season and the SB win with Plunkett running the show. I don't think he was the starter at the beginning of the season?

Tomi · September 4, 2018 4:30PM

My contribution

perkdog · September 4, 2018 4:56PM

Outstanding cards guys! Here are a couple of my favorites from the 1950 Bowman set.

perkdog · September 4, 2018 4:57PM

This looks like Peyton Manning

JBrules · September 4, 2018 5:53PM

@Tomi said:
My contribution
Great Jim Brown card. Kahn's put out some great shots of players over the years.

DEFPOTEC · September 4, 2018 9:35PM

Love this topic! I started collecting vintage football HOF rookies as a kid in the junk wax era, took a long break, then jumped back into the hobby a couple years ago and picked up where I left off. I’ve assembled the full run from 1948-1979 minus Bednarik, Namath, and Biletnikoff. I also love the oddball stuff, like the 1969 Glendale Stamps and especially the 1972 Sunoco Stamps, with all their HOF prerookies and rookies. It helps that I’m only interested in raw, low-to-mid grade copies; that keeps this pursuit from becoming a budget buster. My largest, and greatest, single purchase was a 1963 Fleer lot with one Dawson and three Alworth rookies for $275. Sold off two of the Alworths for about $350 after eBay fees, which meant I landed my Dawson and Alworth for nothing, plus about $75 in my pocket! I was ecstatic.

A couple pics...

Future HOF member Johnny Robinson’s trio of rookies, if you count the 1961 Fleer Wallet Picture, which I do!

The “free” Dawson and Alworth rookies.

Rarest HOF prerookie (or rookie, for that matter) from my all-time favorite set.

Love the 1977 Topps Mexicans. Landed the Largent direct from Mexico for a bargain.

Stone193 · September 5, 2018 8:40AM

Turning into a really cool thread!

UFFDAH · September 5, 2018 8:49AM

Favorite card from my collection including all sports and non-sports.

Vintage Football thread

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