What do you think are the 5 most "iconic" football cards ever?
 

Mines in no particular order.

1965 Topps Joe Namath RC
1957 Topps Johnny Unitas RC
1981 Topps Joe Montana RC
1986 Topps Jerry Rice RC
2000 Playoff Contenders Tom Brady RC

1935 National Chicle Rockne
1955 Topps All-American Jim Thorpe

are 2 important cards IMO

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Iconic as in "most instantly recognizable"?

1935 National Chicle, Bronko Nagurski
1958 Topps, Jim Brown RC
1965 Topps Joe Namath RC
1981 Topps Joe Montana RC
2000 Playoff Contenders Tom Brady RC

[QUOTE=smanzari;17554548]1935 National Chicle Rockne
1955 Topps All-American Jim Thorpe

are 2 important cards IMO[/QUOTE]

Yeah, this happens all the time when we get into this topic. Some people name the most rarest and/or expensive cards. To me, "iconic" is more than just value. It's the significance and/or impression left on a hobby for whatever reason. For example, take baseball. The 1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey card is only worth about $100 raw but anyone who lived through that era can testify it is without a doubt one of THE most iconic baseball cards ever because it ushered in the new "modern" era of cards with Upper Deck. The classic pose, card #1 in the set, etc all make it "iconic."

I don’t think the Montana is iconic at all. Not sure why. I just don’t. I think more people would recognize, and to me that matters, something like a Barry Sanders Score before the Montana

81 just falls in that spot where it’s not “super vintage” like a Namath but is just old enough that collectors in their 30-45 range weren’t necessarily buying 81 Topps

I’d say the Marino rookie is more “iconic” than Montana.

It’s why Rice definitely is. Guys my age were 5 years old and starting to buy 86 Topps

That’s not a player judgement

84 is just more in the sweet spot

If the list was longer, that 1993 SP foil Drew Bledsoe RC would probably surprise a lot of younger collectors with how high it would rank.

[QUOTE=TheFrenzy;17554647]If the list was longer, that 1993 SP foil Drew Bledsoe RC would probably surprise a lot of younger collectors with how high it would rank.[/QUOTE]

Oh man… if you had one from like 93-96? You ran the neighborhood

[QUOTE=asujbl;17554602]I don’t think the Montana is iconic at all. Not sure why. I just don’t. I think more people would recognize, and to me that matters, something like a Barry Sanders Score before the Montana

81 just falls in that spot where it’s not “super vintage” like a Namath but is just old enough that collectors in their 30-45 range weren’t necessarily buying 81 Topps

I’d say the Marino rookie is more “iconic” than Montana.

It’s why Rice definitely is. Guys my age were 5 years old and starting to buy 86 Topps

That’s not a player judgement

84 is just more in the sweet spot[/QUOTE]

This is obviously a subjective topic but the Montana RC is absolutely iconic. I remember in 1989 when I was a teenager seeing this card sell for $175 in Beckett as he kept winning SBs. Now, keep in mind, cards sold for much cheaper back then and a Marino was selling for about $30 and Rice for about $10. This card was smoking hot and sold at prices that were unheard of back then. Everyone wanted this card.

I agree about the Barry and also thought about including it (my top 10 for sure). Like I mentioned about 1989 UD Griffey for baseball, the Barry Score kind of ushered in the "modern" era football cards.

[QUOTE=TheFrenzy;17554647]If the list was longer, that 1993 SP foil Drew Bledsoe RC would probably surprise a lot of younger collectors with how high it would rank.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=asujbl;17554658]Oh man… if you had one from like 93-96? You ran the neighborhood[/QUOTE]

Inject this into my veins

[QUOTE=ReggieBush22;17554664]This is obviously a subjective topic but the Montana RC is absolutely iconic. I remember in 1989 when I was a teenager seeing this card sell for $175 in Beckett as he kept winning SBs. Now, keep in mind, cards sold for much cheaper back then and a Marino was selling for about $30 and Rice for about $10. This card was smoking hot and sold at prices that were unheard of back then. Everyone wanted this card.

