Top Terry Bradshaw Cards to Collect
When you think of the NFL in the 1970s, one of the first teams that comes to mind is the Pittsburgh Steelers. Behind their elite defense deemed the “Steel Curtain” and Hall of Fame rushing prowess from Franco Harris, they captured four Super Bowl wins in four trips to the Big Game. But even with a collection of superpowers and a brilliant head coach in Chuck Noll, can we say they would have had their dynasty if they didn’t draft Terry Bradshaw with the number one pick in 1970?
The two-time Super Bowl MVP had a rough start to his career, as many rookie QBs do, but when it clicked, he became an essential part of a Steelers crew that racked up more iconic, slow-mo NFL Films moments than just about anyone in league history. From the Immaculate Reception to post-season performances that would cement his place in history, when it came time to step up, Bradshaw did just that – and chucked the pigskin with a rocket of an arm.
He may not hold many records or have put up astonishing career stats, but Bradshaw is up there with the greatest of all time. He had the type of fire you could only hope for under center when the pressure was on. The guy just won. These are just a few of the 1978 NFL MVP’s cards you need to collect.
Top Terry Bradshaw Cards
1975 Topps Football Cards #461 Terry Bradshaw
Player info
• Was benched the first seven games of the season only to be reinstated as a starter and win Super Bowl IX
• Selected for his first Pro Bowl in 1975
Set info
• 528 card set
card back
• Vitals, career passing stats up to that point, and a short recap of his super bowl Ix performance where he won the game by completing nine passes for 96 yards and 1 TD
1975 Topps Football Cards 1974 AFC Championship #526 Pittsburgh Steelers/Oakland Raiders
Player info
• Four-time super bowl champ (IX, X, XIII, XIV)
• Only QB to win back to back super bowls twice
Card info
• 528 card set
• one insert for a scratch-off game piece
card back
• A box score for the 1975 AFC championship game and individual stats for QB Bradshaw and Hall of Fame RB Franco Harris
1976 Topps Football Super Bowl X #333 Pittsburgh Steelers/Dallas Cowboys
Player info
• one of two QBs to ever win four Super Bowls and go undefeated in the big game (with joe Montana being the other)
• inducted into the pro football hall of fame in 1989
Card info
• 528 card set
card back
• the super bowl x box score, along with a few key individual player stats for passing, rushing, and receiving
1979 Topps Football 1978 NFL Leaders Passing #1 Staubach / Bradshaw
Player info
• Bradshaw was 1978 AP NFL MVP
• led the league in touchdown passes with 28
Card info
• 528 card set, with “cream colored back” parallels
card back
• passing stats of Roger Staubach, Terry Bradshaw, and the nine qbs behind the NFC and AFC leaders with their passing stats
1979 Topps Football #500 Terry Bradshaw
Player info
• Super Bowl Xii MVP
• led the steelers to a 14-2 record in 1978
Card info
• 528 card set
card back
• Vitals, career stats, a factoid about Bradshaw’s country music album, and that bradshaw was super bowl XIII MVP
1980 Topps Football #200 Terry Bradshaw
Player info
• Super Bowl XIV MVP
• career super bowl qb rating of 112.7
Card info
• 528 card Set
card back
• vitals, career stats, and a blurb that bradshaw led the steelers to four super bowl wins
1971 Topps Football #156 Terry Bradshaw RC
Player info
• 1970 no.1 overall pick
• NFL 1970’s all-decade team
Card info
• 263 card set
• three insert sets – game inserts showing in-game action shots, posters, and glossy posters
card back
• vitals, 1970 season stats, a factoid about setting a javelin-throwing record in high school, and a relatively lengthy write-up about Bradshaw’s infamous rookie season in which the no.1 overall pick threw 6 TDs to 20 interceptions
