1989 Topps Football Cards
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1989 Topps Football has been largely forgotten in the years since its release. Like most sets from the era, it was printed in very large quantities. And while it has rookie cards of several Hall of Famers, the checklist is missing a pair of marquee names found in other sets like 1989 Score.
The release has a 396-card base set. After kicking off with a Super Bowl card and four Record Breakers, the checklist flows nicely with players grouped according to their team. Top teams appear first.
Rookie cards in 1989 Topps Football include Thurman Thomas, Michael Irvin, Cris Carter and Tim Brown. While that's certainly a nice group, neither Troy Aikman or Barry Sanders make an appearance. Seeing as how they're the top 1989 rookies, this hurts the set's appeal tremendously. Both are in the 1989 Topps Traded Football box set.
1989 Topps Football card fronts have a rather thick white border. Towards the top, there's a three-barred stripe that runs in the background. It's kind of like the stripes on a pair athletic socks. Backs are somewhat bright, at least as far as brown card stock goes. Yellow and green in color, they include vitals, basic stats and, depending on space, a writeup.
Building the set is straightforward. Each pack comes with one of 24 different glossy 1000 Yard Club inserts. The only other inserts are Box Bottoms. These come in four different four-card panels on the underside of wax boxes.
Packs can be found in both regular 15-card packs and 30-card cello packs. Wax boxes come with 36 packs. Cellos have 24 packs.
Key 1989 Topps Football Cards:
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Checklist
1989 Topps Football Checklist
Base Set Checklist
396 cards. Shop for base sets on eBay.
TC = Team Cards
1 Super Bowl XXIII
2 Tim Brown Record Breaker
3 Eric Dickerson Record Breaker
4 Steve Largent Record Breaker
5 Dan Marino Record Breaker
6 Joe Montana TC
7 Jerry Rice
8 Roger Craig
9 Ronnie Lott
10 Michael Carter
11 Charles Haley
12 Joe Montana
13 John Taylor RC
14 Michael Walter
15 Mike Cofer RC
16 Tom Rathman
17 Daniel Stubbs RC
18 Keena Turner
19 Tim McKyer
20 Larry Roberts
21 Jeff Fuller
22 Bubba Paris
23 Boomer Esiason TC
24 Eddie Brown
25 Boomer Esiason
26 Tim Krumrie
27 Ickey Woods RC
28 Anthony Munoz
29 Tim McGee
30 Max Montoya
31 David Grant
32 Rodney Holman RC
33 David Fulcher
34 Jim Skow
35 James Brooks
36 Reggie Williams
37 Eric Thomas RC
38 Stanford Jennings
39 Jim Breech
40 Jim Kelly TC
41 Shane Conlan
42 Scott Norwood RC
43 Cornelius Bennett
44 Bruce Smith
45 Thurman Thomas RC
46 Jim Kelly
47 John Kidd
48 Kent Hull RC
49 Art Still
50 Fred Smerlas
51 Derrick Burroughs
52 Andre Reed
53 Robb Riddick
54 Chris Burkett
55 Ronnie Harmon
56 Mark Kelso UER
57 Thomas Sanders TC
58 Mike Singletary
59 Jay Hilgenberg
60 Richard Dent
61 Ron Rivera
62 Jim McMahon
63 Mike Tomczak
64 Neal Anderson