I agree about the Barry and also thought about including it (my top 10 for sure). Like I mentioned about 1989 UD Griffey for baseball, the Barry Score kind of ushered in the "modern" era football cards.[/QUOTE]

Disagree

But it’s absolutely subjective

[QUOTE=ssbledsoe;17554668]Inject this into my veins[/QUOTE]

I mean, you could [I]almost[/I] flip a 1993 Bledsoe SP foil PSA 10 for a raw Brady Bowman RC.

With the new generation, 2017 Mahomes Prizm should be on the list. That card will define a generation of collecting.

[QUOTE=TheFrenzy;17554575]Iconic as in "most instantly recognizable"?

1935 National Chicle, Bronko Nagurski
1958 Topps, Jim Brown RC
[B]1965 Topps Joe Namath RC
1981 Topps Joe Montana RC
2000 Playoff Contenders Tom Brady RC[/B][/QUOTE]

Can't disagree with this list. I think the 3 bolded HAVE to be top 5 by default for various reasons. I probably should've included the 1935 Bronko too, which is sort of like the Babe Ruth version of a super early card that's significant in the hobby,

[QUOTE=asujbl;17554602][B]I don’t think the Montana is iconic at all[/B]. Not sure why. I just don’t. I think more people would recognize, and to me that matters, something like a Barry Sanders Score before the Montana

81 just falls in that spot where it’s not “super vintage” like a Namath but is just old enough that collectors in their 30-45 range weren’t necessarily buying 81 Topps

I’d say the Marino rookie is more “iconic” than Montana.

It’s why Rice definitely is. Guys my age were 5 years old and starting to buy 86 Topps

That’s not a player judgement

84 is just more in the sweet spot[/QUOTE]

Give me a Walter Payton RC over Joe any day.

[QUOTE=TheFrenzy;17554700]I mean, you could [I]almost[/I] flip a [B]1993 Bledsoe SP foil PSA 10[/B] for a raw Brady Bowman RC.[/QUOTE]

I could do this a few times...

[QUOTE=RW3FAN;17554726]Give me a Walter Payton RC over Joe any day.[/QUOTE]

I would agree

Montana simply isn’t one of the first 5 cards I think of. Maybe not Top 10

And that’s iconic to me

Not that Montana is a Top 3 QB ever. Irrelevant

hmmm.... So far it sounds like maybe only 2 truly fit the bill, regardless of "subjectivity": Namath and Brady.

If we're doing iconic RB rookie cards...

(Not counting the Nagurski card)

1. 1958 Topps, Jim Brown
2. 1989 Score, Barry Sanders
3. 1976 Topps, Walter Payton
4. 1979 Topps, Earl Campbell
5. 2001 Topps, LaDanian Thomlinson

[QUOTE=altaeria;17554776]hmmm.... So far it sounds like maybe only 2 truly fit the bill, regardless of "subjectivity": Namath and Brady.[/QUOTE]

I would agree with that

And even as a Browns fan I wouldn’t say Jim Brown rookie is.

It might be one of the first 5 cards I think of but I don’t think that’s across the board.

I guarantee some people see 59 and think it’s the rookie. They use that picture more I’d say.

Did they ever make a card of this hit? It's iconic...

[img]https://i.imgur.com/4sNKvxS.gif[/img]

[QUOTE=Boo;17554788]Did they ever make a card of this hit? It's iconic...

[img]https://i.imgur.com/4sNKvxS.gif[/img][/QUOTE]


Has TOPPS NOW ever made retro-moment cards?

[QUOTE=JeremyNick;17554707]With the new generation, 2017 Mahomes Prizm should be on the list. That card will define a generation of collecting.[/QUOTE]

That's going to be the interesting thing...

The Prizm is the "common" rookie that a lot of collectors have a chance to get, but now the NT is the most expensive football card ever sold. You'll be seeing some version of the NT a lot moving forward.

Whereas Jim Brown has 1 rookie. Montana has 1 rookie. Brady has a bunch, but only 1 rookie auto, and its from an important set.

