The Dandy Dozen🏈: 12 Players Whose Vintage Football Cards Are Worth Collecting!
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- čas přidán 24. 07. 2024
- Football fans and sports card collectors love vintage football cards, and the history behind them! But sometimes, you get in danger of trying to collect everything! So I invented "The Dandy Dozen," which is a list of 12 players from each era, in each sport, whose vintage football cards I'm going to target for my collection.
It doesn't mean you have to buy the rookie cards of these players, but by buying any of their cards, their values should continue to rise, and you can work toward improving either the year of the player's card, or the grade of the cards.
#TheDandy Dozen Vintage Football Cards:
Time Stamps!
0:00 - Introduction
3:03 - 1. Johnny Unitas
4:42 - 2. Jim Brown
6:04 - 3. Joe Namath
6:59 - 4. Bart Starr
7:32 - 5. Walter Payton
7:56 - 6. Terry Bradshaw
8:35 - 7. Roger Staubach
9:05 - 8. Mike Ditka
9:47 - 9. Gale Sayers
11:06 - 10. Fran Tarkenton
11:46 - 11.Franco Harris
12:28 - 12. Fred Biletnikoff
14:28 My "Just Missed" List
Let me know in the comments which players' vintage football cards I left off -- and who on this list you would replace them with!
Here are the links to my other Dandy Dozen videos!
Baseball --
Vintage: • The Dandy Dozen⚾: 12 V...
Modern: • The Dandy Dozen⚾: 12 M...
Millennial: • The Dandy Dozen⚾: 12 M...
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Have a #HappyHobby! - Sport
I was in high school in 1965. Remember? Ford Mustang, the Beatles. I collected football cards. Joe Namath was a hero for me, so I collected every Namath rookie card I could find. Soon after, found myself in the army in Vietnam. 20 years later. At a family reunion. My mother told me she had the cards in a box in the attic. I found 8 Namath rookie cards. Just getting ready to leave, my eye caught a copy of Orwell"s 1984 on top of a box of books. I rememberedwriting notes in the margins, so i picked it up, two perfect, pristine Namath rookie cards fell out of it. Wrapped in plastic. They were like a gold mine.
That’s an insane Joe Namath card story! Very awesome, Ken, thank you for sharing that! Holy smokes!
I may suggest Ray Nitschke, Larry Csonka, Steve Largent but a solid list
Nitscke and Csonka are good adds! I think I already had Largent in the Just Missed list. Would you put him any of them in top 12? And if so, who do you bounce out?
@@DavidGonos Nitschke in , Bilitnikoff out. I won't quabble with the rest. Solid list
@@thewaxpackdad cool, btw, I’m looking forward to your 1975 Topps baseball pack opening!
Dandy don Meredith. Maybe not in top 12 but in the just missed. Great qb for the cowboys and iconic Monday night football announcer
Thanks, Victor - I won’t argue against that. Good call.
Jim Brown had many accomplishments in his life. Starring alongside Rachel Welch had to be one of them, lol!
Hahahahaha definitely
And he knew when to retire. Good health probably.
@@Al-ImprovEd2022 Absolutely! Thanks for commenting and watching!
Excellent stuff
Thanks, DT!
Great video and the commentary is superb.
Thanks, Rick! Wow, that’s very much appreciated!
Interesting video- thanks!
Thank you for commenting! Which are your favorite cards?
Great job with the video. it's good to see other football collectors out there.
Thank you, Chuck! Please tell our viewers what you do on your channel!
@@DavidGonos I am a long-time collector with a great collection of cards, I do reveals and show cards of my collection. I am new to making videos and have a lot of things to share with other collectors so if you want to see what I collected over the past 50 years check out my channel. My top 50 cards video will give you an idea of what I collect.
Great list but I think you missed big on Butkus.
Yep, agreed. Thanks for watching, Justin!
Great list Gonos!!! Happy Hobby all!
Thanks buddy, do you collect old football cards?
@@DavidGonos Not really...mostly baseball cards!!!
I’d put Stabler over Biletnikoff, and Otto Graham over Ditka, imo.
Good input, Cheddah! Biletnikoff appears to be the one most people would kick to the curb for their replacement. Thanks for watching and commenting!