65 Dennis Gentry
66 Dan Hampton
67 David Tate
68 Thomas Sanders RC
69 Steve McMichael
70 Dennis McKinnon
71 Brad Muster RC
72 Vestee Jackson RC
73 Dave Duerson
74 Keith Millard TC
75 Joey Browner
76 Carl Lee RC
77 Gary Zimmerman
78 Hassan Jones RC
79 Anthony Carter
80 Ray Berry
81 Steve Jordan
82 Issiac Holt
83 Wade Wilson
84 Chris Doleman
85 Alfred Anderson
86 Keith Millard
87 Darrin Nelson
88 D.J. Dozier
89 Scott Studwell
90 Tony Zendejas TC
91 Bruce Matthews RC
92 Curtis Duncan
93 Warren Moon
94 Johnny Meads RC
95 Drew Hill
96 Alonzo Highsmith
97 Mike Munchak
98 Mike Rozier
99 Tony Zendejas
100 Jeff Donaldson
101 Ray Childress
102 Sean Jones
103 Ernest Givins
104 William Fuller RC
105 Allen Pinkett RC
106 Randall Cunningham TC
107 Keith Jackson RC
108 Reggie White
109 Clyde Simmons
110 John Teltschik
111 Wes Hopkins
112 Keith Byars
113 Jerome Brown
114 Mike Quick
115 Randall Cunningham
116 Anthony Toney
117 Ron Johnson
118 Terry Hoage
119 Seth Joyner
120 Eric Allen RC
121 Cris Carter RC
122 Greg Bell TC
123 Tom Newberry RC
124 Pete Holohan
125 Robert Delpino RC
126 Carl Ekern
127 Greg Bell
128 Mike Lansford
129 Jim Everett
130 Mike Wilcher
131 Jerry Gray
132 Dale Hatcher
133 Doug Smith
134 Kevin Greene
135 Jackie Slater
136 Aaron Cox RC
137 Henry Ellard
138 Bernie Kosar TC
139 Frank Minnifield
140 Webster Slaughter
141 Bernie Kosar
142 Charles Buchanan
143 Clay Matthews
144 Reggie Langhorne RC
145 Hanford Dixon
146 Brian Brennan
147 Earnest Byner
148 Michael Dean Perry RC
149 Kevin Mack
150 Matt Bahr
151 Ozzie Newsome
152 Craig Heyward TC
153 Morten Andersen
154 Pat Swilling
155 Sam Mills
156 Lonzell Hill
157 Dalton Hilliard
158 Craig Heyward RC
159 Vaughan Johnson RC
160 Rueben Mayes
161 Gene Atkins RC
162 Bobby Hebert
163 Rickey Jackson
164 Eric Martin
165 Joe Morris TC
166 Lawrence Taylor
167 Bart Oates
168 Carl Banks
169 Eric Moore RC
170 Sheldon White RC
171 Mark Collins RC
172 Phil Simms
173 Jim Burt
174 Stephen Baker RC
175 Mark Bavaro
176 Pepper Johnson
177 Lionel Manuel
178 Joe Morris
179 Jumbo Elliott RC
180 Gary Reasons RC
181 Dave Krieg TC
182 Brian Blades RC
183 Steve Largent
184 Rufus Porter RC
185 Ruben Rodriguez
186 Curt Warner
187 Paul Moyer
188 Dave Krieg
189 Jacob Green
190 John L. Williams
191 Eugene Robinson RC
192 Brian Bosworth
193 Tony Eason TC
194 John Stephens RC
195 Robert Perryman RC
196 Andre Tippett
197 Fred Marion
198 Doug Flutie
2 Tim Brown Record Breaker
3 Eric Dickerson Record Breaker
4 Steve Largent Record Breaker
5 Dan Marino Record Breaker
6 Joe Montana TC
7 Jerry Rice
8 Roger Craig
9 Ronnie Lott
10 Michael Carter
11 Charles Haley
12 Joe Montana
13 John Taylor RC
14 Michael Walter
15 Mike Cofer RC
16 Tom Rathman
17 Daniel Stubbs RC
18 Keena Turner
19 Tim McKyer
20 Larry Roberts
21 Jeff Fuller
22 Bubba Paris
23 Boomer Esiason TC
24 Eddie Brown
25 Boomer Esiason
26 Tim Krumrie
27 Ickey Woods RC
28 Anthony Munoz
29 Tim McGee
30 Max Montoya
31 David Grant