1958 topps Jim brown
1976 topps Walter Payton
1981 topps joe Montana
1989 score Barry Sanders
2000 contenders Brady

[QUOTE=Boo;17554788]Did they ever make a card of this hit? It's iconic...

[img]https://i.imgur.com/4sNKvxS.gif[/img][/QUOTE]

It could be one of those lenticular cards.

[QUOTE=TheFrenzy;17554647]If the list was longer, that 1993 SP foil Drew Bledsoe RC would probably surprise a lot of younger collectors with how high it would rank.[/QUOTE]

This reminds of the movie Tropic Thunder. Never go full re…..

[QUOTE=tjforce;17554794]That's going to be the interesting thing...

The Prizm is the "common" rookie that a lot of collectors have a chance to get, but now the NT is the most expensive football card ever sold. You'll be seeing some version of the NT a lot moving forward.

Whereas Jim Brown has 1 rookie. Montana has 1 rookie. Brady has a bunch, but only 1 rookie auto, and its from an important set.[/QUOTE]

I guess it’s back to how you define iconic.

To me NT isn’t iconic. It’s not a singular card. The Prizm base (silver) Mahomes is a singular iconic card. Even the variations are still just different colors of that singular image.

People can’t even grasp what the true NT RPA is at times.

[QUOTE=JeremyNick;17554819]I guess it’s back to how you define iconic.

To me NT isn’t iconic. It’s not a singular card. The Prizm base (silver) Mahomes is a singular iconic card. Even the variations are still just different colors of that singular image.

People can’t even grasp what the true NT RPA is at times.[/QUOTE]

This is correct

I have no idea what the actual RPA even looks like

I’ve seen multiple horizontal cards? Vertical? I honestly have no idea what is what… and I’ve been around a while

It’s not iconic

It’s just expensive

I don’t know when that stopped… maybe Andrew Luck? That’s the last RPA where I knew what the hell I was looking at

I’m an early 80’s kid.

Imo the most iconic football cards (I see it and know exactly what if’s from) from my generation are:

Barry Sanders 89 Score
Jerry Rice 86 Topps
Montana 81 Topps
Marino & Elway 84 Topps
Manning and Moss - 98 Topps Chrome
Brady 00 - SP Authentic
Peterson & Megatron - 07 Topps Chrome

Although a baseball release - Bo Jackson’s 1990 Score card is an honorable mention/football oddity as it’s more recognizable than his football counterpart out of the Score Supplemental Football set.


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[QUOTE=ChaseUA;17554841]I’m an early 80’s kid.

Imo the most iconic football cards (I see it and know exactly what if’s from) from my generation are:

Barry Sanders 89 Score
Jerry Rice 86 Topps
Montana 81 Topps
Marino & Elway 84 Topps
Manning and Moss - 98 Topps Chrome
Brady 00 - SP Authentic
Peterson & Megatron - 07 Topps Chrome

Although a baseball release - Bo Jackson’s 1990 Score card is an honorable mention/football oddity as it’s more recognizable than his football counterpart out of the Score Supplemental Football set.


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I feel like AP and Calvin should be SPA

At the time, I’m probably close to your age, SPA were head and shoulders above everything since EXQ was just starting

Ironically for me 1998 is Bowman Chrome

I traded a complete set of 1998 SPA to my LCS for a couple boxes of Bowman Chrome Football

No one cared about 1998 SPA because we didn’t appreciate the /2000 yet and Bowman Chrome baseball was king

Whoops

[QUOTE=Boo;17554788]Did they ever make a card of this hit? It's iconic...

[img]https://i.imgur.com/4sNKvxS.gif[/img][/QUOTE]

Such an awesome moment.

The second Mighty Mo makes contact with Bledsuck the entire NFL world changed...

