What is your top 5 rookie cards of the 80s?

[Ryo1549]

Lets here what you think! Here is mine...

1. Joe Montana 1981 Topps RC
2. Jerry Rice 1986 Topps RC
3. Barry Sanders 1989 Score RC
4. John Elway 1984 topps rc
5. Dan Marino 1984 topps rc

Honorable mentions: Lawrence Taylor 82 topps rc, Marcus Allen 83 topps rc, Ronnie Lott 82 topps rc, Warren Moon 85 topps rc, Bo Jackson 88 topps rc, Art Monk 81 topps rc, Troy aikman 89 score rc

 

[deceptikon1978]

Like your top 4 but would add 89 Score Barry Sanders rookie as 5.

 

[Ryo1549]

Like your top 4 but would add 89 Score Barry Sanders rookie as 5.

Funny you said that because i just changed it. I was thinking he was in 90 but that was Emmitt smith. Guess im just tired today lol.

 

[CollectorsCorner]

good list

 

[SOONERCOWBOY]

No love for Troy Aikman?

 

[Ryo1549]

No love for Troy Aikman?

Not over the other guys.

 

[Ryo1549]

No love for Troy Aikman?

What would your top 5 be?

 

[madman1978]

1. 81 Topps Montana - Nice crisp clean set and a simple design
2. 84 Topps Dan Marino Clean sleek look
3. 86 Topps Jerry Rice IMO this is one of worst design of Topps Cards from the 80's The only set that may be worse as far as design goes is the 91 Fleer FB
4. 84 Topps John Elway See no 2
5. 89 Score Barry Sanders This card falls here do to value however a great first issue by Score

Honorable mention
86 Topps Steve Young
86 Topps Reggie White
89 Score Troy Aikman
84 Topps USFL Jim Kelly XRC
84 Topps USFL Steve Young XRC

 

[G $MONEY$]

1 81 Montana RC
2 84 Steve Young USFL RC
3 86 Jerry Rice RC
4 89 Score Barry Sanders RC
5 84 John Elway RC

Jim Kelly USFL RC and Dan Marino RC are just barley on the outside looking in.

 

[CollectorsCorner]

you cant have elway in the top five and not marino

 

[G $MONEY$]

you cant have elway in the top five and not marino

Sure i can. I think Elway was the better QB and since they are from the same set, id rather take the Elway RC over Marino. Elway has the Two Super Bowl rings and all the playoff heroics. Regular season stats are great sure and Marinos were insanely phenominal, but Elways were very good as well, not Marino good, but very good. Unfortunately Legends are made in the playoffs and Superbowls, not the regular seasons. Thats why i rate Elways RC above Marinos. Like i said, not much higher, maybe 1 or at the most 2 spots higher, but yeah, John Elways my number 5

 

[Willywanker]

What no love for the 89 pro-set.
Aikman, and Both Sanders'.
But really I think you guys have nailed the top 5 in here.

 

[Ryo1549]

I didnt put Steve Young's USFL card in my top 5 because it is not a rc. Its an XRC..

 

[IndyManning18]

Hands down #1:

 

[Ryo1549]

Hands down #1:

I need to get me one of them

 

[Dewdrinker]

Now don't everyone :lol: at my list - this of course is MY TOP 5

1. - 1989 Score Tim Brown RC
2. - 1989 Score Barry Sanders RC
3. - 1989 Score Deion Sanders
4 - 1984 Topps Howie Long RC
5. - 1983 Topps Marcus Allen RC

I don't care that (1) insert card now-a-days is worth more than all those combined. Those are my TOP 5 RC's on the 1980's (if I could only own 5 that is!)

 

[Ryo1549]

Very kewl list. Different too. I like it.

 

[k.pop]

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Honorable mention

 

[Ryo1549]

Very nice K.Pop!

Except any 80s list without a rice rookie on it is asinine

 

[onionring9]

1. Montana 1981 Topps
2. Rice 1986 Topps
3. Young 1986 Topps
4. Sanders 1989 Score
5. Marino 1984 Topps

Only two of these decisions were tough for me:
Young/Sanders for the 3-slot
Marino/Elway for the 5-slot

I'm happy with this list though.