Thankfully, this means that the five total seasons he spent playing for the Virginia Squires and New York Nets were not a collecting void for Dr. With a career that spanned nearly two decades, collectors have plenty of Julius Erving cards to collect and even more autographed cards from recent years.ĭespite starting his career with the upstart ABA, Erving and his fellow ABA players were included in the 1970's Topps releases alongside their NBA counterparts. J eventually made his way to the NBA and helped revolutionize the game along the way. Although he started his career with the ABA, Dr.
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Marquis Johnson / Larry Bird RC / Jack Sikmaġ Julius Erving - Philadelphia 76ers AS CLĢ Marques Johnson - Milwaukee Bucks AS CLĨ Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - Los Angeles Lakers AS CLĩ Bill Cartwright - New York Knicks AS CLġ1 George Gervin - San Antonio Spurs AS CLġ2 Gus Williams - Seattle SuperSonics AS CLġ5 M.R.Julius Erving is one of the biggest stars in the history of pro basketball and his cards and memorabilia are high on the collecting radar.Jan Van Breda Koff / Julius Erving / Magic Johnson RC.Larry Bird RC / Bill Cartright / John Drew.Larry Bird RC / Julis Erving / Magic Johnson RC.Besides Bird and Johnson, notable rookies include Michael Ray Richardson, Purvis Short, Freeman Williams, Maurice Cheeks, Bill Cartwright, Tree Rollins, Michael Cooper and Sidney Moncrief. With the larger set size, there are a lot more rookies than could fit in the past several years' worth of sets. Cards that have been detached are considered to be damaged and rate no higher than Poor condition. The Bird and Johnson rookie appear on other panels, but they're not valued anywhere near as high as the two players together. The key card to the set features the rookie cards of both Larry Bird and Magic Johnson, with the Julius Erving Team Leader card in the center.
All-Stars appear on cards #1-18, and they feature checklist backs. There are also Slam Dunk cards that run from card #253-264. Team Leaders in several different categories are scattered through the set. Given the number of cards doubled from the previous year, subsets return to the series, each with different back designs. Cards are printed on white stock, which makes them a lot easier to read. Off to the right is a small blue box with a cartoon inside about a highlight from the player's career. A very short write-up is found, and then the stats for the 1979/80 season and a line of career totals. The backs are fairly basic since there is so little space: a black line across the top includes the player's name and a card number, with vital stats below it. Below the team name is the player's name and position. A player photo is surrounded by a solid-colored line that appears to spell out the name of his team in a cursive style at the bottom of the card (it's the same font that was used in the 1978 Topps baseball set). That might seem confusing to a collector starting on the set, and it has certainly affected the set's collectability over the years.Įach individual card is 1 1/6 inches by 2 ½ inches. As a result, a complete panel set includes 176 different cards, which actually holds two complete sets.
However, Topps used two printing sheets and changed the players around. There are 264 numbered cards in the 1980-81 Topps basketball checklist, which breaks down into 88 perforated panels of three cards each. On the other hand, it created one of the more iconic cards of its era by combining two legendary rookies and one of the game's biggest stars. Featuring three cards had been done in insert sets, but never as part of a base set. On one hand, this was a set that offered something Topps had never tried before. The clear standout card pairs the Larry Bird and Magic Johnson rookie with all-time great Julius Erving. 1980-81 Topps Basketball brought mini cards and NBA trios to collectors en masse.
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