1986 Topps Football Cards

The Topps 1986 set of 396 football cards sported a green and white border designed to look similar to yard lines on a field. Most collectors found them to be quite ugly and there wasn't much beyond the rookie card of greatest receiver of all time to recommend the set.

But the Topps set was not the big news in football cards. Following a successful promotion of a Bears set in Chicago the previous year, McDonald's also distributed sets of football cards in their restaurants. They were wildly popular and were still hot a year later - something unheard of for contemporary football cards.

Rookie cards in the Topps set included Jerry Rice, Bernie Kosar, Bruce Smith, Andre Reed. There were also the first NFL cards for former USFLers Steve Young and Reggie White

Topps introduced their series of "1000 Yard Club" cards as inserts in wax packs. The 26 heavy-stock cards featured receivers and running backs who, not surprisingly, gained at least a 1000 yards the season before.

1 Marcus Allen (Record Breaker)
2 Eric Dickerson (Record Breaker)
3 Lionel James (Record Breaker)
4 Steve Largent (Record Breaker)
5 George Martin (Record Breaker)
6 Stephone Paige (Record Breaker)
7 Walter Payton (Record Breaker)
8 Super Bowl XX
9 Chicago Bears (Team Leaders)
10 Jim McMahon
11 Walter Payton
12 Matt Suhey
13 Willie Gault
14 Dennis McKinnon
15 Emery Moorehead
16 Jim Covert
17 Jay Hilgenberg
18 Kevin Butler
19 Richard Dent
20 William Perry
21 Steve McMichael
22 Dan Hampton
23 Otis Wilson
24 Mike Singletary
25 Wilber Marshall
26 Leslie Frazier
27 Dave Duerson
28 Gary Fencik
29 New England Patriots (Team Leaders)
30 Tony Eason
31 Steve Grogan
32 Craig James
33 Tony Collins
34 Irving Fryar
35 Brian Holloway
36 John Hannah
37 Tony Franklin
38 Garin Veris
39 Andre Tippett
40 Steve Nelson
41 Raymond Clayborn
42 Fred Marion
43 Rich Camarillo
44 Miami Dolphins (Team Leaders)
45 Dan Marino
46 Tony Nathan
47 Ron Davenport
48 Mark Duper
49 Mark Clayton
50 Nat Moore
51 Bruce Hardy
52 Roy Foster
53 Dwight Stephenson
54 Fuad Reveiz
55 Bob Baumhower
56 Mike Charles
57 Hugh Green
58 Glenn Blackwood
59 Reggie Roby
60 Los Angeles Raiders (Team Leaders)
61 Marc Wilson
62 Marcus Allen
63 Dokie Williams
64 Todd Christensen
65 Chris Bahr
66 Fulton Walker
67 Howie Long
68 Bill Pickel
