Card, Collecting
Object number2007.145.16
Manufacturer
The Topps Company, Inc.
Date1973
MediumPaper; Ink
Credit LineGift of Lauren Uhl
Description1973 Franco Harris rookie year trading card. Dimensions3.5 x 2.5 in. (8.9 x 6.4 cm)InscriptionsFront:
Top reads: "FRANCO / HARRIS". Text along the bottom reads: "RUNNING BACK / STEELERS".
"32" printed on front and shoulder of player's jersey.
Back:
"FRANCO HARRIS / Pittsburgh Steelers Running Back / Hgt: 6'3 Wgt. 230 College: Penn State / Born: 3-7-50 Home: Mount Holly, New Jersey / Franco's catch of deflected pass in clos- / ing seconds won the AFC Playoff Game vs. / Raiders in 1972. He rushed for 100 / yards 6 straight games, was AFC Rookie / of Year." Stats are printed below this.
Below this reads, above the illustration of the football player, reads: "WHEN WAS THE ALL AMERICAN / FOOTBALL CONFERENCE IN EXISTANCE?"
Text on the sign that the football player is throwing in the garbage bin reads: "AAFC". The text in the thought bubble reads: "WE DIDN'T / LAST / TOO LONG!".
Upside-down text printed in the lower right section reads: "1946-1949".
MarksMaker's mark along the bottom of the card on the back reads: " *©T.C.G., Inc. PRTD. IN U.S.A.".
Related institution
Pittsburgh Steelers
Related person
Franco Harris
(1950 - 2022)
On View
On view
Stella Marrs