Best of 1979 Topps

[brewing]

List (highly encouraged to post pics) your top 5. The criteria of your selection is up to you (photo, great season, error, first card, favorite player, etc.).

We'll do each year starting from 1980 to 1952. I'll start a new year about once a week. I'll close voting a month after the first post of the thread and tally up the results.

With these basic rules...
1. You can only vote for a player's card twice during his entire run (Let's not make this a Mantle and Ryan love fest). Consider that when making your selections.

2. Provide a reason for each choice if you're the first person making that selection. You are encouraged, but it's not necessary to restate the point if someone already said it.

3. Pick only 5. We are going through 29 years, limiting to only Topps regular releases, tough decisions will be made. List honorable mentions if you desire, but they will not be counted in the final tally.

[brewing]

Although this is my least favorite set ever, I still have a Top 5


The pre-steriod HR leaders on one card. From an era when 50 HR's were a big deal and 60 was mythical.


The baddest pitcher in baseball, at his peak, and in full windup.


The first corrected error that I ever owned. It's kind of weird that Topps neglected to change teams on so many players that changed teams before this. Yet when they decide to do it, they screw it up.


Another intimidating force on the mound. Is he really standing on one heel?


When I was a kid, Rose cards were like Mantle cards are today. His last card as a Red (at the time) and a nice action shot.

Honorable Mention:
Ozzie Smith (boring card that didn't really get much attention until people started realizing he was a HoFer)

[JollyElm]

I loved the All Star cards. When you opened a pack and saw that extra strip of color there, you knew you had someone good!! These are three of my favorites:

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Can anyone say psychopath???

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On August 2 of that year we lost Thurman Munson. This card will always have a big place in my heart.

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[Samsdaddy]

Originally Posted by JollyElm

I loved the All Star cards. When you opened a pack and saw that extra strip of color there, you knew you had someone good!! These are three of my favorites:

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Can anyone say psychopath???

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On August 2 of that year we lost Thurman Munson. This card will always have a big place in my heart.

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I too always have loved the all star cards from the 50s, 60s and 70s. They were always my favorite cards to collect from each set it seemed.

I was also fortunate enough to see his last game as his Yankees pummeled by White Sox 9 - 1. I could remember a couple days later looking at the Sun Times and Chicago Tribune and reading the story on his tragic death.

[brob28]

Nice choices here's a few more of my favorites. Sorry about Sigourney, the older I get the better she looks!

[pepis]

Here is a very rare 1979 topps super cello,
the only one i've ever seen with Ozzie showing.