1980 Topps

This a list with brief descriptions of Topps sports card products for 1980.

Baseball

Base Set

The 1980 Topps base set features 726 cards issued in wax packs, rack packs, and cello packs. Player cards have a facsimile autograph on the front. Subsets include Highlights, League Leaders, Future Stars, Checklists, and Team cards. Size: 2.5 x 3.5 inches, 6.35 x 8.89 centimetres

Topps Super

The 1980 Topps Super set contains 60 cards issued in cello packs. The cards feature a facsimile autograph on the players photo. The backs are white or gray and included the players name, team, and position. Size: 4.875 x 6.875 inches, 12.3825 x 17.4625 centimetres

Parallel Sets

*In 1980 O-Pee-Chee printed an identical set with only 374 cards which featured lighter grey cardstock, bilingual English/French backs, and added traded lines on some cards.

Retail/Food Issue

This was the final year for the Burger King Burger King promotional sets which began in 1977. Only one individual team set was issued in the Philadelphia area of Philadelphia Phillies. Elsewhere in the country, the Pitch/Hit/Run set was issued.

The Pitch/Hit/Run set resembled the 1980 Topps regular issue cards with a red coloured back as opposed to blue. Some of the players had a different photo than the their Topps counterpart. This Burger King set has 33 cards plus a checklist card. Size: 2.5 x 3.5 inches, 6.35 x 8.89 centimetresThe Phillies set in the Philadelphia area that resembled the 1980 Topps regular issue cards, with a Burger King logo on the back. Some of the players had a different photo than the their Topps counterpart, included players not featured in the regular Topps set and a manager card of Dallas Green. This Burger King set has 22 cards plus a checklist card. Size: 2.5 x 3.5 inches, 6.35 x 8.89 centimetres

Football

Base Set

The base set contains 528 cards of NFL players issued in 12-card wax packs including a stick of gum. Subsets include Record Breakers, league leaders, and playoffs. Size: 2.5 x 3.5 inches, 6.35 x 8.89 centimetres

Topps Super

The Superstar Photo Football set contains 30 large size cards printed on white card stock similar to the Super baseball set. The cards were sold over the counter without gum at retail establishments. Size: 4.875 x 6.875 inches, 12.3825 x 17.4625 centimetres

Team Checklists

The Team Checklist cards were only available from the company as a mail-in offer in uncut sheets. These cards are similar to their counterparts in the base set. Size: 2.5 x 3.5 inches, 6.35 x 8.89 centimetres (individually)

Basketball

Base Set

The 1980-81 Topps Basketball set contains 176 cards which are divided into three panels for a total of 264 individual players. They are similar to the 1971-72 Trios sticker set with three players on one card. Each card has perforations for separating the panels. Subsets include Slam Dunk, All-Star, and Team Leader. Size: 2.5 x 3.5 inches, 6.35 x 8.89 centimetres or 1.67 x 2.5 inches, 4.2418 x 6.35 centimetres (individually)

Team Posters

This set has 16 posters that were issued as inserts folded into the regular issue wax packs. Size: 4.875 x 6.875 inches, 12.3825 x 17.4625 centimetres

Hockey

References

* Beckett, Dr. James et al (2002). "Beckett Baseball Card Price Guide". Beckett Publications-Dallas, Texas ISBN 1-930692-17-x