1998 Peyton Manning Contenders RC Ticket Auto
1999 PTT Walter Payton Barry Sanders Auto
1997 Upper Deck Legends Walter Payton Auto
1986 Topps Jerry Rice RC
2000 Tom Brady Contenders RC Ticket Auto

[QUOTE=sethc1020;17554975]1998 Peyton Manning Contenders RC Ticket Auto
1999 PTT Walter Payton Barry Sanders Auto
1997 Upper Deck Legends Walter Payton Auto
1986 Topps Jerry Rice RC
2000 Tom Brady Contenders RC Ticket Auto[/QUOTE]

I don’t even know what 2 of those cards are

[QUOTE=asujbl;17554983]I don’t even know what 2 of those cards are[/QUOTE]

Seriously?? Which 2?

[QUOTE=sethc1020;17554996]Seriously?? Which 2?[/QUOTE]

The Payton Legends… absolutely no clue
Payton/Sanders I think I can picture? But not enough for it to be iconic

Is that the same set as Manning/Unitas?

In which case I might know it

The Payton Sanders passing the torch dual auto is probably the most Iconic football card of all time.

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Legends
[IMG]https://xcdn.cardboardconnection.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/1997-UD-Legends-Walter-Payton-AU.jpg[/IMG]

As stated already, 2017 Mahomes Prizm has already achieved "iconic" status in the card world. Even if he does nothing from here on out, it's a card that will define this era.

[QUOTE=sethc1020;17555029]The Payton Sanders passing the torch dual auto is probably the most Iconic football card of all time.

[IMG]https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/1iIAAOSw~8Ff290V/s-l300.jpg[/IMG]

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Legends
[IMG]https://xcdn.cardboardconnection.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/1997-UD-Legends-Walter-Payton-AU.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]

Most iconic of all time? Not a chance in hell

[QUOTE=sethc1020;17555029]The Payton Sanders passing the torch dual auto is probably the most Iconic football card of all time.

[IMG]https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/1iIAAOSw~8Ff290V/s-l300.jpg[/IMG]

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Legends
[IMG]https://xcdn.cardboardconnection.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/1997-UD-Legends-Walter-Payton-AU.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]

Double post

[QUOTE=JoeAdam;17555030]As stated already, 2017 Mahomes Prizm has already achieved "iconic" status in the card world. Even if he does nothing from here on out, it's a card that will define this era.[/QUOTE]

Disagree, If there is an Iconic Mahomes card it has to be National Treasues

The Payton/Sanders to me is the pinnacle of football cards. I still have my true gem +. Financially it was foolish to keep over a Brady Championship Ticket but it is always going to remain my favorite.

[QUOTE=asujbl;17555032]Not a chance in hell that’s the most iconic of all time[/QUOTE]

[IMG]https://media.tenor.com/images/1fa9c6270926dc53a6bb7ac43a63ed2c/tenor.gif[/IMG]

[QUOTE=sethc1020;17555035]I like you but you're crazy[/QUOTE]

My wife knows what a Jerry Rice rookie card looks like if she picked it up off the floor

She’d have no idea what that was

Your focus is way too narrow

[QUOTE=asujbl;17555038]My wife knows what a Jerry Rice rookie card looks like if she picked it up off the floor

She’d have no idea what that was

Your focus is way too narrow[/QUOTE]

I admit I could have spread it out a bit but the 98 Manning Contenders was a game changer as far as RC cards go, and Up until the last few years when Brady RCs turned in the cars, houses, and mansions, the 99 Passing the torch was the absolute grail of any football card collector hands down.

[QUOTE=Boo;17554788]Did they ever make a card of this hit? It's iconic...

[img]https://i.imgur.com/4sNKvxS.gif[/img][/QUOTE]

[B][SIZE="7"]BLOCKED!!![/SIZE][/B]

[QUOTE=altaeria;17554793]Has TOPPS NOW ever made retro-moment cards?[/QUOTE]

See above

[QUOTE=TheFrenzy;17554808]It could be one of those lenticular cards.[/QUOTE]

har-dee-har har harrrrrr

[QUOTE=Siberian13;17554818]This reminds of the movie Tropic Thunder. Never go full re…..[/QUOTE]

Outside of Georgia, we just call it full southerner

[QUOTE=BostonNut;17554860]Such an awesome moment.