69 Ray Guy
70 Greg Townsend
71 Rod Martin
72 Matt Millen
73 Mike Haynes
74 Lester Hayes
75 Vann Mcelroy
76 Los Angeles Rams (Team Leaders)
77 Dieter Brock
78 Eric Dickerson
79 Henry Ellard
80 Ron Brown
81 Tony Hunter
82 Kent Hill
83 Doug Smith
84 Dennis Harrah
85 Jackie Slater
86 Mike Lansford
87 Gary Jeter
88 Mike Wilcher
89 Jim Collins
90 Leroy Irvin
91 Gary Green
92 Nolan Cromwell
93 Dale Hatcher
94 New York Jets (Team Leaders)
95 Ken O'Brien
96 Freeman Mcneil
97 Tony Paige
98 Johnny 'Lam' Jones
99 Wesley Walker
100 Kurt Sohn
101 Al Toon
102 Mickey Shuler
103 Marvin Powell
104 Pat Leahy
105 Mark Gastineau
106 Joe Klecko
107 Marty Lyons
108 Lance Mehl
109 Bobby Jackson
110 Dave Jennings
111 Denver Broncos (Team Leaders)
112 John Elway
113 Sammy Winder
114 Gerald Willhite
115 Steve Watson
116 Vance Johnson
117 Rich Karlis
118 Rulon Jones
119 Karl Mecklenburg
120 Louis Wright
121 Mike Harden
122 Dennis Smith
123 Steve Foley
124 Dallas Cowboys (Team Leaders)
125 Danny White
126 Tony Dorsett
127 Timmy Newsome
128 Mike Renfro
129 Tony Hill
130 Doug Cosbie
131 Rafael Septien
132 Ed 'Too Tall' Jones
133 Randy White
134 Jim Jeffcoat
135 Everson Walls
136 Dennis Thurman
137 New York Giants (Team Leaders)
138 Phil Simms
139 Joe Morris
140 George Adams
141 Lionel Manuel
142 Bobby Johnson
143 Phil McConkey
144 Mark Bavaro
145 Zeke Mowatt
146 Brad Benson
147 Bart Oates
148 Leonard Marshall
149 Jim Burt
150 George Martin
151 Lawrence Taylor
152 Harry Carson
153 Elvis Patterson
154 Sean Landeta
155 San Francisco 49ers (Team Leaders)
156 Joe Montana
157 Roger Craig
158 Wendell Tyler
159 Carl Monroe
160 Dwight Clark
161 Jerry Rice
162 Randy Cross
163 Keith Fahnhorst
164 Jeff Stover
165 Michael Carter
166 Dwaine Board
167 Eric Wright
168 Ronnie Lott
169 Carlton Williamson
170 Washington Redskins (Team Leaders)
171 Joe Theismann
172 Jay Schroeder
173 George Rogers
174 Ken Jenkins
175 Art Monk
176 Gary Clark
177 Joe Jacoby
178 Russ Grimm
179 Mark Moseley
180 Dexter Manley
181 Charles Mann
182 Vernon Dean
183 Raphel Cherry
184 Curtis Jordan
185 Cleveland Browns (Team Leaders)
186 Gary Danielson
187 Bernie Kosar
188 Kevin Mack
189 Earnest Byner
190 Glen Young
191 Ozzie Newsome
192 Mike Baab
193 Cody Risien
194 Bob Golic
195 Reggie Camp
196 Chip Banks
197 Tom Cousineau
198 Frank Minnifield

