August 6, 2015: Sports & Americana Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 8/6/2015
We probably can’t expect you to take as much time scouring this section as we spent putting it together, but this is a remarkable grouping of vintage football cards in very collectible grades and highlighted by an absolutely ridiculous number of Hall of Famers (nearly 600), major stars and specials, in many instances in the 1970’s with significant duplication of many of the biggest names in the game. The numbers of cards and general condition ranges are given for each year and issue.
Breakdown: 1950’s Bowman and Topps (9) – 1954 Bowman Hirsch – Good, 1954 Bowman Fears – Good, 1955 Bowman Matson – Good and 1957 Topps Van Brocklin – Good; 1958 Topps (6), mostly VG – Arnett (Good), Perry, Matson (2, Ex-Mt and Fair); 1959 Topps (23), mostly Ex-Mt – Crow, Nomellini, Stautner m/c, Woodson, Shofner, Grier, Gifford and Moore, plus four Pennant cards and eight Teams (inc. Steelers [2], Browns [2], Redskins [2], Cards, Giants and Packers); 1960 Topps (12), generally Excellent – including Moore (2) and Gregg; 1961 Topps (7), mostly Ex to Ex-Mt, including Lowe, Marchetti, Berry (VG), Haynes and Redskins Team; 1962-68 Topps (28), mostly VG-Ex, some above – including Marchetti, Schmidt, Moore, Groza and three teams from 1962; Nomellini, Atkins and Huff from 1963; 1966 Maynard and (7) miscellaneous cards, including 1969 Topps Game cards of Unitas and Sayers; 1969 Topps (47), mostly VG to Ex-Mt with some above and below, including Alworth, Atkins (2), Bell (2), Blanda, Dawson, Jones, Jurgensen, Karras, Kelly (2), Lilly (3), Mackey, Maynard, Olsen (3), Tarkenton and Taylor (2); 1964-67 Philadelphia Gum (47), mostly Very Good to Excellent, with some above and below – including Mitchell and Mackey in 1964; Moore (2), Tarkenton, Nitschke (Fair), Huff, Jurgensen, Brodie, and Wood in 1965; Jones, Lilly, Karras (Good), Jurgensen (3), Adderly (2), Jim Taylor, Crow (2) and Packers and Giants Teams in 1966; and Jurgensen, Jones, Brodie, Gabriel, Lilly (2) and Hayes in 1967.
1970’sTopps Football: 1970 (55), Mostly Excellent to Nr-Mt, some below – Barney (3), Bethea (2), Eller, Griese (2), Kelly (2), Lilly, Mackey, Otto, Page, Renfro (2), Sayers, Stenerud, Taylor and Warfield; 1971 (36), Excellent to Near-Mint, some below – Blanda, Buchanon, Csonka, Jurgensen, Lanier, Maynard, Olsen, Renfro (2), Smith (4), Stenerud (2), Tarkenton (3) and Taylor (2); 1972 (158), Ex-Mt to Nr-Mt, some below and emphasis Ex-Mt – Adderly (3), Alworth (3), Barney (3), Biletnikoff (4), Blanda (3), Buoniconti, Butkus, Csonka, Dawson (2), Greene, Greenwood (4), Griese (4), Hendricks (2), Jones (2), Smith (5), Jurgensen (3), Kelly (3), Lanier (4), Lilly (3), Little (2), Namath, Olsen (3), Otto (3), Riggins (2), Simpson (2), Stenerud (2), Tarkenton, Unitas, Upshaw (3), Warfield (2), and Yepremian (2), plus high numbers All Pro No. 265 Yary and No. 286 Bradley (Fair, writing on back); 1973 Topps (92), Excellent to Near-Mint, some below, emphasis Ex-Mt – Adderly, Alworth (3), Barney (3), Biletnikoff (3), Blanda, Butkus (2), Csonka (2), Dawson (3), Greene (3), Greenwood (2), Griese (4), Hendricks (2), Joiner (2), Kelly, Lilly (3), Little (4), Maynard (3), Olsen (3), Page, Renfro, Riggins, Simpson, Stenerud, Tarkenton (6), Taylor (2), Warfield, White and Youngblood (2); 1974 (23), VG-Ex, some above – Barney, Biletnifkoff, Bradshaw, Greene, Griese, Ham, Hannah, Olsen, Page, Tarkenton and Unitas; 1975 (54), VG to Ex-Mt, with some below and 24 HOFers; 1976 (102), Ex-Mt to Nr-Mt, some below – Blanda (3), Blount (2), Bradshaw (2), Beletnikoff (3), Csonka, Dawson (2), Dierdorf (2), Fouts, Griese, Greene (2), Guy (2), Ham (2), Harris, Joiner (3), Jones, Lanier, Page, Riggins (3), Smith, Stabler, Staubach (2), Stenerud, Swann, Taylor (3), Warfield, White (3) and Youngblood; 1977 (112), Ex-Mt to Nr-Mt, with some below and 38 HOFers; 1978 (108), Ex-Mt to Nr-Mt, with some below and 34 HOFers; 1979 (114), Ex-Mt to Nr-Mt, with some below and 56 HOFers, including Campbell RC, Newsome RC, Staubach (2), Dorsett (2), Payton and Lofton RC; 1980-82 (218), mostly Nr-Mt, with 90 HOFers.
Massive Hoard of Vintage Topps, Bowman and Philadelphia Gum Football With HOFers and Stars (approx. 1,250)
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