The second Mighty Mo makes contact with Bledsuck the entire NFL world changed...[/QUOTE]

You're a Bledsoe-stan and you effing know it

A couple of also rans that haven't been discussed

1957 Johnny Unitas
1972 Roger Staubach

There are definitely some boomers out there that would list those in the T5

Edit:

The Unitas was discussed in the first post, FML

[QUOTE=sethc1020;17555056]I admit I could have spread it out a bit but the 98 Manning Contenders was a game changer as far as RC cards go, and Up until the last few years when Brady RCs turned in the cars, houses, and mansions, the 99 Passing the torch was the absolute grail of any football card collector hands down.[/QUOTE]

Couldn’t disagree more

But that’s what subjective is for. Haha

Interesting sub-topic of the Mahomes Prizm vs Mahomes NT as far as iconic goes. A lot more people have a shot at the Prizm compared to the NT, but NT gets all the press (and eyeballs) when it breaks records.

I gotta go with the Prizm personally in terms of a card that will define a generation. It’s his most desired shiny base card in an age that seems to be moving away from autos and more into shiny cards and SSP inserts. And this is coming from a person who doesn’t even like Prizm.

[QUOTE=asujbl;17555168]Couldn’t disagree more

But that’s what subjective is for. Haha[/QUOTE]

This is what makes it fun. So what would be your #1 most iconic card?

[QUOTE=sethc1020;17555178]This is what makes it fun. So what would be your #1 most iconic card?[/QUOTE]

Probably the Jerry Rice rookie. It’s the first card that comes to mind when I think Football cards

Maybe because 86 is such an iconic set

A lot of this discussion is how wide a net you swing

Iconic cards (as Seth and I are discussing with the PTT) to collectors might be different then the “general public”

My wife knows what a Rice rookie looks like. She knows what a Ken Griffey UD is.

She has no idea what a PTT is or some random SSP of Ronald Acuna

[QUOTE=asujbl;17555185]A lot of this discussion is how wide a net you swing

Iconic cards (as Seth and I are discussing with the PTT) to collectors might be different then the “general public”

My wife knows what a Rice rookie looks like. She knows what a Ken Griffey UD is.

She has no idea what a PTT is or some random SSP of Ronald Acuna[/QUOTE]

Good Point!

This card in spots 1-5.

[IMG]https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41KKKBjNLmL._AC_.jpg[/IMG]

[QUOTE=jplarson;17555209]This card in spots 1-5.

[IMG]https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41KKKBjNLmL._AC_.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]

I thought about adding that one to my list as well

2000 Contenders Brady
2017 Prizm Mahomes

I don't think they made cards before 2000, did they?

[QUOTE=SleeperCards;17555406]2000 Contenders Brady
2017 Prizm Mahomes

I don't think they made cards before 2000, did they?[/QUOTE]

My only issue with the 2017 Mahomes Prizm is that this is the card making the news these days:
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If you google "Patrick Mahomes Card"

And this is why it's tougher for modern cards to become iconic. Back in the day guys had 1 rookie. Now you have many, with much different tiers.

So while we all get the significance of the Prizm, the mainstream crowd is seeing the NT because it's in the new for being the most valuable football card ever sold.

Pre-60's

[IMG]https://i.psacard.com/cardfacts/1955-topps-all-american-68-the-four-horsemen-16466.jpg?h=1000[/IMG]

[IMG]https://i.psacard.com/cardfacts/1958-topps-62-jim-brown-nm-mt-8-71397.jpg?h=1000[/IMG]

[IMG]https://cdn.sportscollectorsdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/25103514/1957-Topps-Unitas-rookie-card-PSA-9.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]https://i.psacard.com/cardfacts/1935-national-chicle-34-bronko-nagurski-16302.jpg?h=1000[/IMG]

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1986 Topps Jerry Rice
1981 Tops Joe Montana
1989 Score Barry Sanders
2000 Contenders Tom Brady
1976 Walter Payton

1960-1999

1965 Namath
1976 Payton
1981 Montana
1986 Rice
1989 Sanders (Score)

[QUOTE=tjforce;17555509]My only issue with the 2017 Mahomes Prizm is that this is the card making the news these days:
[IMG]https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2021%2F0727%2Fr886554_1080x608_16%2D9.png&w=1140&cquality=40&format=jpg[/IMG]

If you google "Patrick Mahomes Card"

And this is why it's tougher for modern cards to become iconic. Back in the day guys had 1 rookie. Now you have many, with much different tiers.

