1959 Topps Football Cards

There are 176 cards in the 1959 Topps football card set; they were released in two series of 88. The second series cards, numbers 89-176, appear to have been printed in larger numbers than the first series cards. This is unusual; in most sets, the earlier series were printed in greater numbers. My virtual uncut sheet of 1959 Topps cards shows how half of a second series sheet was configured. Oddly, all of the Chicago Bears cards in the set are in the second series.

It is well known that the Jim Taylor rookie card in the 1959 Topps set pictures the wrong Jim Taylor. You can see that card and numerous others that picture the wrong player on my Mistaken Identities page.

Rookie cards of Pro Football Hall of Famers in the 1959 Topps set: Bobby Mitchell, Jim Parker, Jim Taylor, Sam Huff.

Rookie cards of Heisman Trophy winners in the 1959 Topps set: John David Crow.

To see a large picture of any card, pick the small picture or the card title.

Picture	Set	#	Card	Team	Position	College	Honors	Notes	Est. NM Value (?)
	1959 Topps	1	John Unitas	Baltimore Colts	quarterback	Louisville	Hall of Fame 1979		$110
	1959 Topps	2	Gene Brito	Los Angeles Rams	defensive end	Loyola (L.A.)	Redskins Ring of Fame		$7
	1959 Topps	3	Lions Team	Detroit Lions					$6
	1959 Topps	4	Max McGee	Green Bay Packers	end	Tulane	Packers Hall of Fame 1975	Rookie card	$12
	1959 Topps	5	Hugh McElhenny	San Francisco 49ers	halfback	Washington	College Hall of Fame 1981, Hall of Fame 1970		$12
	1959 Topps	6	Joe Schmidt	Detroit Lions	linebacker	Pittsburgh	College Hall of Fame 2000, Hall of Fame 1973		$12
	1959 Topps	7	Kyle Rote	New York Giants	end	SMU	College Hall of Fame 1964		$7
	1959 Topps	8	Clarence Peaks	Philadelphia Eagles	fullback	Michigan State			$7
	1959 Topps	9	Steelers Pennant	Pittsburgh Steelers					$7
	1959 Topps	10	Jim Brown	Cleveland Browns	fullback	Syracuse	Browns Ring of Honor 2010, College Hall of Fame 1995, Hall of Fame 1971		$78
	1959 Topps	11	Ray Mathews	Pittsburgh Steelers	end	Clemson			$7
	1959 Topps	12	Bobby Dillon	Green Bay Packers	defensive back	Texas	Packers Hall of Fame 1974		$9
	1959 Topps	13	Joe Childress	Chicago Cardinals	halfback	Auburn			$6
	1959 Topps	14	Terry Barr	Detroit Lions	defensive back	Michigan		Rookie card	$7
	1959 Topps	15	Del Shofner	Los Angeles Rams	end	Baylor		Rookie card	$6
	1959 Topps	16	Bob Pellegrini	Philadelphia Eagles	linebacker	Maryland	College Hall of Fame 1996		$7
	1959 Topps	17	Colts Team	Baltimore Colts					$6
	1959 Topps	18	Preston Carpenter	Cleveland Browns	halfback	Arkansas			$7
	1959 Topps	19	Leo Nomellini	San Francisco 49ers	defensive tackle	Minnesota	College Hall of Fame 1977, Hall of Fame 1969		$12
	1959 Topps	20	Frank Gifford	New York Giants	halfback	USC	College Hall of Fame 1975, Hall of Fame 1977		$23

	Listing Title	Listing Type	Price	Time Left
	1959 Topps Unopened Cello Pack Jim Brown Beckett Graded Beckett Graded. Jim Brown Showing On Top	Fixed Price	5999.99	15 days 19 hrs