32 Rodney Holman RC
33 David Fulcher
34 Jim Skow
35 James Brooks
36 Reggie Williams
37 Eric Thomas RC
38 Stanford Jennings
39 Jim Breech
40 Jim Kelly TC
41 Shane Conlan
42 Scott Norwood RC
43 Cornelius Bennett
44 Bruce Smith
45 Thurman Thomas RC
46 Jim Kelly
47 John Kidd
48 Kent Hull RC
49 Art Still
50 Fred Smerlas
51 Derrick Burroughs
52 Andre Reed
53 Robb Riddick
54 Chris Burkett
55 Ronnie Harmon
56 Mark Kelso UER
57 Thomas Sanders TC
58 Mike Singletary
59 Jay Hilgenberg
60 Richard Dent
61 Ron Rivera
62 Jim McMahon
63 Mike Tomczak
64 Neal Anderson
65 Dennis Gentry
66 Dan Hampton
67 David Tate
68 Thomas Sanders RC
69 Steve McMichael
70 Dennis McKinnon
71 Brad Muster RC
72 Vestee Jackson RC
73 Dave Duerson
74 Keith Millard TC
75 Joey Browner
76 Carl Lee RC
77 Gary Zimmerman
78 Hassan Jones RC
79 Anthony Carter
80 Ray Berry
81 Steve Jordan
82 Issiac Holt
83 Wade Wilson
84 Chris Doleman
85 Alfred Anderson
86 Keith Millard
87 Darrin Nelson
88 D.J. Dozier
89 Scott Studwell
90 Tony Zendejas TC
91 Bruce Matthews RC
92 Curtis Duncan
93 Warren Moon
94 Johnny Meads RC
95 Drew Hill
96 Alonzo Highsmith
97 Mike Munchak
98 Mike Rozier
99 Tony Zendejas
100 Jeff Donaldson
101 Ray Childress
102 Sean Jones
103 Ernest Givins
104 William Fuller RC
105 Allen Pinkett RC
106 Randall Cunningham TC
107 Keith Jackson RC
108 Reggie White
109 Clyde Simmons
110 John Teltschik
111 Wes Hopkins
112 Keith Byars
113 Jerome Brown
114 Mike Quick
115 Randall Cunningham
116 Anthony Toney
117 Ron Johnson
118 Terry Hoage
119 Seth Joyner
120 Eric Allen RC
121 Cris Carter RC
122 Greg Bell TC
123 Tom Newberry RC
124 Pete Holohan
125 Robert Delpino RC
126 Carl Ekern
127 Greg Bell
128 Mike Lansford
129 Jim Everett
130 Mike Wilcher
131 Jerry Gray
132 Dale Hatcher
133 Doug Smith
134 Kevin Greene
135 Jackie Slater
136 Aaron Cox RC
137 Henry Ellard
138 Bernie Kosar TC
139 Frank Minnifield
140 Webster Slaughter
141 Bernie Kosar
142 Charles Buchanan
143 Clay Matthews
144 Reggie Langhorne RC
145 Hanford Dixon
146 Brian Brennan
147 Earnest Byner
148 Michael Dean Perry RC
149 Kevin Mack
150 Matt Bahr
151 Ozzie Newsome
152 Craig Heyward TC
153 Morten Andersen
154 Pat Swilling
155 Sam Mills
156 Lonzell Hill
157 Dalton Hilliard
158 Craig Heyward RC
159 Vaughan Johnson RC
160 Rueben Mayes
161 Gene Atkins RC
162 Bobby Hebert
163 Rickey Jackson
164 Eric Martin
165 Joe Morris TC
166 Lawrence Taylor
167 Bart Oates
168 Carl Banks
169 Eric Moore RC
170 Sheldon White RC
171 Mark Collins RC
172 Phil Simms
173 Jim Burt
174 Stephen Baker RC
175 Mark Bavaro
176 Pepper Johnson
177 Lionel Manuel
178 Joe Morris
179 Jumbo Elliott RC
180 Gary Reasons RC
181 Dave Krieg TC
182 Brian Blades RC
183 Steve Largent
184 Rufus Porter RC
185 Ruben Rodriguez
186 Curt Warner
187 Paul Moyer
188 Dave Krieg
189 Jacob Green
190 John L. Williams
191 Eugene Robinson RC
192 Brian Bosworth
193 Tony Eason TC
194 John Stephens RC
195 Robert Perryman RC
196 Andre Tippett
197 Fred Marion