So while we all get the significance of the Prizm, the mainstream crowd is seeing the NT because it's in the new for being the most valuable football card ever sold.[/QUOTE]

Naw, it's Prizm IMO. It's THE rookie for basically everyone since 2012 and he took it to another level. One of the issues with NT is it's an RPA, with 99 different looking cards. Sure you could make an argument that the Brady autos all look different, but that's not as significant IMO. Everyone knows what a Mahomes Prizm 269 looks like, just like everyone knows what the Trout Topps or other modern iconic card looks like. I don't even do baseball and would immediately recognize a Trout Topps RC. I'm not arguing about which card is more valuable, I'm arguing which is more "iconic". The 1952 Topps Mantle is more iconic than his actual RC, I don't think I could pick his actual RC out of a lineup, but I know what the 52 Topps looks like. It's all a matter of opinion though, I'm not bothered by someone having a different opinion on something as silly as sports cards.

2000-2021

2000 Tom Brady (Contenders)
2005 Aaron Rodgers (Topps)
2007 Adrian Peterson (Topps Chrome)
2012 Russell Wilson (Topps Chrome)
2017 Patrick Mahomes (Prizm)

2014 Aaron Donald (Topps Chome) *should be in top 5*

[QUOTE=SleeperCards;17555579]Naw, it's Prizm IMO. It's THE rookie for basically everyone since 2012 and he took it to another level. One of the issues with NT is it's an RPA, with 99 different looking cards. Sure you could make an argument that the Brady autos all look different, but that's not as significant IMO. [B][U]Everyone knows what a Mahomes Prizm 269 looks like,[/U][/B] just like everyone knows what the Trout Topps or other modern iconic card looks like. I don't even do baseball and would immediately recognize a Trout Topps RC. I'm not arguing about which card is more valuable, I'm arguing which is more "iconic". The 1952 Topps Mantle is more iconic than his actual RC, I don't think I could pick his actual RC out of a lineup, but I know what the 52 Topps looks like. It's all a matter of opinion though, I'm not bothered by someone having a different opinion on something as silly as sports cards.[/QUOTE]

Everybody who is heavy into cards might.... but my buddies who don't collect have never texted me about Mahomes Prizm. Last week I was getting texts from several friends who don't collect asking about the NT and jokingly asking if I had one.... they were a little surprised when my answer was 'well, sort of'.

I think this all goes back to the 'who is your audience' question, collectors or the general public.

The fact that when you Google "Patrick Mahomes card", the top search results are all about the NT tells me this card is more well known to the general public.

[QUOTE=tjforce;17555656]Everybody who is heavy into cards might.... but my buddies who don't collect have never texted me about Mahomes Prizm. Last week I was getting texts from several friends who don't collect asking about the NT and jokingly asking if I had one.... they were a little surprised when my answer was 'well, sort of'.

I think this all goes back to the 'who is your audience' question, collectors or the general public.

The fact that when you Google "Patrick Mahomes card", the top search results are all about the NT tells me this card is more well known to the general public.[/QUOTE]

I mean are we a board of the general public or is someone asking a bunch of "collectors" what they think the 5 most iconic football cards are? Many people have owned or wanted to own those iconic cards. There are thousands of the Rice, Montana, Brady, Barry, Griffey, Trout, etc, cards that were mentioned. There are thousands of the Prizm Mahomes, a lot of people probably had one at one time or want one. The NT is more of a niche thing, with only 99 copies not a lot of people will have owned or own one, it doesn't have that mass appeal as the card went out of people's budgets a lot faster than the other iconic cards, many of which you can still pick up for relatively cheap.

