1976 Rookie Cards
7 rookie cards across Football, Hockey, Baseball, Basketball. Sorted by estimated gem mint value.
1976 Topps Walter Payton #148 RC
Sweetness's RC. Payton held the rushing record for 18 years with 16,726 yards. Power, speed, and heart define Chicago Bears football.
1976 Topps Walter Payton RC #148
Sweetness's rookie card from his second NFL season. Payton held the all-time rushing record until Emmitt Smith, and his combination of toughness and grace made him the most beloved player in Chicago Bears history. A premium vintage football card.
1976 Topps Walter Payton #148
Sweetness's rookie card. Payton held the all-time rushing record for 18 years and is widely considered the greatest Bear ever. His cards remain steady performers in the vintage football market.
1976-77 O-Pee-Chee Bryan Trottier #89
Trots's OPC rookie from his first NHL season. Trottier was the playmaking engine behind the four-time Stanley Cup Champion Islanders dynasty — six championships total counting his time with Pittsburgh.
1976 Topps Jack Lambert RC #220
The iconic rookie card of the most feared linebacker in NFL history. Lambert was the heart of the Steel Curtain defense, winning four Super Bowls and the 1976 Defensive Player of the Year award. His toothless snarl became the symbol of Steelers football.
1976 Topps Dennis Eckersley RC #98
The rookie of one of the most unique players in baseball history — a 20-game winner as a starter who reinvented himself as the greatest closer of his era. Eckersley won both the Cy Young and MVP awards in 1992 with Oakland.
1976 Topps Junior Bridgeman #3 Rookie Card
Topps RC. Bridgeman played 711 NBA games for the Bucks and Clippers, but his real legacy came after basketball. He built a fast-food empire owning 160+ Wendys and became a billionaire — the greatest post-NBA business story ever.