1971 Topps Football Cards

There are 263 cards in the 1971 Topps football card set; they were released in two series. Card number 106, the second series checklist, was released with both series, so it is a double print. Second series cards appear to have been printed in slightly smaller numbers that first series cards, so second series commons, in general, sell for a bit more.

Cards of AFC players have red borders, cards of NFC players have blue borders, and cards of all-stars from either conference have red-and-blue borders. The colored borders show wear easily, especially at the corners, so finding the cards in mint condition is challenging. Many of the cards were cut off-center, as well.

1971 Topps Game cards and 1971 Topps "Star Pin-Up" Posters were inserts in packs of 1971 Topps cards. Each poster has a football field and instructions for using the game cards printed on the back. The game, unfortunately, wasn't very fun.

Rookie cards of Pro Football Hall of Famers in the 1971 Topps set: Charlie Sanders, Joe Greene, Ken Houston, Roger Wehrli, Terry Bradshaw, Willie Lanier.

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 (?)
	1971 Topps	1	John Unitas	Baltimore Colts	quarterback	Louisville	Hall of Fame 1979		$21
	1971 Topps	2	Jim Butler	Atlanta Falcons	running back	Edward Waters College			$4
	1971 Topps	3	Marty Schottenheimer	New England Patriots	linebacker	Pittsburgh	Chiefs Hall of Fame 2010	Rookie card	$6
	1971 Topps	4	Joe O'Donnell	Buffalo Bills	guard	Michigan		Rookie card	$3
	1971 Topps	5	Tom Dempsey	New Orleans Saints	kicker	Palomar Jr. College	Saints Hall of Fame 1989		$3
	1971 Topps	6	Chuck Allen	Pittsburgh Steelers	linebacker	Washington	Chargers Hall of Fame 1984		$4
	1971 Topps	7	Ernie Kellerman	Cleveland Browns	defensive back	Miami Ohio			$3
	1971 Topps	8	Walt Garrison	Dallas Cowboys	running back	Oklahoma State		Rookie card	$5
	1971 Topps	9	Bill Van Heusen	Denver Broncos	punter, wide receiver	Maryland		Rookie card	$3
	1971 Topps	10	Lance Alworth	San Diego Chargers	end	Arkansas	Chargers Hall of Fame 1977, College Hall of Fame 1984, Hall of Fame 1978		$10
	1971 Topps	11	Greg Landry	Detroit Lions	quarterback	Massachusetts		Rookie card	$3
	1971 Topps	12	Larry Krause	Green Bay Packers	running back	St. Norbert		Rookie card	$5
	1971 Topps	13	Buck Buchanan	Kansas City Chiefs	defensive tackle	Grambling	Chiefs Hall of Fame 1981, College Hall of Fame 1996, Hall of Fame 1990		$6
	1971 Topps	14	Roy Gerela	Houston Oilers	kicker	New Mexico State		Rookie card	$2
	1971 Topps	15	Clifton McNeil	New York Giants	wide receiver	Grambling			$4
	1971 Topps	16	Bob Brown	Los Angeles Rams	tackle	Nebraska	College Hall of Fame 1993, Eagles Honor Roll 2004, Hall of Fame 2004		$5
	1971 Topps	17	Lloyd Mumphord	Miami Dolphins	defensive back	Texas Southern		Rookie card	$4
	1971 Topps	18	Gary Cuozzo	Minnesota Vikings	quarterback	Virginia			$4
	1971 Topps	19	Don Maynard	New York Jets	end	Texas Western	Hall of Fame 1987, Jets Ring of Honor 2010		$7
	1971 Topps	20	Larry Wilson	St. Louis Cardinals	defensive back	Utah	Cardinals Ring of Honor 2006, Hall of Fame 1978		$5

	Listing Title	Listing Type	Price	Time Left
	1971 Topps FB #2 Registry Set Bradshaw Greene ALL 263 PSA 8 NQ - Unitas Butkus 9	Store	28995.00 obo	17 days 7 hrs