1994 Topps Finest Football Cards
Product Details
While 1994 Topps Finest Football was the brand's earliest major release for the NFL, Finest was first available for football collectors in a 1992 factory set. Just like the basketball and baseball products, the new technology and Refractor parallels made 1994 Topps Finest an immediate standout in the collecting world.
Officially a 1994 product, the checklist for 1994 Topps Finest Football is more like a late-1993 release since none of the 1994 rookies are available. The 220-card base set includes 37 Rookie Star subset cards that were all part of the 1993 NFL Draft class. Although the Rookie Star cards are not officially recognized as rookie cards, the top players, like Jerome Bettis and Drew Bledsoe, do see a slight bump in value.
The primary base design includes a large, light-blue border with a iridescent frame featuring a football-shaped opening. The Rookie Star subset is a little more simple and includes football field yard lines along with a cloud-like design.
Mirroring the base set, Refractor parallels make their football debut, averaging around two per box. Over time, the values have come down considerably, but the Refractors remain the primary focus of the product. Still producing confusion for some collectors, Refractors were not noted on the cards early in the Finest history. However, they are quite easy to distinguish when compared against a regular base card and are best described as featuring a rainbow effect when rotated in light.
Lastly, an oversized box topper parallel (4" x 6") for the Rookie Star cards is found in each box.
Individual singles remain common, but sealed boxes can offer an inexpensive 1990s break and are normally found in the $40-50 range. Each box comes with 24 packs of six cards and a single card affixed to the front of the box.
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Checklist
1994 Topps Finest Football Set Checklist
Base Set Checklist
2 Calvin Williams
3 Mark Collins
4 Steve McMichael
5 Jim Kelly
6 Michael Dean Perry
7 Wayne Simmons RS
8 Rocket Ismail
9 Mark Rypien
10 Brian Blades
11 Barry Word
12 Jerry Rice
13 Derrick Fenner
14 Karl Mecklenburg
15 Reggie Cobb
16 Eric Swann
17 Neil Smith
18 Barry Foster
19 Willie Roaf RS
20 Troy Drayton RS
21 Warren Moon
22 Richmond Webb
23 Anthony Miller
24 Chris Slade RS
25 Mel Gray
26 Ronnie Lott
27 Andre Rison
28 Jeff George
29 John Copeland RS
30 Derrick Thomas
31 Sterling Sharpe
32 Chris Doleman
33 Monte Coleman
34 Mark Bavaro
35 Kevin Williams RS
36 Eric Metcalf
37 Brent Jones
38 Steve Tasker
39 Dave Meggett
40 Howie Long
41 Rick Mirer RS
42 Jerome Bettis RS
43 Marion Butts
44 Barry Sanders
45 Jason Elam RS
46 Broderick Thomas
47 Derek Brown RS
48 Lorenzo White
49 Neil O'Donnell
50 Chris Burkett
51 John Offerdahl
52 Rohn Stark
53 Neal Anderson
54 Steve Beuerlein
55 Bruce Armstrong
56 Lincoln Kennedy RS
57 Darrell Green
58 Ricardo McDonald
59 Chris Warren
60 Mark Jackson
61 Pepper Johnson
62 Chris Spielman
63 Marcus Allen
64 Jim Everett
65 Greg Townsend
66 Cris Carter
67 Don Beebe
68 Reggie Langhorne
69 Randall Cunningham
70 Johnny Holland
71 Morten Andersen
72 Leonard Marshall
73 Keith Jackson
74 Leslie O'Neal
75 Hardy Nickerson
