1966 Topps Football Card # 34 Wendell Hayes RC

Description: 1966 Topps Football Card # 34 Wendell Hayes RC - Denver Broncos (EX) 1960-69 Football CardsThe numerous 1960s football card sets produced elevated the football card hobby and collecting to a whole new level, which include a strong lineup of former greats and iconic card designs. The main card companies during this period consist of Topps, Fleer, and Philadelphia Gum Company. They combined to offer collectors vintage 1960 football card sets for each year of the 60’s. Vintage football cards still rank behind baseball, but the 1960s helped close the gap.The first year of the decade 1960 was a great year for football cards as it ushered in a decade where collectors could buy two different football card sets. Two football leagues were now vying for fans across America as the fledging American Football League brought their wide open play to the Gridiron that fall. And two different card manufactures, Topps and Fleer each has a small 132 card set for the season. This really set the stage for football cards to take off.The most valuable 1960s football rookie cards are Dick Butkus, Joe Namath, and Mike Ditka. Other popular rookie options include Fran Tarkenton, Ray Nitschke, Gale Sayers, Fred Biletnikoff, Lance Alworth, Bob Lilly, Ernie Davis, Deacon Jones, Brian Piccolo, Larry Csonka, Don Meredith, Roman Gabriel, Jack Kemp and Lenny Dawson.1966 Topps Football CardsOften lost in the shuffle of other sets from the decade, 1966 Topps Football has a checklist that doesn’t have any major rookies. It does have the second-year Joe Namath, though.Product DetailsThe 1966 Topps Football card set is one that easily gets lost in the shuffle of other sets from the decade. Comprised of 132 standard-sized cards measuring 2-1/2 by 3-1/2 inches, there are very few rookie cards included in the set. The best-known are Jim Turner (#103), Otis Taylor (#75) and Wendell Hayes (#34). This was the third straight year where only players from the AFL were included in Topps' annual football offering. Key veterans in the set include: Joe Namath (#96), Jack Kemp (#26), Len Dawson (#67) and George Blanda (#48).DesignThe design of the 1966 Topps Football card set was fitting as this was the same year all three major television networks transitioned to standardized color TV broadcasts. Featuring a horizontal orientation, the card fronts were designed to resemble a color console TV with a wooden cabinet. It wasn't exactly new, as Bowman featured it on its 1955 baseball set and Topps used a similar design for its 1961 football highlights cards. The player picture appears to be surrounded by a picture tube that mimics the rounded shape of a TV screen from the era. The brown wood border runs around the card and contains the player's name, team and position at the bottom of the card. On the reverse side, a white box in the upper left corner contains a card number and a team logo. To the right of that, the player's name, team, position and vital stats appear. A short biographical write-up is displayed below that, and then a cartoon that explains a highlight of that player's career. For some players, an area for year and lifetime statistics appears below the cartoon.The cards are numbered so each team is grouped together. The teams are arranged alphabetically by city name, and each player is arranged alphabetically by last name. The set also includes the first cards of the Miami Dolphins, who joined the AFL as an expansion team that year. There are three checklist cards. Two list the cards in the set, while the other lists all the different Funny Rings that were included as inserts in that year's wax packs. As always, the checklists are tougher to find unmarked, but the Funny Rings checklist can be nearly impossible to find in any condition because many kids in 1966 simply tossed it away.Printing and DistributionDue to the brown borders, the cards show edge and corner wear very easily. As a result, cards from the set are hard to find in top condition. The other significant condition issue common to the 1996 Topps Football card set is centering, top-to-bottom. Because of the relatively small size of the checklist, there are no short-printed cards. The entire set was printed on a single 132-card sheet and distributed in a single series. The cards were available in 5c wax packs and cello packs.Despite the set's lack of big name rookies, it remains popular with vintage collectors simply due to the fact that cards can be so difficult to find in higher-grade condition. As a result, the value of the chase, in this circumstance, often exceeds the sets actual overall worth.How We Grade:Gem Mint (GMT): (10.0) A flawless card. To be in Gem Mint condition, a card’s borders must have a ratio of 50/50 side to side and top to bottom. Mint (MT): (9.0-9.5) A perfect card. Well-centered with parallel borders which appear equal to the naked eye. Four sharp, square corners. No creases, edge dents, surface scratches, paper flaws, loss of luster, yellowing or fading, regardless of age. No imperfectly printed cards – out of register, badly cut or ink flawed – or card stained by contact with gum, wax or other substances can be considered truly Mint, even if new out of the pack. Generally, to be considered in Mint condition, a card’s borders must exist in a ratio of 60/40 side to side and top to bottom. Near Mint/Mint (NM/MT): (8.0-8.5) A super high-end card that appears Mint 9 at first glance, but upon closer inspection, may exhibit a very slight wax stain on reverse, slight fraying at one or two corners, or a minor printing imperfection. Centering must be app. 65/35 to 70/30 or better on the front and 90/10 or better on the reverse. Near Mint (NM): (7.0-7.5) A nearly perfect card at first glance, but upon closer inspection, may have slight surface wear, slight fraying on some corners, slightly out-of-register picture focus, a minor printing blemish or slight wax stain on reverse. Centering must be 70/30 to 75/25 or better on the front and 90/10 or better on the reverse.Excellent/Near Mint (EX/NM): (6.0-6.5) Card may have visible surface wear or a printing defect. A very light scratch. Corners may have slightly graduated fraying. Picture focus may be slightly out-of-register. Card may have minor wax stain on reverse, may have very slight nothing on edges. Centering must be 80/20 or better on the front and 90/10 or better on the reverse.Excellent (EX): (5.0-5.5) Corners are still fairly sharp with only moderate wear. Card borders may be off center as much as 85/15. No creases. May have very minor gum, wax or product stains, front or back. Surfaces may show slight loss of luster from rubbing across other cards. Dark bordered cards may have one or two small nicks.Very Good/Excellent (VG/EX): (4.0-4.5) Shows obvious handling, but still looks nice. Corners may be rounded or have minor creases. No major creases, tape marks or extraneous markings or writing. Surfaces does exhibit loss of luster, but the printing is intact. May have paper wrinkles. May show major gum, wax or other packaging stains. All four borders visible, though the ratio may be as poor as 95/5. Exhibits honest wear. Very Good (VG): (3.0-3.5) A well-worn card, but exhibits no intentional damage or abuse. May be “Mis-cut or Off-Center” with no border visible. May have major or multiple creases, however, creases are not so deep as to show the underlying paper. This card is completely readable, has not been written on, and has no tape marks or holes. Corner rounding may extend well beyond the border. Good (GD) (2.0-2.5) Shows excessive wear, along with damage or abuse. Will show all the wear characteristics of a Very Good card, along with such damage as thumb tack holes in or near margins, evidence of having been taped or pasted, perhaps small tears around the edges or creases so heavily as to break the cardboard. Backs may show minor added pen or pencil writing or be missing small bits of paper. Still basically a complete card. Poor (P): (1.0-1.5) A card that has been tortured to death. Corners or other areas may be torn off. Card may have been trimmed, show holes from a paper punch or have been used for BB gun practice. Front may have extraneous pen or pencil writing, or other defacement. 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