Favorite 1960's Football Set

[vintagebaseballcardguy]

Thanks for reviving this thread. I am in the process of deciding what set I want to start with. I have looked at several of these. Some good candidates here!

[Topps206]

I like the 1965 Philadelphia, plus the 1969 Topps.

[jefferyepayne]

It's always tough to choose a favorite set but one has been mentioned but no pictures shown is 1963 Fleer. I really, really like the nice clean design and think the red borders look sharp. It's a small set but packs some star power.

Anybody else a fan?









jeff

[Samsdaddy]

Originally Posted by vintagebaseballcardguy

Thanks for reviving this thread. I am in the process of deciding what set I want to start with. I have looked at several of these. Some good candidates here!

Robert, you have several great sets to consider.

I am a Topps guy and my three favorites are 1967 - 1969 with the 1969 set being my favorite. I think it is a very colorful set, first series has no borders so condition is tougher for those while the second series has borders. Key rookies include Larry Csonka and Brian Piccolo, plenty of Hall of Famers as well as some excellent stars of the day such as John Hadl and Daryle Lamonica.

Currently, I am working on the 1967 Topps set and then will go after 1968.

Though I said I am a Topps guy, you can't go wrong with any set from this decade. Lots to choose from and they are all good!

[sockwell123]

I'm a big fan of the '60 set.

[vintagebaseballcardguy]

Jeff, I agree '63 Fleer is sweet. I also like '61. A man could do a lot worse than go on a 60s Fleer run!

[jefferyepayne]

Originally Posted by vintagebaseballcardguy

Jeff, I agree '63 Fleer is sweet. I also like '61. A man could do a lot worse than go on a 60s Fleer run!

Absolutely! The Fleer sets rock.

jeff

[S_GERACE]

I think my favorite three are: 1962 Topps, 1968 Topps & 1966 Philadelphia in that order. The only problem w/ the '62's are they don't look great w/ too much edge wear which is common due to the black borders.

[DBesse27]

Originally Posted by jefferyepayne

Absolutely! The Fleer sets rock.

jeff

Agreed! And 61 is the best of them.

[vintagebaseballcardguy]

Originally Posted by DBesse27

Agreed! And 61 is the best of them.

I have been looking at the '61 Fleer set, and I really like what I see. The design is right up my alley...I love the colors and the logos especially. Also, it has NFL and AFL players. I knew I liked the early 60s Fleer sets, but I especially dig '61. I am thinking of building a high grade set as my next project. Before I can get started, I need to polish off my '69 Topps set and get it the way I want it and finish off paying for some '65 Topps baseball. After that, I may well go after '61 Fleer. Any of you have any experiences with this set? I am normally a Topps guy but Fleer looks pretty good right now.