76 Dan Williams
77 Steve Young
78 Deon Figures RS
79 Michael Irvin
80 Luis Sharpe
81 Andre Tippett
82 Ricky Sanders
83 Erric Pegram
84 Albert Lewis
85 Anthony Blaylock
86 Pat Swilling
87 Duane Bickett
88 Myron Guyton
89 Clay Matthews
90 Jim McMahon
91 Bruce Smith
92 Reggie White
93 Shannon Sharpe
94 Rickey Jackson
95 Ronnie Harmon
96 Terry McDaniel
97 Bryan Cox
98 Webster Slaughter
99 Boomer Esiason
100 Tim Krumrie
101 Cortez Kennedy
102 Henry Ellard
103 Clyde Simmons
104 Craig Erickson
105 Eric Green
106 Gary Clark
107 Jay Novacek
108 Dana Stubblefield RS
109 Mike Johnson
110 Ray Crockett
112 Robert Smith RS
113 Art Monk
114 Ray Childress
115 O.J. McDuffie RS
116 Tim Brown
117 Kevin Ross
118 Richard Dent
119 John Elway
120 James Hasty
121 Gary Plummer
122 Pierce Holt
123 Eric Martin
124 Brett Favre
125 Cornelius Bennett
126 Jessie Hester
127 Lewis Tillman
128 Qadry Ismail RS
129 Jay Schroeder
130 Curtis Conway RS
131 Santana Dotson
132 Nick Lowery
133 Lomas Brown
134 Reggie Roby
135 John L. Williams
136 Vinny Testaverde
137 Seth Joyner
138 Ethan Horton
139 Jackie Slater
140 Rod Bernstine
141 Rob Moore
142 Dan Marino
143 Ken Harvey
144 Ernest Givins
145 Russell Maryland
146 Drew Bledsoe RS
147 Kevin Greene
148 Bobby Hebert
149 Junior Seau
150 Tim McDonald
151 Thurman Thomas
152 Phil Simms
153 Terrell Buckley
154 Sam Mills
155 Anthony Carter
156 Kelvin Martin
157 Shane Conlan
158 Irving Fryar
159 Demetrius DuBose RS
160 David Klingler
161 Herman Moore
162 Jeff Hostetler
163 Tommy Vardell
164 Craig Heyward
165 Wilber Marshall
166 Quentin Coryatt
167 Glyn Milburn RS
168 Fred Barnett
169 Charles Haley
170 Carl Banks
171 Ricky Proehl
172 Joe Montana
173 Johnny Mitchell
174 Andre Reed
175 Marco Coleman
176 Vaughan Johnson
177 Carl Pickens
178 Dwight Stone
179 Ricky Watters
180 Michael Haynes
181 Roger Craig
182 Cleveland Gary
183 Steve Emtman
184 Patrick Bates RS
185 Mark Carrier RS
186 Brad Hopkins
187 Dennis Smith
188 Natrone Means RS
189 Michael Jackson
190 Ken Norton Jr.
191 Carlton Gray RS
192 Edgar Bennett
193 Lawrence Taylor
194 Marv Cook
195 Eric Curry RS
196 Victor Bailey RS
197 Ryan McNeil RS
198 Rod Woodson
199 Earnest Byner
200 Marvin Jones RS
201 Thomas Smith RS
202 Troy Aikman
203 Audray McMillian
204 Wade Wilson
205 George Teague RS
206 Deion Sanders
207 Will Shields RS
208 John Taylor
209 Jim Harbaugh
210 Micheal Barrow RS
211 Harold Green
212 Steve Everitt RS
213 Flipper Anderson
214 Rodney Hampton
215 Steve Atwater
216 James Trapp RS
217 Terry Kirby RS
218 Garrison Hearst RS
219 Jeff Bryant
220 Roosevelt Potts RS
Rookie Star Jumbo Box Topper Set Checklist
19 Willie Roaf
20 Troy Drayton
24 Chris Slade
29 John Copeland
35 Kevin Williams
41 Rick Mirer
42 Jerome Bettis
45 Jason Elam
47 Derek Brown
56 Lincoln Kennedy
78 Deon Figures
108 Dana Stubblefield
112 Robert Smith
115 O.J. McDuffie
128 Qadry Ismail
130 Curtis Conway
146 Drew Bledsoe
159 Demetrius DuBose
184 Patrick Bates
186 Brad Hopkins
188 Natrone Means
191 Carlton Gray
195 Eric Curry
196 Victor Bailey
197 Ryan McNeil
200 Marvin Jones
201 Thomas Smith
205 George Teague
207 Will Shields
210 Micheal Barrow
212 Steve Everitt
216 James Trapp
217 Terry Kirby
218 Garrison Hearst
220 Roosevelt Potts