198 Doug Flutie
199 Stanley Morgan
200 Johnny Rembert RC
201 Tony Eason
202 Marvin Allen
203 Raymond Clayborn
204 Irving Fryar
205 Chris Chandler TC
206 Eric Dickerson
207 Chris Hinton
208 Duane Bickett
209 Chris Chandler RC
210 Jon Hand
211 Ray Donaldson
212 Dean Biasucci
213 Bill Brooks
214 Chris Goode RC
215 Clarence Verdin RC
216 Albert Bentley
217 Passing Leaders - Wade Wilson, Boomer Esiason
218 Receiving Leaders - Henry Ellard, Al Toon
219 Rushing Leaders - Herschel Walker, Eric Dickerson
220 Scoring Leaders - Mike Cofer, Scott Norwood
221 Interception Leaders - Scott Case, Erik McMillan
222 Ken O'Brien TC
223 Erik McMillan RC
224 James Hasty RC
225 Al Toon
226 John Booty RC
227 Johnny Hector
228 Ken O'Brien
229 Marty Lyons
230 Mickey Shuler
231 Robin Cole
232 Freeman McNeil
233 Marion Barber RC
234 Jo Jo Townsell
235 Wesley Walker
236 Roger Vick
237 Pat Leahy
238 John Elway TC
239 Mike Horan
240 Tony Dorsett
241 John Elway
242 Mark Jackson
243 Sammy Winder
244 Rich Karlis
245 Vance Johnson
246 Steve Sewell RC
247 Karl Mecklenburg
248 Rulon Jones
249 Simon Fletcher RC
250 Doug Williams TC
251 Chip Lohmiller RC
252 Jamie Morris RC
253 Mark Rypien RC
254 Barry Wilburn
255 Mark May RC
256 Wilber Marshall
257 Charles Mann
258 Gary Clark
259 Doug Williams
260 Art Monk
261 Kelvin Bryant
262 Dexter Manley
263 Ricky Sanders
264 Marcus Allen TC
265 Tim Brown RC
266 Jay Schroeder
267 Marcus Allen
268 Mike Haynes
269 Bo Jackson
270 Steve Beuerlein RC
271 Vann McElroy
272 Willie Gault
273 Howie Long
274 Greg Townsend
275 Mike Wise
276 Neil Lomax TC
277 Luis Sharpe
278 Scott Dill
279 Vai Sikahema
280 Ron Wolfley
281 David Galloway
282 Jay Novacek RC
283 Neil Lomax
284 Robert Awalt
285 Cedric Mack
286 Freddie Joe Nunn
287 J.T. Smith
288 Stump Mitchell
289 Roy Green
290 Dan Marino TC
291 Jarvis Williams RC
292 Troy Stradford
293 Dan Marino
294 T.J. Turner
295 John Offerdahl
296 Ferrell Edmunds RC
297 Scott Schwedes
298 Lorenzo Hampton
299 Jim C. Jensen RC
300 Brian Sochia
301 Reggie Roby
302 Mark Clayton
303 Tim Spencer TC
304 Lee Williams
305 Gary Plummer RC
306 Gary Anderson
307 Gill Byrd
308 Jamie Holland RC
309 Billy Ray Smith
310 Lionel James
311 Mark Vlasic RC
312 Curtis Adams
313 Anthony Miller RC
314 Frank Pollard TC
315 Bubby Brister RC
316 David Little
317 Tunch Ilkin RC
318 Louis Lipps
319 Warren Williams RC
320 Dwight Stone
321 Merril Hoge RC
322 Thomas Everett RC
323 Rod Woodson RC
324 Gary Anderson
325 Ron Hall TC
326 Donnie Elder
327 Vinny Testaverde
328 Harry Hamilton
329 James Wilder
330 Lars Tate
331 Mark Carrier RC
332 Bruce Hill RC
333 Paul Gruber RC
334 Ricky Reynolds
335 Eugene Marve
336 Joel Williams TC
337 Aundray Bruce RC
338 John Rade
339 Scott Case RC
340 Robert Moore
341 Chris Miller RC
342 Gerald Riggs
343 Gene Lang
344 Marcus Cotton
345 Rick Donnelly
346 John Settle RC
347 Bill Fralic
348 Dino Hackett TC
349 Steve DeBerg
350 Mike Stensrud
351 Dino Hackett
