Why aren't there more football card collectors?

[BillP]

My 2 cents: First off I think that some of the designs particularly late 60's early 70's were lackluster. Also in the 50's and 60's baseball featured sets that were 400-500+ in number allowing for more player representation. Football sets were limited to lower numbers and with team cards, 8-12 players out of 40 or so per team. I also think that in later sets, the fact that the card companies did not have the rights to have team logos on helmets and airbrushed them out added to the quality of the card. Don't get me wrong, I have several pre 70 football sets and enjoy them, it just the quality and effort didn't seem to be a main focus. I think the topps/opc hockey sets are better than the football output in these years. comments opinions welcome. billp