1957 TOPPS #138 JOHNNY UNITAS (HOF) ROOKIE CARD PSA 2 GOOD.
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Winning Bid:
$248.98
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Bidding Ended:
Monday, January 16, 2023 9:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Monday, January 16, 2023 9:00:00 PM)
Auction:
Session I January 2023 Sports
Item Description
2.5x3.5". Topps 1957 Football set consists of 154 cards. A player portrait is placed side-by-side with an "action" scene on the front of each horizontally oriented piece, with the athletes' names, teams and positions also identified. Topps released its 1957 set in two series: the first group of 88 cards was followed by a smaller, 66-card run of "High Numbers, " with the latter containing the "big three" of the rookie crop. Although 1957 Topps "Highs" as a category are not excessively difficult to find, certain numbers in that run were short printed and are correspondingly elusive. Checklist cards were produced in two different color schemes but sparingly placed into card packs.
John Constantine Unitas was an American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons, primarily with the Baltimore Colts. Following a career that spanned from 1956 to 1973, he has been consistently listed as one of the greatest NFL players of all time. Unitas set many NFL records and was named Most Valuable Player three times in 1959, 1964, and 1967, in addition to receiving 10 Pro Bowl and five first-team All-Pro honors. He helped lead the Colts to four championship titles; three in the pre-merger era in 1958, 1959, and 1968, and one in the Super Bowl era in Super Bowl V. His first championship victory is regarded as one of the league's greatest games and credited with helping popularize the NFL. Between 1956 and 1960, he set the record for most consecutive games with a touchdown pass at 47, which held for 52 years. Johnny Unitas was inducted into the Pro Football Hall Of Fame in 1979.
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