Favorite 1960's Football Set

[BillP]

No question: 65 tallboys. Had about half as a kid. Loved the size and the fact that about half the team were in the set. SP's a challenge and clear photos.

2nd - 66 Philadelphia
3rd - 59 topps.

last place tie: 68 topps and 64 topps.

[DBesse27]

Originally Posted by BillP

No question: 65 tallboys. Had about half as a kid. Loved the size and the fact that about half the team were in the set. SP's a challenge and clear photos.

2nd - 66 Philadelphia
3rd - 59 topps.

last place tie: 68 topps and 64 topps.

I'll break your tie. 64T were gross.

[Samsdaddy]

Nice article on the 1966 Philadelphia Set:

http://www.sportscollectorsdaily.com...fl-transition/

[Exhibitman]

1968 Topps and 1961 Fleer. The 1968 set I fell in love with as a kid and have always collected. Great clean graphics and images. I also like the way some old guard players are in the set on the way out (Taylor and Ditka come to mind) and some new rookies are in there too. Plus there were good inserts.

The 1961 Fleer set is amazing to me for some images especially the Packers. I wanted the Jimmy brown ever since a neighbor kid showed me one. I just bought my 2nd. An upgrade. PSA 9 oc.

[JoeMoe]

Originally Posted by BillP

No question: 65 tallboys. Had about half as a kid. Loved the size and the fact that about half the team were in the set. SP's a challenge and clear photos.

2nd - 66 Philadelphia
3rd - 59 topps.

last place tie: 68 topps and 64 topps.

I'm with you Bill, 65 Topps are my all time favorite, I'm in the middle of building the 66 Philly set which to me is a very close 2nd...

[Samsdaddy]

http://www.sportscollectorsdaily.com...-football-set/

One of my favorite sets of the decade profiled.

[HRBAKER]

#1



Very Close #2

[PowderedH2O]

My biggest issue with the 1968's has been centering. Now, I am not a centering nut. Some folks need that perfect 50/50 centering. I'm not that picky. But, I have seen the majority of the cards I've run into from this set with 75/25 or worse centering. So, my set is nice as far as registration and corners, but the centering is all over the place, and I just can't see myself spending the extra dollars to look for those better pieces when there are so many nice sets out there. The 1969's didn't have these issues. 1970 was better, but not perfect. And I don't see these problems with my 1967's. So, was something wrong in 1968?

[Samsdaddy]

Originally Posted by PowderedH2O

My biggest issue with the 1968's has been centering. Now, I am not a centering nut. Some folks need that perfect 50/50 centering. I'm not that picky. But, I have seen the majority of the cards I've run into from this set with 75/25 or worse centering. So, my set is nice as far as registration and corners, but the centering is all over the place, and I just can't see myself spending the extra dollars to look for those better pieces when there are so many nice sets out there. The 1969's didn't have these issues. 1970 was better, but not perfect. And I don't see these problems with my 1967's. So, was something wrong in 1968?

Good question Sam and I wish I could answer that for you.

I couple pages back in this thread is an awesome display of 1968 Topps Football and all the cards are super sharp.