#6- Mine is not high-grade-worthy, but I do have a 1971 Topps Terry Bradshaw rookie. #11- I have a great run of graded Franco Harris from his 2nd year through his last playing days cards of the 80s. Still need to find (or,more accurately, save up for) his rookie. I also have a PSA 9 1972 (2nd year) "Mean" Joe Greene that I picked up for less than $100. And I looooove Steve Largent. A couple of my favorites not mentioned would be Paul Warfield (over 20 yds per reception average and 85 TDs for his career!) and the great Patriot John Hannah (10 time CONSECUTIVE All-Pro). Thank you for another terrific video, too!
Wow! Nice collection, J Mag! Are there bad creases in the Bradshaw? Even a 2 is pretty good! I got a mini-helmet signed by Mean Joe Greene, and at the card show he was signing at, his handler said, “Mr. Greene will not sign it “Mean” Joe Greene, so please don’t ask him.” And the first thing I thought was, “Dang! Joe really IS mean!” Haha
Huge whiff not having bambi ranked ahead of ditka. Alworth was one of the all time greats.
He’s a great one, for sure. This video isn’t about greatness tho, it’s about collectability, and Ditka has more because of both his work on the field, the love of a major market, tv recognition and other factors. I ain’t hating on Alworth, tho!
Just starting watching this. If 1935 National Chicle Bull Tosi isn’t on the list, I will be sad.
Unfortunately, that’s too far out of the scope for this project. We’re trying to list Collectable players since Topps started making football cards, who can still be purchased by budget-conscious collectors. Thank you for watching and commenting though, David.
Anytime vintage football is mentioned, Bronko Nagurski and his 1935 National Chicle card must be acknowledged as The Holy Grail of ALL football cards.
Thanks for dropping some vintage football knowledge, Richard. What do one of those babies cost?
I sold a PSA 1 Nagurski earlier this year for $7,200.
@@richardprice8951 You sold the Holy Grail?
I did, but I still own a PSA 4.
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Well, that’s good!
Jordan the greatest beach volleyball player! That was a good one.🤣😂🤣
Haha thanks - he’d be awesome, right? Haha
You are missing the magic of Merlin Olsen.
While he was a great end, part of the Fearsome Foursome, and great at being a neighbor on “Little House On the Prairie,” I don’t think his hobby value eclipses anyone in this list. He was a good announcer, too!
Bob lilly
Thanks, Robert! Who would you replace in the top 12?
Otto graham
Jim Thorpe
Great players, but they just don’t meet the criteria set out in the video. Thanks Adam!
Griese and Csonka
Love those guys, but they just didn’t hold much hobby love from the community through their career.
I'd replace Harris and Biletnikoff with Butkus and Mean Joe Greene
Thanks, Ron! Defensive players just don’t get that Hobby Love like they should! I like both of those guys, for sure! More Bears and Steelers!
@@DavidGonos I just posted I would also put Butkus and Green on your list and then I read through the comments which is always and seen this comment which had the same 2 players. Butkus is more collectible than Fred B. Butkus's 1966 Topps rookie card in PSA 6 is a $550+ card. Fred B's 1965 Topps rookie card is a $350+ card. Joe Green's 1971 Topps rookie is a $325+ card in a PSA 7, so there are defensive players in demand.
@@888strummer Ahh thanks, I look at more than the rookie card when I do these lists, and I judge with what a collector’s grade of that card from that year would be compared to others. From what I showed, Biletnikoff had more valuable cards in non-rookie years in collector’s grade than the others you mentioned. But Butkus was my last cut, I believe. And I’d love to have his rookie card along with Mean Joe! Haha! At any rate, I appreciate your input - and there are definitely a large percentage of people that agree with you over me! I should’ve made it a top 15! Haha
@@DavidGonos I like your videos and for the most part it's offensive players who are most collectible and especially qb's. But you are factually wrong here comparing Butkus to Fred B. The numbers don't lie and in "collectors grade", which really means PSA; Butkus is clearly more collectible. Not only is his rookie card a year newer, but worth 50% more as I showed you($550 to $350) but so are all his other cards. Jumping to a random year like1968; a Fred B PSA 8 is a $120 type card and a Butkus PSA 8 from the same year is a $300+ type card. That's Butkus's 3rd year and Fred B's 4th year yet Butkus is worth triple. Anyway; thanks for making videos. You're on my top 5 list for CZcams card videos!