199 Al Gross
200 Seattle Seahawks (Team Leaders)
201 Dave Krieg
202 Curt Warner
203 Steve Largent
204 Norm Johnson
205 Daryl Turner
206 Jacob Green
207 Joe Nash
208 Jeff Bryant
209 Randy Edwards
210 Fredd Young
211 Kenny Easley
212 John Harris
213 Green Bay Packers (Team Leaders)
214 Lynn Dickey
215 Gerry Ellis
216 Eddie Lee Ivery
217 Jessie Clark
218 James Lofton
219 Paul Coffman
220 Alphonso Carreker
221 Ezra Johnson
222 Mike Douglass
223 Tim Lewis
224 Mark Murphy
225 Passing Leaders
226 Receiving Leaders
227 Rushing Leaders
228 Scoring Leaders
229 Interception Leaders
230 San Diego Chargers (Team Leaders)
231 Dan Fouts
232 Lionel James
233 Gary Anderson
234 Tim Spencer
235 Wes Chandler
236 Charlie Joiner
237 Kellen Winslow
238 Jim Lachey
239 Bob Thomas
240 Jeffery Dale
241 Ralf Mojsiejenko
242 Detroit Lions (Team Leaders)
243 Eric Hipple
244 Billy Sims
245 James Jones
246 Pete Mandley
247 Leonard Thompson
248 Lomas Brown
249 Eddie Murray
250 Curtis Green
251 William Gay
252 Jimmy Williams
253 Bobby Watkins
254 Cincinnati Bengals (Team Leaders)
255 Boomer Esiason
256 James Brooks
257 Larry Kinnebrew
258 Cris Collinsworth
259 Mike Martin
260 Eddie Brown
261 Anthony Munoz
262 Jim Breech
263 Ross Browner
264 Carl Zander
265 James Griffin
266 Robert Jackson
267 Pat Mcinally
268 Philadelphia Eagles (Team Leaders)
269 Ron Jaworski
270 Earnest Jackson
271 Mike Quick
272 John Spagnola
273 Mark Dennard
274 Paul Mcfadden
275 Reggie White
276 Greg Brown
277 Herman Edwards
278 Roynell Young
279 Wes Hopkins
280 Pittsburgh Steelers (Team Leaders)
281 Mark Malone
282 Frank Pollard
283 Walter Abercrombie
284 Louis Lipps
285 John Stallworth
286 Mike Webster
287 Gary Anderson
288 Keith Willis
289 Mike Merriweather
290 Dwayne Woodruff
291 Donnie Shell
292 Minnesota Vikings (Team Leaders)
293 Tommy Kramer
294 Darrin Nelson
295 Ted Brown
296 Buster Rhymes
297 Anthony Carter
298 Steve Jordan
299 Keith Millard
300 Joey Browner
301 John Turner
302 Greg Coleman
303 Kansas City Chiefs (Team Leaders)
304 Bill Kenney
305 Herman Heard
306 Stephone Paige
307 Carlos Carson
308 Nick Lowery
309 Mike Bell
310 Bill Maas
311 Art Still
312 Albert Lewis
313 Deron Cherry
314 Indianapolis Colts (Team Leaders)
315 Mike Pagel
316 Randy McMillan
317 Albert Bentley
318 George Wonsley
319 Robbie Martin
320 Pat Beach
321 Chris Hinton
322 Duane Bickett
323 Eugene Daniel
324 Cliff Odom
325 Rohn Stark
326 St. Louis Cardinals (Team Leaders)
327 Neil Lomax
328 Stump Mitchell
329 Ottis Anderson
330 J.T. Smith
331 Pat Tilley
332 Roy Green
333 Lance Smith
334 Curtis Greer
335 Freddie Joe Nunn
336 E.J. Junior
337 Lonnie Young
338 New Orleans Saints (Team Leaders)
339 Bobby Hebert
340 Dave Wilson
341 Wayne Wilson
342 Hoby Brenner
343 Stan Brock
344 Morten Andersen
345 Bruce Clark
346 Rickey Jackson
347 Dave Waymer
348 Brian Hansen
349 Houston Oilers (Team Leaders)
350 Warren Moon
351 Mike Rozier
352 Butch Woolfolk
353 Drew Hill
354 Willie Drewrey
355 Tim Smith
356 Mike Munchak
357 Ray Childress
358 Frank Bush
359 Steve Brown
360 Atlanta Falcons (Team Leaders)
361 David Archer
362 Gerald Riggs
363 William Andrews
364 Billy Johnson
365 Arthur Cox
366 Mike Kenn
367 Bill Fralic
368 Mick Luckhurst
369 Rick Bryan
370 Bobby Butler
371 Rick Donnelly
372 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Team Leaders)
373 Steve Deberg
374 Steve Young
375 James Wilder
376 Kevin House
377 Gerald Carter
378 Jimmie Giles
379 Sean Farrell
380 Donald Igwebuike
381 David Logan
382 Jeremiah Castille
383 Buffalo Bills (Team Leaders)
384 Bruce Mathison
385 Joe Cribbs
386 Greg Bell
387 Jerry Butler
388 Andre Reed
389 Bruce Smith
390 Fred Smerlas
391 Darryl Talley
392 Jim Haslett
393 Charles Romes
394 Checklist 1-132
395 Checklist 133-264
396 Checklist 265-396

1986 Topps Football Cards

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