1977 Topps Football Cards
There are 528 cards in the 1977 Topps football card set. Topps also released a
Spanish language version
of the 1977 set in Mexico; I hope to add that set to the Gallery at some point. Thanks to
Roy Walton
for providing most of the images for this set.
Rookie cards of Pro Football Hall of Famers in the 1977 Topps set: Harry Carson, Dave Casper, Mike Haynes, Steve Largent, Lee Roy Selmon, Mike Webster. Rookie cards of Heisman Trophy winners in the 1977 Topps set: John Cappelletti, Archie Griffin, Archie Griffin.
| Image | Set | # | Card Title/Players | Pro Team | Position | College | Honors | Notes | Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards |
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1977 Topps | 1 | Passing Leaders | ||||||
| James Harris | Los Angeles Rams | quarterback | Grambling | ||||||
| Ken Stabler | Oakland Raiders | quarterback | Alabama | Pro Football Hall of Fame 2016 | |||||
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1977 Topps | 2 | Receiving Leaders | ||||||
| MacArthur Lane | Kansas City Chiefs | running back | Utah State | ||||||
| Drew Pearson | Dallas Cowboys | wide receiver | Tulsa | Cowboys Ring of Honor 2011 | |||||
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1977 Topps | 3 | Rushing Leaders | ||||||
| Walter Payton | Chicago Bears | running back | Jackson State | College Hall of Fame 1996, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1993 | |||||
| O.J. Simpson | Buffalo Bills | running back | USC, City College of San Francisco | Bills Wall of Fame 1980, College Hall of Fame 1983, Heisman Trophy 1968, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1985 | |||||
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1977 Topps | 4 | Scoring Leaders | ||||||
| Toni Linhart | Baltimore Colts | kicker | Austria Technical | ||||||
| Mark Moseley | Washington Redskins | kicker | Stephen F. Austin, Texas A and M | Commanders Ring of Fame | |||||
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1977 Topps | 5 | Interception Leaders | ||||||
| Monte Jackson | Los Angeles Rams | defensive back | San Diego State | ||||||
| Ken Riley | Cincinnati Bengals | defensive back | Florida A and M | Bengals Ring of Honor 2021, Pro Football Hall of Fame 2023 | |||||
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1977 Topps | 6 | Punting Leaders | ||||||
| Marv Bateman | Buffalo Bills | punter | Utah | ||||||
| John James | Atlanta Falcons | punter | Florida | ||||||
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1977 Topps | 7 | Mike Phipps | Cleveland Browns | quarterback | Purdue | College Hall of Fame 2006 | ||
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1977 Topps | 8 | Rick Volk | New York Giants | defensive back | Michigan | |||
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1977 Topps | 9 | Steve Furness | Pittsburgh Steelers | defensive tackle, defensive end | Rhode Island | |||
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1977 Topps | 10 | Isaac Curtis | Cincinnati Bengals | wide receiver | California, San Diego State | Bengals Ring of Honor 2022 | ||
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1977 Topps | 11 | Nate Wright | Minnesota Vikings | defensive back | San Diego State | |||
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1977 Topps | 12 | Jean Fugett | Washington Redskins | tight end | Amherst | |||
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1977 Topps | 13 | Ken Mendenhall | Baltimore Colts | center | Oklahoma | |||
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1977 Topps | 14 | Sam Adams | New England Patriots | guard, tackle | Prairie View | Adams's son, also named Sam Adams, played for the Seattle Seahawks, Baltimore Ravens, Oakland Raiders, Buffalo Bills, Cincinnati Bengals, and Denver Broncos. | ||
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1977 Topps | 15 | Charlie Waters | Dallas Cowboys | defensive back | Clemson | |||
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1977 Topps | 16 | Bill Stanfill | Miami Dolphins | defensive end | Georgia | College Hall of Fame 1998, Dolphins Honor Roll 2010, Outland Trophy 1968 | ||
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1977 Topps | 17 | John Holland | Buffalo Bills | wide receiver | Tennessee State | Rookie card | ||
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1977 Topps | 18 | Pat Haden | Los Angeles Rams | quarterback | USC | Rookie card | ||
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1977 Topps | 19 | Bob Young | St. Louis Cardinals | defensive tackle, defensive end | Howard Payne, Texas | |||
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1977 Topps | 20 | Wally Chambers | Chicago Bears | defensive tackle, defensive end | Eastern Kentucky | |||
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1977 Topps | 21 | Lawrence Gaines | Detroit Lions | running back | Wyoming | Rookie card | ||
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1977 Topps | 22 | Larry McCarren | Green Bay Packers | center | Illinois | Packers Hall of Fame 1992 | ||
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1977 Topps | 23 | Horst Muhlmann | Philadelphia Eagles | kicker | ||||
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1977 Topps | 24 | Phil Villapiano | Oakland Raiders | linebacker | Bowling Green | |||
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1977 Topps | 25 | Greg Pruitt | Cleveland Browns | running back | Oklahoma | College Hall of Fame 1999 | ||