This set marks Topps tenth consecutive year of issuing a 792-card standard-size set. Cards were primarily issued in wax packs, rack packs and factory sets. The fronts feature a full color player photo with a white border. Topps also commemorated their fortieth anniversary by including a 'Topps 40' logo on the front and back of each card. Virtually all of the cards have been discovered without the 40th logo on the back. Subsets include Record Breakers (2-8) and All-Stars (386-407). In addition, First Draft Picks and Future Stars subset cards are scattered throughout the set.
1969-70 Topps Basketball Cards Were A Landmark
Set Notes
40 years ago, something new and different showed up in the candy aisle - basketball cards.
Excerpt
For kids who grew up in the 1960s, "basketball cards" wasn't even a phrase. Not unless an older brother just happened to have a few 1961-62 Fleer stuck away in a box. Or an uncle who offered tales of a Topps set produced in 1957. Baseball cards were king. Football was around.
Basketball? You'd have better luck finding hockey card packs.
The arrival of a special player and two marquee teams on each coast changed that.
Rookies
- (2) Gail Goodrich
- (6) Lucius Allen
- (7) Tom Boerwinkle
- (8) Jim Walker
- (10) Nate Thurmond
- (12) Gus Johnson
- (14) Jon McGlocklin
- (15) Connie Hawkins
- (18) Dick Barnett
- (20) John Havlicek
- (23) Rick Adelman
- (25) Lew Alcindor
- (26) Jack Marin
- (27) Walt Hazzard
- (29) Keith Erickson
- (30) Bob Rule
- (31) Dick Van Arsdale
- (32) Archie Clark
- (40) Billy Cunningham
- (41) Joe Caldwell
- (42) Leroy Ellis
- (43) Bill Bradley
- (45) Jerry Lucas
- (46) Neal Walk
- (48) Bob Kauffman
- (49) Mel Counts
- (51) Jim Barnett
- (55) Dave Bing
- (56) Wes Unseld
- (59) Larry Siegfried
- (60) Willis Reed
- (61) Paul Silas
- (62) Bob Weiss
- (65) Lou Hudson
- (68) Len Chappell
- (70) Jeff Mullins
- (72) Tom Sanders
- (74) Dave Stallworth
- (75) Elvin Hayes
- (78) Bob Love
- (79) Tom Van Arsdale
- (80) Earl Monroe
- (82) Don Nelson
- (83) Happy Hairston
- (85) Dave DeBusschere
- (86) Bill Bridges
- (87) Herm Gilliam
- (91) Chet Walker
- (94) Kevin Loughery
- (98) Walt Frazier
More set notes
This set consists of 792 standard-size cards. Cards were primarily issued in 15-card wax packs, 42-card rack packs and factory sets. Subsets in the set include Record Breakers (1-7), Turn Back The Clock (661-665), All-Star selections (386-407) and First Draft Picks, Future Stars and Team Leaders (all scattered throughout the set). The manager cards contain a team checklist on back.
This 330 card set was released in November 2005. The set was issued in 10 card packs with a $3 SRP which came 24 packs to a box and 12 boxes to a case. The set features include Veterans (85), Prospects (20), First-Year Players (90), Managers (5), Season Highlights (5), Postseason Highlights (14), League Leaders (12), Sporting News All-Stars (33), 2005 MLB All-Stars (20), 2005 MLB Home Run Derby Contenders (8) and 2005 Futures Game All-Stars (8). All of these cards were issued with a 'UH' prefix.
This 275 card set was released in October 2003. The set was issued in 10 card packs with a $3 SRP which came 24 packs to a box and 12 boxes to a case. Cards numbered 1 through 115 feature veterans who were traded while cards 116 through 120 feature managers. Card numbered 121 through 165 feature prospects and cards 166 through 275 feature Rookie Cards. All of these cards were issued with a 'T' prefix.
The 2001 Topps set featured 790 cards and was issued over two series. The set looks to bring back some of the heritage that Topps established in the past by bringing back manager cards (322-351), dual-player draft picks cards (352-361, 737-751), three-player prospect cards (362-376, 727-736), Golden Moments (377-386, 782-791), Season Highlights (387-391), League Leaders (392-399), team cards (752-781) and Playoffs (400-406). Notable Rookie Cards include Ichiro Susuki and Hee Seop Choi. Also included with the factory box are 8 unnumbered checklist cards.
- ‹ previous
- 8 of 20
- next ›