352 Deron Cherry
353 Christian Okoye
354 Bill Maas
355 Carlos Carson
356 Albert Lewis
357 Paul Palmer
358 Nick Lowery
359 Stephone Paige
360 Chuck Long TC
361 Chris Spielman RC
362 Jim Arnold
363 Devon Mitchell
364 Michael Cofer
365 Bennie Blades RC
366 James Jones
367 Garry James
368 Pete Mandley
369 Keith Ferguson
370 Dennis Gibson
371 Johnny Holland TC
372 Brent Fullwood RC
373 Don Majkowski RC
374 Tim Harris
375 Keith Woodside RC
376 Mark Murphy
377 Dave Brown
378 Perry Kemp RC
379 Sterling Sharpe RC
380 Chuck Cecil RC
381 Walter Stanley
382 Steve Pelluer TC
383 Michael Irvin RC
384 Bill Bates
385 Herschel Walker
386 Darryl Clack
387 Danny Noonan
388 Eugene Lockhart RC
389 Ed "Too Tall" Jones
390 Steve Pelluer
391 Ray Alexander
392 Nate Newton RC
393 Garry Cobb
394 Checklist
395 Checklist
396 Checklist
200 Johnny Rembert RC
201 Tony Eason
202 Marvin Allen
203 Raymond Clayborn
204 Irving Fryar
205 Chris Chandler TC
206 Eric Dickerson
207 Chris Hinton
208 Duane Bickett
209 Chris Chandler RC
210 Jon Hand
211 Ray Donaldson
212 Dean Biasucci
213 Bill Brooks
214 Chris Goode RC
215 Clarence Verdin RC
216 Albert Bentley
217 Passing Leaders - Wade Wilson, Boomer Esiason
218 Receiving Leaders - Henry Ellard, Al Toon
219 Rushing Leaders - Herschel Walker, Eric Dickerson
220 Scoring Leaders - Mike Cofer, Scott Norwood
221 Interception Leaders - Scott Case, Erik McMillan
222 Ken O'Brien TC
223 Erik McMillan RC
224 James Hasty RC
225 Al Toon
226 John Booty RC
227 Johnny Hector
228 Ken O'Brien
229 Marty Lyons
230 Mickey Shuler
231 Robin Cole
232 Freeman McNeil
233 Marion Barber RC
234 Jo Jo Townsell
235 Wesley Walker
236 Roger Vick
237 Pat Leahy
238 John Elway TC
239 Mike Horan
240 Tony Dorsett
241 John Elway
242 Mark Jackson
243 Sammy Winder
244 Rich Karlis
245 Vance Johnson
246 Steve Sewell RC
247 Karl Mecklenburg
248 Rulon Jones
249 Simon Fletcher RC
250 Doug Williams TC
251 Chip Lohmiller RC
252 Jamie Morris RC
253 Mark Rypien RC
254 Barry Wilburn
255 Mark May RC
256 Wilber Marshall
257 Charles Mann
258 Gary Clark
259 Doug Williams
260 Art Monk
261 Kelvin Bryant
262 Dexter Manley
263 Ricky Sanders
264 Marcus Allen TC
265 Tim Brown RC
266 Jay Schroeder
267 Marcus Allen
268 Mike Haynes
269 Bo Jackson
270 Steve Beuerlein RC
271 Vann McElroy
272 Willie Gault
273 Howie Long
274 Greg Townsend
275 Mike Wise
276 Neil Lomax TC
277 Luis Sharpe
278 Scott Dill
279 Vai Sikahema
280 Ron Wolfley
281 David Galloway
282 Jay Novacek RC
283 Neil Lomax
284 Robert Awalt
285 Cedric Mack
286 Freddie Joe Nunn
287 J.T. Smith
288 Stump Mitchell
289 Roy Green
290 Dan Marino TC
291 Jarvis Williams RC
292 Troy Stradford
293 Dan Marino
294 T.J. Turner
295 John Offerdahl
296 Ferrell Edmunds RC
297 Scott Schwedes
298 Lorenzo Hampton
299 Jim C. Jensen RC
300 Brian Sochia
301 Reggie Roby
302 Mark Clayton
303 Tim Spencer TC
304 Lee Williams
305 Gary Plummer RC
306 Gary Anderson
307 Gill Byrd
308 Jamie Holland RC
309 Billy Ray Smith