[QUOTE=SleeperCards;17555687]I mean are we a board of the general public or is someone asking a bunch of "collectors" what they think the 5 most iconic football cards are? Many people have owned or wanted to own those iconic cards. There are thousands of the Rice, Montana, Brady, Barry, Griffey, Trout, etc, cards that were mentioned. There are thousands of the Prizm Mahomes, a lot of people probably had one at one time or want one. The NT is more of a niche thing, with only 99 copies not a lot of people will have owned or own one, it doesn't have that mass appeal as the card went out of people's budgets a lot faster than the other iconic cards, many of which you can still pick up for relatively cheap.[/QUOTE]

This is true, but not a lot of people have owned a Honus Wagner T205, and that's mount rushmore of all sports cards.

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[QUOTE=tjforce;17555509]My only issue with the 2017 Mahomes Prizm is that this is the card making the news these days:
[IMG]https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2021%2F0727%2Fr886554_1080x608_16%2D9.png&w=1140&cquality=40&format=jpg[/IMG]

If you google "Patrick Mahomes Card"

And this is why it's tougher for modern cards to become iconic. Back in the day guys had 1 rookie. Now you have many, with much different tiers.

So while we all get the significance of the Prizm, the mainstream crowd is seeing the NT because it's in the new for being the most valuable football card ever sold.[/QUOTE]

This is silly.

A while generation of the hobby hinges on his Prizm RC. It drove his prices and is still a barometer.

There will be a new high card in less than a year. Google doesn’t equate to iconic.
That is a card 99% of people in the hobby will never touch or see in person and will never own. That fact alone disqualifies it.

The Big Mac is more iconic than the ribeye cooked by your favorite steak house.

Iconic =/= highest sales price

[QUOTE=JeremyNick;17555835]This is silly.

A while generation of the hobby hinges on his Prizm RC. It drove his prices and is still a barometer.

There will be a new high card in less than a year. Google doesn’t equate to iconic.
That is a card 99% of people in the hobby will never touch or see in person and will never own. That fact alone disqualifies it.[/QUOTE]

By show of hands... how many people in this thread own T206 Honus Wagner, or even a 1952 Topps Mantle?

[QUOTE=Siberian13;17555828][IMG]https://www.si.com/.image/t_share/MTY4MjU2ODAzODQzODExMjI5/image-placeholder-title.png[/IMG][/QUOTE]

End the thread, we got a winner for #1

Double tap

[QUOTE=tjforce;17555973]By show of hands... how many people in this thread own T206 Honus Wagner, or even a 1952 Topps Mantle?[/QUOTE]

Please don’t tell me you are comparing a 100+ year old card to a Panini 2017 card.

The 1965 Namath is most iconic for me. Between the 80s and 2000 it was the football card in every sports card add there was. It was usually a 52 Mantle representing baseball, 79/80 Gretzky rc for hockey, Jordan rookie for Basketball, and the Namath for football. I've literally seen that image more than any other football card and it stands out even more being a Tall card.

Most modern cards are hard to be "Iconic" because they make so many different variations/brands that 1 image doesn't stand out above the rest. If one is featured in TMZ (Mosaic Brady), a news article (Strasburg, Trouts, Luka, etc), or featured on a magazine cover/adds. It gets trumped by the next sale a year or 2 later and buried behind the onslaught of new releases or next big rookie class.

[QUOTE=JeremyNick;17556022]Please don’t tell me you are comparing a 100+ year old card to a Panini 2017 card.[/QUOTE]

No, I'm pointing out that the logic of the Mahomes NT can't be iconic because "99% of people in the hobby will never touch or see in person and will never own" is a double standard to cards like the Wagner or the Mantle.

[QUOTE=49ersSF;17555601]2000-2021

2000 Tom Brady (Contenders)
2005 Aaron Rodgers (Topps)
2007 Adrian Peterson (Topps Chrome)
2012 Russell Wilson (Topps Chrome)
2017 Patrick Mahomes (Prizm)

2014 Aaron Donald (Topps Chome) *should be in top 5*[/QUOTE]

Respect for mentioning the Russ Topps Chrome rookie card... really underrated card from the modern era...

Cheers.

Go Hawks!