@@888strummer First off, I very much appreciate the debate, and how there weren’t any “you must be smoking a crack pipe” comments!
Secondly, you are absolutely right! The only thing I can think of that I did when I ran the numbers was that I didn’t include Philadelphia cards, like I didn’t include bowman cards for the baseball one. But Butkus’ numbers definitely bear out being more valuable over a longer period than Biletnikoff’s!
Finally, when we say “Collector’s Grade,” that refers to - not the company - but that the grade is one above the decade of the card. So in Butkus’ case, a PSA 7 for a card from the ‘60s. A card from the ‘80s would mean the collectors grade would be a PSA 9, etc.
Thanks again for the lively, civil debate - you are absolutely right (and I don’t acquiesce very often!), but I’m not redoing this video. Hahahahhahaa! Hopefully, people will see your comments! Actually, I know what I’ll do, I can make a short based around your comment - kinda like agent a newspaper publishes a retraction! Not great, but it’s still something! Thanks for watching and commenting with well-seasoned words!
Great list! Amazing that Van Brocklin still holds the single game passing record set in 1951! Was hoping Butkus would make the list.
Yeah, a few people pointed out that I blew it not having Butkus on there. I agree - he should be on there over Biletnikoff. Thanks for watching and commenting, Tom!
three qbs that wouldn't make it but need to be remembered! Dan Fouts, Jim Plunkett, & Steve Grogan. plus Art Monk was Jerry Rice before Jerry smashed his records. another great wr Cliff Branch way before Tyreek Hill, Cliff was that speed kills guy.
Great list of bonus QBs! Grogan is an interesting one - maybe for New England fans?
Also, I’m a Syracuse fan, so I’m definitely an Art Monk fan!
@@DavidGonos well to me he was tough as nails, the man took hits behind that bad o-line and still balled out. plus he and jeff george threw the cleanest tight deep balls that i've ever seen. they don't get credit because of the teams they were on but if they were playing today they would be legends. plus grogan could run. he to me was what josh allen is now.
@@DavidGonos New England fans never saw him, because the team was so bad back then they blackout the games. a true fan had to listen to the games. i'm a raiders fan but i do live here so they were my 2nd team. so you know the tuck rule game hurts and that's why i'm not a brady fan. that and also i liked drew bledsoe too.
Earl Campbell and Steven Largen
Two legends for sure. Who on the list would you replace with them?
@@DavidGonos gale and fred
Thanks for the fun video. I agree with most of your list, but have a problem with it. It is 12 offensive players and zero defensive players. My list would have Dick Butkus and Joe Greene; instead of Ditka and Fred B.
Unfortunately, defensive players aren’t loved in the hobby. Just like offensive linemen. Butkus and Greene made my Just Missed list tho!
@@DavidGonos For the most part you're right but Butkus's 1966 rookie is worth quite a bit more than Fred B's 1965 rookie; so Butkus is loved and more collectible than Fred B. And Joe Green's rookie also has excellent value; so those 2 are the exception. That's why I would replace Fred B and Ditka with Butkus and Green
@@888strummer I think I just answered this one, but basically, this list looks deeper than just the rookie card, as in more years. Thanks for commenting and watching, 888!
Yeah 13 days ago this video came out and you said Joe Namath in a 1968 PSA 7 you can get for 250 bucks put down the crack pipe I wish I could get it for $250 you haven't checked eBay listings in a while have you
I just looked - it was literally the first card listed in a search for 1968 Topps Joe Namath PSA 7 - Buy It Now for $249 - thanks for trying out, Mike!
www.ebay.com/itm/195443499381?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=iX0sZgy4TS2&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=SwGqx-mvR-y&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
Mike, did you end up buying that Namath worth $250 I found for you? If not, there are a handful more worth less than that.
@@DavidGonos if you can find a center 1968 Joe Namath PSA 7 for 250 bucks or less buy it I'll send you $325
@@mikeaustin1323 ahhhhh so we’ve changed it up, I see! Doesn’t just have to be a PSA 7 now. Haha
@@DavidGonos hey Mr gonads if you looked at the original comment I said the 1968 name if that's a PSA 7 so you don't have to reply to me there's no way in the world you can get a PSA 7 for 250 bucks put down the crack pipe and don't bother replying to me and I won't bother watching your channel anymore have a nice day
Ditka is not worthy to be on this list. Overated
Why?
Bob lilly