310 Lionel James
311 Mark Vlasic RC
312 Curtis Adams
313 Anthony Miller RC
314 Frank Pollard TC
315 Bubby Brister RC
316 David Little
317 Tunch Ilkin RC
318 Louis Lipps
319 Warren Williams RC
320 Dwight Stone
321 Merril Hoge RC
322 Thomas Everett RC
323 Rod Woodson RC
324 Gary Anderson
325 Ron Hall TC
326 Donnie Elder
327 Vinny Testaverde
328 Harry Hamilton
329 James Wilder
330 Lars Tate
331 Mark Carrier RC
332 Bruce Hill RC
333 Paul Gruber RC
334 Ricky Reynolds
335 Eugene Marve
336 Joel Williams TC
337 Aundray Bruce RC
338 John Rade
339 Scott Case RC
340 Robert Moore
341 Chris Miller RC
342 Gerald Riggs
343 Gene Lang
344 Marcus Cotton
345 Rick Donnelly
346 John Settle RC
347 Bill Fralic
348 Dino Hackett TC
349 Steve DeBerg
350 Mike Stensrud
351 Dino Hackett
352 Deron Cherry
353 Christian Okoye
354 Bill Maas
355 Carlos Carson
356 Albert Lewis
357 Paul Palmer
358 Nick Lowery
359 Stephone Paige
360 Chuck Long TC
361 Chris Spielman RC
362 Jim Arnold
363 Devon Mitchell
364 Michael Cofer
365 Bennie Blades RC
366 James Jones
367 Garry James
368 Pete Mandley
369 Keith Ferguson
370 Dennis Gibson
371 Johnny Holland TC
372 Brent Fullwood RC
373 Don Majkowski RC
374 Tim Harris
375 Keith Woodside RC
376 Mark Murphy
377 Dave Brown
378 Perry Kemp RC
379 Sterling Sharpe RC
380 Chuck Cecil RC
381 Walter Stanley
382 Steve Pelluer TC
383 Michael Irvin RC
384 Bill Bates
385 Herschel Walker
386 Darryl Clack
387 Danny Noonan
388 Eugene Lockhart RC
389 Ed "Too Tall" Jones
390 Steve Pelluer
391 Ray Alexander
392 Nate Newton RC
393 Garry Cobb
394 Checklist
395 Checklist
396 Checklist
1000 Yard Club Checklist
24 cards.
1 Eric Dickerson
2 Herschel Walker
3 Roger Craig
4 Henry Ellard
5 Jerry Rice
6 Eddie Brown
7 Anthony Carter
8 Greg Bell
9 John Stephens
10 Ricky Sanders
11 Drew Hill
12 Mark Clayton
2 Herschel Walker
3 Roger Craig
4 Henry Ellard
5 Jerry Rice
6 Eddie Brown
7 Anthony Carter
8 Greg Bell
9 John Stephens
10 Ricky Sanders
11 Drew Hill
12 Mark Clayton
13 Gary Anderson
14 Neal Anderson
15 Roy Green
16 Eric Martin
17 Joe Morris
18 Al Toon
19 Ickey Woods
20 Bruce Hill
21 Lionel Manuel
22 Curt Warner
23 John Settle
24 Mike Rozier
14 Neal Anderson
15 Roy Green
16 Eric Martin
17 Joe Morris
18 Al Toon
19 Ickey Woods
20 Bruce Hill
21 Lionel Manuel
22 Curt Warner
23 John Settle
24 Mike Rozier
Box Bottoms Checklist
16 cards.
A Neal Anderson, Terry Hoage
B Boomer Esiason
C Wesley Walker
D Jim Everett
E Neil Lomax
F Kelvin Bryant
G Roger Craig
H Dan Marino
B Boomer Esiason
C Wesley Walker
D Jim Everett
E Neil Lomax
F Kelvin Bryant
G Roger Craig
H Dan Marino
I Drew Hill
J Neil Lomax
K Roy Green
L Bobby Hebert
M Ickey Woods
N Louis Lipps
O Curt Warner
P Dave Krieg
J Neil Lomax
K Roy Green
L Bobby Hebert
M Ickey Woods
N Louis Lipps
O Curt Warner
P Dave Krieg
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Phil
The set has a clean design. The photo takes up much of the card as it should be. Overall a good effort.