Best of 1980 Topps

[the 'stache]

My top 5:

1. Robin Yount (just love this card. It shows "the Kid" as a kid in the year that he became a star). Robin hit .293 with 121 runs scored, 49 doubles, 10 triples, and went 20-20 (23 home runs, 20 stolen bases).



2. Rickey Henderson

3. Nolan Ryan

4. Paul Molitor. Another of my childhood favorites. It was a real treat watching Yount and Molitor, two future Hall of Famers, play together.



5. Gary Carter. Just a great card. I miss the kid. He just loved the game.

[David W]

Well.... I pulled out my 1980 Topps set in the box, and it was still arranged by teams. Here are a few that caught my eye.

1 - Butch Wynegar's follow through

2 - Ozzie swinging for the fences when he couldn't hit a lick in 1980

3 - Bob Montgomery on deck with no batting helmet - the last player to bat without wearing one.

4 - Danny Goodwin - growing up in Central Illinois in the 70's Danny Goodwin was a legend. The number 1 pick in 2 amateur drafts from Peoria Central HS, you could follow him in the newspaper, and his cards were gold.

5 - Mike Phillips - He got the last hit for the Cardinals in a season in the late 70's and I gave out the Mike Phillips award, complete with taping his card to the wall for several years after that to the player who got the last hit of the Cardinal season. The only other player I remember though was Jim Lentine.
This is a pretty cool action shot of him turning two.

[campyfan39]

Great Thread:

My picks for 1980 topps

1. Rickey Henderson
2. Ozzie Smith
3. Gary Carter
4. Johnny Bench (Great action shot and his sig is neat looking)
5. Bob Horner (The colors and that old Braves uniform just pop and look cool IMO)

here is the two that have yet to be posted:

Presentation Board by Topps

[brewing]

Any more input on the best of the 1980 Topps set?

[PM770]

WOW! Where have I been? I never knew about that Yankees team variation.

[Cliff Bowman]

Originally Posted by PM770

WOW! Where have I been? I never knew about that Yankees team variation.

It's an unissued blank backed proof card that was hand cut off of a full sheet, probably only a few in existence.

[Zach Wheat]

Wow, not one of my favorite sets, but I have to go with

1. Rickey Henderson
2. Tom Seaver
3. Kirk Gibson
4. Rod Carew

and one probably no one will anticipate...one of Garry Maddox. Gotta love a pic of a guy that is smiling wearing this hairdo in the '80's.

5 Garry Maddox

[brewing]

The 1980 set has several cards that have players with mascara eyes. Lou Whitaker, Gaylord Perry, Ron LeFlore are some I can think of without looking.

Also, Zack Wheat...... Kirk Gibson did not have a card in the 1980 set.

[Zach Wheat]

Yup you are right. I was thinking of the pose in the '88 set. I think he was a Dodger by then.

[ALR-bishop]