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Your nominations for best football card ever

Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2015 11:29 pm
by Wendell02
For me its the Gale Sayers rookie card. Philadelphia 1966, card #38:

Re: Your nominations for best football card ever

Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2015 1:31 am
by rockhawk
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The birch trees, which are everywhere in Northeast Wisconsin, are a nice touch in Tony Canadeo's '51 Bowman card.

Re: Your nominations for best football card ever

Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2015 10:05 am
by coachtj
....nosing out ernie stautner's fleer '61 card(#125) to win is dickie james in the topps '63 set(#167)...a classic.

Re: Your nominations for best football card ever

Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2015 10:51 am
by Bob Gill
coachtj wrote:....nosing out ernie stautner's fleer '61 card(#125) to win is dickie james in the topps '63 set(#167)...a classic.
Ha! I HAD that one -- not that I remember it specifically, but I managed to get the whole Topps set for a few years, from about 1962-65, so obviously that was included. And James was my favorite player at the time, too; that was his last year with the Redskins. After the trade to New York he faded from my consciousness, and a 1964 rookie, Charley Taylor, took his place, but I still have fond memories of James wearing number 47 and tiptoeing down the sidelines on a punt return or after catching a pass from Norm Snead.

Re: Your nominations for best football card ever

Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2015 11:06 am
by Bryan
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Re: Your nominations for best football card ever

Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2015 11:35 am
by Citizen
I don't know about card, but the 1967 Philadelphia set is the most visually appealing I've ever seen. The photography, the layout, the typography, the use of color, the logo cards -- it all works.

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Re: Your nominations for best football card ever

Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2015 7:38 pm
by Denis Crawford
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That is Mike Rae of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Baker is throttling. Rae did play for the Bucs in 1980 but was released during the season and didn't play in the Detroit game at the Silverdome. I wonder if this photo is from the 1978 game Rae started when Doug Williams missed most of the second half of the season with a broken jaw.

Re: Your nominations for best football card ever

Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2015 9:37 pm
by BD Sullivan
Denis Crawford wrote:That is Mike Rae of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Baker is throttling. Rae did play for the Bucs in 1980 but was released during the season and didn't play in the Detroit game at the Silverdome. I wonder if this photo is from the 1978 game Rae started when Doug Williams missed most of the second half of the season with a broken jaw.
Considering Bubba had over 20 sacks that year (as a rookie) that's probably a good guess.

Re: Your nominations for best football card ever

Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2015 12:12 pm
by nicefellow31
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I like this one of Roger Brown. Little known fact, Mr. Brown was a favorite of Saints rookie RB, Ricky Williams who often gave homage to his hero, during locker room interviews. :D :D

Re: Your nominations for best football card ever

Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2015 3:41 pm
by James
Larry Little All-Pro 1974 Topps football card was always a favorite of mine and one of my favorite players....