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 | |
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| 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 |




















