Steve Largent’s RC & More
Before Jerry Rice, Randy Moss, Terrell Owens, and Calvin Johnson, before there was indeed even the concept of a dominant wide receiver, there was Steve Largent. Drafted by Seattle in the fourth round of the 1976 draft, Largent would defy all expectations and catch everything thrown his way for the better part of a decade. He was such a consistent and reliable receiver and so constantly in the zone that his teammates called him “Yoda.”
Upon his retirement, he held every major receiving record in the league. To put it in perspective, these were all records that Jerry Rice would have to break, including the most seasons with 50 or more receptions (10) and most seasons with 1,000 yards or more (eight).
And, he dominated during an era when Topps was crafting some of the most iconic cards in football history. These are just a few that you need to seek out and collect.
Top Steve Largent Cards
1978 Topps Football #177 Steve Largent
Player info
• led the league in receiving yards twice
• 13,089 career receiving yards
Set info
• 528 total cards
card back
• vitals, stats from his first two years in the league (in which he never had less than two catches in a game), and a factoid about how he majored in biology in college
1989 Topps Football 1988 Record Breaker #4 Steve Largent
Player info
• inducted into the hall of fame in 1995
• had number retired by Seattle, then when jerry rice came to Seattle briefly, had it unretired for the man who broke all his records
Card info
• 396 card set
card back
• vitals, and a writeup on his record-breaking season in which he set the record for most receiving yards, breaking Charlie Joiner’s mark of 12,146
1984 Topps Football #196 Steve Largent
Player info
• At the time of 1989 retirement, held a then-record streak of 177 consecutive regular-season games with a reception
• did this in an era before receivers wore gloves
Card info
• 396 card set with glossy NFL stars inserts and cards made for individual stat leaders
card back
• vitals, college info, career stat box, and a factoid about one of his best career games: 8 receptions for 155 yards against st. louis
1988 Topps Football 1997 Record Breaker #3 Steve Largent
Player info
• After retirement in 1989, held the record for most receptions in a career (819), most receiving yards in a career (13,089), and most touchdown receptions (100)
• First player to catch 100 tds over a career
Card info
• 396 card set
card back
• a writeup detailing his passing of charlie joiner’s league record of 750 career receptions with 752 as the season closed
1977 Topps Football #177 Steve Largent RC
Player info
• ’80’s all-decade team
• league 100th anniversary all-time team
Card info
• 528 card set
• second-most valuable rookie card in the 1977 set after walter payton
card back
• vitals, rookie year stats, and factoids about his domination as a receiver in college at Oklahoma
