1960 Topps Football Cards
Product Details
The 1960 Topps Football card set is a very affordable vintage offering. There are a few reasons that contribute to this fact. The big one is the lack of a big-name rookie card. The set has no scarce cards as all were printed in equal amounts. Also, the card stock holds up well, making it easier to build a set in EX condition or better. The pureness of the card design allows the player's picture to dominate the card's landscape, making it one of the better looking sets of the era.
1960 Topps Football has a total of 132 cards. Each measures the standard 2-1/2 by 3-1/2 inches. It was issued as a single series despite the checklists calling them the first and second series. The only rookie card of note is that of Forrest Gregg (#56). However, what the set lacks in rookie cards it makes up for in star appeal with hobby heavyweights like Jim Brown (#23), Bart Starr (#51) and Johnny Unitas (#1) anchoring the set. Other future Hall of Fame players in the set include Paul Hornung (#54), Frank Gifford (#74), Bobby Layne (#93) and Y.A. Tittle (#113). The set also has the distinction of being the first to showcase cards of the Dallas Cowboys.
Design
1960 Topps Football photos are reminiscent of those used in 1957 Topps Baseball. A small football icon in one of the lower corners contains the player's name, team and position. The football itself is depicted in one of several colors: blue, green, red, yellow or orange. A white border frames the card. The back of the cards are laid out similar to those of the 1959 Topps format. A football-shaped icon contains the card number with the player's name, team and position appearing beside it. There are two lines of statistics below that. Some players get a designated area with year and lifetime statistics, while others receive a short biographical write-up. The rest of the area on the cards' back is taken up by a Football Funnies feature, a cartoon hidden under a scratch-off surface. As would be expected, a card that has been scratched is worth less than one that hasn't.
The cards are numbered so that each team has its section within the set, but players are not arranged alphabetically. Instead, the quarterback is usually first, followed by the running backs. The teams are arranged alphabetically by city, so Baltimore is first and Washington is last. Dallas was an expansion team, so the very first Cowboys cards are featured in the set as well. Also, the Cardinals are shown in their new home city of St. Louis. All teams except the Cowboys have a team photo card, which features one of two checklists on the back. The team card is the final card in each team's section of the set.
Errors and Condition Issues
For the second year in a row, Topps placed a picture of Cardinals linebacker Jim Taylor on a card that was supposed to show Jim Taylor of the Packers. This error was never corrected. There are several other known errors including at least three cards that display reverse images; Doug Atkins (#20), Bill Wade (#61) and Frank Varrichione (#97)), while four others - Charlie Ane (#37), Chuck Bednarik (#87), Bob Pellegrini (#88) and Ralph Guglielmi (#123) - showcase misspelled names. In addition, Bill Anderson's card (#152) refers to him as Walt Anderson on the back. Commonly seen condition issues of the 1960 Topps Football card sets are centering, print flaws and the sensitive green borders on the back of the cards make them difficult to find in top condition.
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Key Cards
Key 1960 Topps Football Cards
Jim Brown #23
Johnny Unitas #1
Bart Starr #51
Paul Hornung #54
Forrest Gregg RC #56
Set Checklist
1960 Topps Football Set ChecklistBase Set Checklist
Featuring 132 cards
Base Set Checklist
2 Alan Ameche
3 Lenny Moore
4 Raymond Berry
5 Jim Parker
6 George Preas RC
7 Art Spinney
8 Bill Pellington RC
9 Johnny Sample RC
10 Gene Lipscomb
11 Colts Team
12 Ed Brown
13 Rick Casares
14 Willie Galimore
15 Jim Dooley
16 Harlon Hill UER
17 Stan Jones
18 Bill George
19 Erich Barnes RC
20 Doug Atkins
21 Bears Team
22 Milt Plum
23 Jim Brown
24 Sam Baker
25 Bobby Mitchell
26 Ray Renfro
27 Bill Howton
28 Jim Ray Smith
29 Jim Shofner RC
30 Bob Gain
31 Browns Team
32 Don Heinrich
33 Ed Modzelewski UER
34 Fred Cone
35 L.G. Dupre
36 Dick Bielski
37 Charlie Ane UER
38 Jerry Tubbs
39 Doyle Nix RC
40 Ray Krouse
41 Earl Morrall
42 Howard Cassady
43 Dave Middleton
44 Jim Gibbons RC
45 Darris McCord RC
46 Joe Schmidt
47 Terry Barr
48 Yale Lary
49 Gil Mains RC
50 Lions Team
51 Bart Starr
52 Jim Taylor UER
53 Lew Carpenter
54 Paul Hornung
55 Max McGee
56 Forrest Gregg RC
57 Jim Ringo
58 Bill Forester
59 Dave Hanner
60 Packers Team
61 Bill Wade UER
62 Frank Ryan RC
63 Ollie Matson
64 Jon Arnett
65 Del Shofner
66 Jim Phillips
67 Art Hunter
68 Les Richter
70 John Baker RC
71 Rams Team
72 Charley Conerly
73 Mel Triplett
74 Frank Gifford
75 Alex Webster
76 Bob Schnelker
77 Pat Summerall
78 Roosevelt Brown
79 Jim Patton
80 Sam Huff
81 Andy Robustelli
82 Giants Team
83 Clarence Peaks
84 Bill Barnes
85 Pete Retzlaff
86 Bobby Walston
87 Chuck Bednarik UER
88 Bob Pellegrini
89 Tom Brookshier RC
90 Marion Campbell
91 Jesse Richardson
92 Eagles Team
93 Bobby Layne
94 John Henry Johnson
95 Tom Tracy UER
96 Preston Carpenter
97 Frank Varrichione UER
98 John Nisby RC
99 Dean Derby RC
100 George Tarasovic
101 Ernie Stautner
102 Steelers Team
103 King Hill
104 Mal Hammack RC
105 John David Crow
106 Bobby Joe Conrad
107 Woodley Lewis
108 Don Gillis RC
109 Carl Brettschneider
110 Leo Sugar
111 Frank Fuller RC
112 Cardinals Team
113 Y.A. Tittle
114 Joe Perry
115 J.D. Smith RC
116 Hugh McElhenny
117 Billy Wilson
118 Bob St. Clair
119 Matt Hazeltine
120 Abe Woodson
121 Leo Nomellini
122 49ers Team
123 Ralph Guglielmi UER
124 Don Bosseler
125 John Olszewski
126 Bill Anderson RC UER
127 Joe Walton RC
128 Jim Schrader
129 Ralph Felton RC
130 Gary Glick
131 Bob Toneff
132 Redskins Team
AD1 Alan Ameche / Paul H
AD2 Del Shofner / Milt P
AD3 Bob St. Clair / Jim
AD4 Tom Brookshier / Pac
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