1957 Topps NFL Football set

1957 Topps NFL Football set

The 1957 Topps Football card set is incredibly popular with collectors due to the fact that it is loaded with stars and rookies of future Hall of Fame players. Of the 154 total cards, 31 of the players on the checklist have been inducted into the Professional Football Hall of Fame. Key 1957 Topps Football rookie cards are Bart Starr (#119), Johnny Unitas (#138) and Paul Hornung (#151). Other major players appearing for the first time include Dick "Night Train" Lane (#85), Tommy McDonald (#124), Raymond Berry (#94) and Earl Morrall (#104). Missing from the set are a handful of future Hall of Famers, most notably Len Dawson and Jim Brown (though I have included a custom card of Brown at the bottom of the page). Printed in two separate series, the first contains 88 cards, with the second series having 66. It is said that 22 cards in the second series were double-printed to fill out the printing page, one of those cards, number 138, is the rookie card of Johnny Unitas. The high-numbered rookie cards of Starr and Hornung are single-prints. Generally, high-number cards are a little harder to find than low numbers and, therefore, command a slight premium. My raw set would grade about Ex/MT or so and includes the VERY tough unnumbered (though checked) checklist.

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Eddie LeBaron QB Washington Redskins	Pete Retzlaff B Philadelphia Eagles	Mike McCormack T Cleveland Browns
Lou Balacci B Pittsburgh Steelers	Gino Marchetti DE Baltimore Colts	Leo Nomellini DT San Francisco 49ers
Bobby Watkins RB Chicago Bears	Dave Middleton E Detroit Lions	Bobby Dillon RB Green Bay Packers
Les Richter G Los Angeles Rams	Roosevelt Brown T New York Giants	"Torgy" Torgeson C Washington Redskins
Dick Bielski RB Philadelphia Eagles	Pat Summerall DE Chicago Cardinals	Jack Butler B Pittsburgh Steelers
John Johnson RB Cleveland Browns	Art Spinney G Baltimore Colts	Bob St. Clair T San Francisco 49ers
Perry Jeter B Chicago Bears	Lou Creekmur DT Detroit Lions	Dave Hanner DT Green Bay Packers
Norm Van Brocklin QB Los Angeles Rams	Don Chandler RB New York Giants	Al Dorow QB Washington Redskins
Tom Scott DE Philadelphia Eagles	Ollie Matson RB Chicago Cardinals	Fran Rogel RB Pittsburgh Steelers
Lou Groza T Cleveland Browns	Billy Vessels B Baltimore Colts	Y.A. Tittle QB San Francisco 49ers
George Blanda QB Chicago Bears	Bobby Layne QB Detroit Lions	Billy Howton E Green Bay Packers
Bill Wade QB Los Angeles Rams	Em Tunnell DB New York Giants	Leo Elter B Washington Redskins
Clarence Peaks RB Philadelphia Eagles	Don Stonesifer E Chicago Cardinals	George Tarasovic C Pittsburgh Steelers
Pete Brewster E Cleveland Browns	Bert Rechichar RB Baltimore Colts	Billy Wilson E San Francisco 49ers