1979 Topps

This is a list with brief descriptions of Topps sports card products for 1979.

Baseball

Set	Description	Cards in Set	Size
Base set		726	2.5 x 3.5 inches

Parallel Sets

United States

Set	Description	Cards in Set	Size
Burger King Phillies		23	2.5 x 3.5 inches
Burger King Yankees		23	2.5 x 3.5 inches

In 1979, only two parallel sets were produced by Topps. Both were for the Burger King fast food chain, which had had Topps produce promotional sets for its outlets. The offering for 1979 was reduced from the four teams which had set the previous year to two teams - the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies. Again the cards were virtually identical to the 1979 Topps regular issue cards for distribution at outlets in the home areas of the teams. Some of the players had a different photo or photo cropping variation than their Topps counterpart and the card number on the back was in a different typeface. The Burger King sets has 22 cards plus a checklist card. Several cards reflected players changing teams, most notably Pete Rose (Phillies) and Tommy John (Yankees).

Canada

Since 1965, the Canadian candy company O-Pee-Chee produced virtually identical, but smaller, sets identical to the Topps issue of the same year. The Canadian printed cards were printed on gray cardstock and featured French and English text on the reverse and O-Pee-Chee logo on the obverse in place of the Topps logo.

Set	Description	Cards in Set	Size
O-Pee-Chee		374	2.5 x 3.5 inches

Football

In 1979, Topps issued two Football sets featuring the National Football League.

Set	Description	Cards in Set	Size
Base set		528	2.5 x 3.5 inches The entire 528 card set was produced with gray colored backs, as well as lighter 'cream colored' backs. The cream colored backs seem to be slightly rarer, but do not command a premium price-wise over the gray card back versions
Team Checklists		28	2.5 x 3.5 inches

Hockey

Topps issued one set featuring the National Hockey League for the 1979-1980 season.

Set	Description	Cards in Set	Size
Base set		264	2.5 x 3.5 inches

This set is noteworthy as it contains the first card of Wayne Gretzky, currently the all-time leading scorer in NHL history. It also contains the final card of Gordie Howe, the previous record holder.

Basketball

Topps issued one set featuring the National Basketball Association for the 1979-1980 season.

Set	Description	Cards in Set	Size
Base set		132	2.5 x 3.5 inches

Soccer

In 1979, Topps issued two sets in the United Kingdom featuring soccer players and one sticker set in the United States featuring logos of the North American Soccer League (NASL). The United Kingdom cards fronts are basically identical to the 1978 Topps football cards issued in the United States.

Set	Description	Cards in Set	Size
English Footballers	Blue back	396	2.5 x 3.5 inches
Scottish Footballers	Red back	132	2.5 x 3.5 inches
NASL Stickers	logo stickers	33	2.5 x 3.5 inches

References

Beckett, Dr. James et al. (2002). "Beckett Baseball Card Price Guide". Beckett Publications-Dallas, Texas ISBN 1-930692-17-X
Super 70's 1979 Burger King Baseball
Super 70's 1979 Baseball Cards
A&BC, FKS and TOPPS collection
Stein's Football Card Site
Galleries of English Football Cards

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