The Most Valuable 1979 Topps Football Cards

Ranked by real closed-sale prices across 885 tracked 1979 Topps Football items — not guesses, not asking prices. Updated August 2026; the order shifts as the market does. Right now the crown belongs to Complete Set 1979 Topps Football at $329.65.

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   Complete Set 1979 Topps Football

   $329.65
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   Tampa Bay Bucaneers #526 1979 Topps Football

   $18.5· $205.76 new/sealed
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   Earl Campbell #390 1979 Topps Football

   $15· $4,884 new/sealed
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   Pittsburgh Steelers #19 1979 Topps Football

   $9.99· $875.16 new/sealed
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   Earl Campbell [Cream Colored Back] #390 1979 Topps Football

   $9.39· $612.84 new/sealed
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   Ozzie Newsome #308 1979 Topps Football

   $8.5· $2,045 new/sealed
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   Walter Payton #480 1979 Topps Football

   $7.06· $3,424 new/sealed
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   Donnie Shell [Cream Colored Back] #411 1979 Topps Football

   $6.36· $536.63 new/sealed
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   Walter Payton [All Pro] #480 1979 Topps Football

   $5.77· $341.25 new/sealed
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    Walter Payton [Cream Colored Back] #480 1979 Topps Football

    $5.43· $489.82 new/sealed
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    Walter Payton / Earl Campbell #3 1979 Topps Football

    $5.14· $202.5 new/sealed
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    James Lofton #310 1979 Topps Football

    $5.06· $985.52 new/sealed
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    Donnie Shell #411 1979 Topps Football

    $4.71· $5,600 new/sealed
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    Earl Campbell #331 1979 Topps Football

    $4.59· $651.21 new/sealed
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    Terry Bradshaw #500 1979 Topps Football

    $4.52· $1,883 new/sealed
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    Walter Payton, Earl Campbell [Cream Colored Back] #3 1979 Topps Football

    $4.52· $414.16 new/sealed
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    Joe Danelo [Cream Colored Back] #208 1979 Topps Football

    $4.49
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    John Dutton [Cream Colored Back] #355 1979 Topps Football

    $4.34
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    Doug Williams #48 1979 Topps Football

    $4.24· $1,250 new/sealed
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    Earl Campbell [Record Breaker] #331 1979 Topps Football

    $4· $511 new/sealed
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    Brad Dusek [Cream Colored Back] #436 1979 Topps Football

    $3.99
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    Tony Dorsett [Cream Colored Back] #160 1979 Topps Football

    $3.89· $358.85 new/sealed
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    NFL Leaders: Passing #1 1979 Topps Football

    $3.84
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    Franco Harris, Larry Anderson, Tony Dungy, L.C. Greenwood [Cream Colored Back] #19 1979 Topps Football

    $3.83· $362.36 new/sealed
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    Walter Payton, Earl Campbell [Rushing Leaders] #3 1979 Topps Football

    $3.8· $823.72 new/sealed
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    Jack Gregory [Cream Colored Back] #291 1979 Topps Football

    $3.79
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    Tony Hill [Cream Colored Back] #182 1979 Topps Football

    $3.71
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    Roosevelt Leaks [Cream Colored Back] #418 1979 Topps Football

    $3.69· $29.99 new/sealed
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    Mike Webster [Cream Colored Back] #194 1979 Topps Football

    $3.67
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    Doug Williams [Cream Colored Back] #48 1979 Topps Football

    $3.6
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    Super Bowl XIII SBXIII [Cream Colored Back] #168 1979 Topps Football

    $3.56
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    O.J. Simpson #170 1979 Topps Football

    $3.5· $500 new/sealed
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    Roger Staubach [Cream Colored Back] #400 1979 Topps Football

    $3.5· $326.01 new/sealed
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    Terry Bradshaw [Cream Colored Back] #500 1979 Topps Football

    $3.49· $330.44 new/sealed
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    Roger Staubach #400 1979 Topps Football

    $3.43· $2,257 new/sealed
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    Randy Gradishar [Cream Colored Back] #40 1979 Topps Football

    $3.38
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    Tony Dorsett #160 1979 Topps Football

    $3.3· $809.49 new/sealed
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    Checklist 133 264 CL [Cream Colored Back] #232 1979 Topps Football

    $3.24
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    Gary Shirk [Cream Colored Back] #159 1979 Topps Football

    $3.24
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    Roger Staubach, Terry Bradshaw [Passing Leaders] #1 1979 Topps Football

    $3.12· $584.5 new/sealed
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    John Jefferson #217 1979 Topps Football

    $3.09· $181.38 new/sealed
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    Joe Greene #65 1979 Topps Football

    $3.05· $470.69 new/sealed
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    Ozzie Newsome [Cream Colored Back] #308 1979 Topps Football

    $3.02
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    Vince Ferragamo [Cream Colored Back] #409 1979 Topps Football

    $3
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    Joe Theismann [Cream Colored Back] #155 1979 Topps Football

    $3
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    Walter Payton [Record Breaker] #335 1979 Topps Football

    $3· $590.49 new/sealed
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    Super Bowl XIII #168 1979 Topps Football

    $2.99· $326 new/sealed
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    Ricky Thompson [Cream Colored Back] #297 1979 Topps Football

    $2.99
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    Abdul Salaam [Cream Colored Back] #462 1979 Topps Football

    $2.95
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    Randy White [Cream Colored Back] #290 1979 Topps Football

    $2.92
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