1961 Topps Football Cards

There are 198 cards in the 1961 Topps football card set. The first series, cards 1-132, contains only NFL players; the second series, cards 133-198, contains only AFL players. The price guides value second series commons higher than first series commons, but in reality it is easier to find second series cards in high grades.

I have not seen an uncut sheet of 1961 Topps football cards, but the 132-card first series would have fit an even two times on a full 264-card sheet, and the 66-card second series would have fit an even four times. Hence there are no short prints or double prints in either series.

One oddity in the 1961 Topps set is that most of the Houston Oilers are pictured in pink uniforms. The Oilers actually wore light blue. The set also has one "first": it is the first football card set to include "in action" or "highlight" cards.

Rookie cards of Pro Football Hall of Famers in the 1961 Topps set: Don Maynard, Henry Jordan, Jim Otto.

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 (?)
	1961 Topps	1	John Unitas	Baltimore Colts	quarterback	Louisville	Hall of Fame 1979		$65
	1961 Topps	2	Lenny Moore	Baltimore Colts	halfback	Penn State	Hall of Fame 1975		$11
	1961 Topps	3	Alan Ameche	Baltimore Colts	fullback	Wisconsin	College Hall of Fame 1975, Heisman Trophy 1954		$7
	1961 Topps	4	Raymond Berry	Baltimore Colts	end	SMU	Hall of Fame 1973		$10
	1961 Topps	5	Jim Mutscheller	Baltimore Colts	end	Notre Dame			$5
	1961 Topps	6	Jim Parker	Baltimore Colts	guard, tackle	Ohio State	College Hall of Fame 1974, Hall of Fame 1973		$11
	1961 Topps	7	Gino Marchetti	Baltimore Colts	defensive end	San Francisco	Hall of Fame 1972		$10
	1961 Topps	8	Gene Lipscomb	Baltimore Colts	defensive tackle	none			$8
	1961 Topps	9	Colts Team	Baltimore Colts					$7
	1961 Topps	10	Bill Wade	Chicago Bears	quarterback	Vanderbilt			$5
	1961 Topps	11	Johnny Morris	Chicago Bears	halfback	UC Santa Barbara		Rookie card	$5
	1961 Topps	12	Rick Casares	Chicago Bears	fullback	Florida			$5
	1961 Topps	13	Harlon Hill	Chicago Bears	end	Florence Teachers			$5
	1961 Topps	14	Stan Jones	Chicago Bears	guard	Maryland	College Hall of Fame 2000, Hall of Fame 1991		$10
	1961 Topps	15	Doug Atkins	Chicago Bears	defensive end	Tennessee	College Hall of Fame 1985, Hall of Fame 1982, Saints Hall of Fame 1995		$11
	1961 Topps	16	Bill George	Chicago Bears	linebacker, guard	Wake Forest	Hall of Fame 1974		$11
	1961 Topps	17	J.C. Caroline	Chicago Bears	defensive back	Illinois	College Hall of Fame 1980		$5
	1961 Topps	18	Bears Team	Chicago Bears					$7
	1961 Topps	19	Big Time Football Comes to Texas						$8
			Eddie LeBaron	Dallas Cowboys	quarterback	Pacific	College Hall of Fame 1980, Redskins Ring of Fame
			Walt Kowalczyk	Dallas Cowboys	fullback, defensive back	Michigan State
			L.G. Dupre	Dallas Cowboys	halfback	Baylor
			Tom Scott	New York Giants	defensive end	Virginia	College Hall of Fame 1979
	1961 Topps	20	Eddie LeBaron	Dallas Cowboys	quarterback	Pacific	College Hall of Fame 1980, Redskins Ring of Fame		$7

	Listing Title	Listing Type	Price	Time Left
	1961 TOPPS DON MAYNARD RC #150 PSA 10 RARE HOF [963]	Store	2078.60	2 days 14 hrs