November 17, 2022: Fall Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/17/2022
Presented is a nice example of one of the key Topps football issues from the 1970s, the expanded 1972 set that featured the most difficult high series from the many Topps football sets the company produced over the years. The offered near set is broadly Excellent to Ex-Mt, with some below and some reaching above to Near-Mint. The breakdown: No. 13 Riggins Rookie – Ex-Mt, 29 Checklist – Very Good, 55 Manning Rookie – Excellent, 65 Plunkett Rookie – Ex-Mt, 93 Hendricks Rookie – VG-Ex, 100 Namath – Ex, 101 Greenwood Rookie – Ex-Mt, 110 Sayers – Near-Mint, 140 Csonka – VG-Ex, 145 Lilly Rookie – Ex-Mt-Plus, 150 Bradshaw – Ex-Mt-Plus, 160 Simpson – VG-Ex, 165 Unitas – Ex-Mt-Plus, 186 Upshaw Rookie – Ex, 200 Staubach Rookie – VG-Ex, 230 Greene – Nr-Mt, 271 Warfield All-Pro – Ex-Mt, 272 Griese All-Pro – VG-Ex, 280 Lilly All-Pro – VG, 291 Spurrier Rookie – Ex-Mt-Plus m/c, 294 Checklist – VG m/c, 300 Page – Ex-Mt, 306 Pearson – Ex-Plus, 315 Wright Rookie – VG, 331 Morris – VG-Ex, 341 Butkus Pro Action – Nr-Mt o/c, 343 Namath Pro Action – Ex-Mt-Plus, 348 Blanda Pro Action – Nr-Mt and 351 Willard Pro Action – Ex-Plus.
1972 Topps Football Complete Set (351)
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