The best 1981 Topps Football cards under $20 (2026)
The strongest 1981 Topps Football cards you can buy for under $20 right now, ranked by real closed-sale prices — not guesses, not asking prices. Updated August 2026; the order shifts as the market does.
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Walter Payton #400 1981 Topps Football$5.98· $4,040 new/sealed - 2
Burgess Ownes #429 1981 Topps Football$4.8· $49.99 new/sealed - 3
Dan Hampton #316 1981 Topps Football$4.5· $3,782 new/sealed - 4
Art Monk #194 1981 Topps Football$4.06· $1,768 new/sealed - 5
Billy Sims #100 1981 Topps Football$3.37· $346.27 new/sealed - 6
Walter Payton #202 1981 Topps Football$3.15· $1,338 new/sealed - 7
Kellen Winslow #150 1981 Topps Football$3.08· $548.27 new/sealed - 8
Dwight Clark #422 1981 Topps Football$2.68· $1,861 new/sealed - 9
Mark Gastineau #342 1981 Topps Football$2.64· $250.37 new/sealed - 10
Terry Bradshaw #375 1981 Topps Football$2.52· $580.18 new/sealed - 11
Steve Largent #271 1981 Topps Football$2.42· $314.87 new/sealed - 12
Terry Bradshaw #88 1981 Topps Football$2.09· $160 new/sealed - 13
Bears Team Leaders: Checklist #264 1981 Topps Football$2.05· $260 new/sealed - 14
John Stallworth #476 1981 Topps Football$2· $182.41 new/sealed - 15
Cullen Bryant #273 1981 Topps Football$2· $74.1 new/sealed - 16
Jim Plunkett #135 1981 Topps Football$1.99· $341.77 new/sealed - 17
Tony Dorsett #500 1981 Topps Football$1.99· $575 new/sealed - 18
Marty Lyons #238 1981 Topps Football$1.99· $67 new/sealed - 19
Joe Greene #495 1981 Topps Football$1.99· $517.11 new/sealed - 20
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Pat Donovan #330 1981 Topps Football$1.99· $99.95 new/sealed - 22
Kellen Winslow #524 1981 Topps Football$1.98· $158.93 new/sealed - 23
Bob Griese #482 1981 Topps Football$1.97· $164.58 new/sealed - 24
Jan Stenerud #387 1981 Topps Football$1.97· $180.86 new/sealed - 25
Cooper, Winslow: Receiving Leaders #2 1981 Topps Football$1.96· $166.37 new/sealed - 26
Earnest Gray #171 1981 Topps Football$1.96· $24.99 new/sealed - 27
Ray Guy #186 1981 Topps Football$1.94· $206.26 new/sealed - 28
Charlie Joiner #496 1981 Topps Football$1.93· $176.32 new/sealed - 29
Jerry Sisemore #112 1981 Topps Football$1.93· $92.25 new/sealed - 30
Ken Stabler #405 1981 Topps Football$1.91· $157.89 new/sealed - 31
Drew Pearson #95 1981 Topps Football$1.89· $149.9 new/sealed - 32
Checklist 265-396 #389 1981 Topps Football$1.89· $59.99 new/sealed - 33
Joe Klecko #47 1981 Topps Football$1.88· $86 new/sealed - 34
Steve Largent #343 1981 Topps Football$1.87· $153.23 new/sealed - 35
Karl Lorch #349 1981 Topps Football$1.87· $69.99 new/sealed - 36
Randy White #470 1981 Topps Football$1.85· $182.38 new/sealed - 37
David Lewis #341 1981 Topps Football$1.85· $56.24 new/sealed - 38
Robert Newhouse #71 1981 Topps Football$1.85· $149.51 new/sealed - 39
Ken Anderson #115 1981 Topps Football$1.83· $61 new/sealed - 40
Rich Saul #141 1981 Topps Football$1.79· $22.49 new/sealed - 41
Steve Furness #436 1981 Topps Football$1.79· $163.78 new/sealed - 42
Harry Carson #475 1981 Topps Football$1.79· $176 new/sealed - 43
Billy Campfield #199 1981 Topps Football$1.79· $53 new/sealed - 44
Randy Gradishar #116 1981 Topps Football$1.79· $120 new/sealed - 45
Carl Hairston #480 1981 Topps Football$1.79· $95.75 new/sealed - 46
AFC Championship #493 1981 Topps Football$1.79· $230.88 new/sealed - 47
Frank LeMaster #357 1981 Topps Football$1.79· $39 new/sealed - 48
Ron Springs #433 1981 Topps Football$1.79· $42 new/sealed - 49
Lester Hayes #218 1981 Topps Football$1.78· $144.34 new/sealed - 50
Gary Jeter #289 1981 Topps Football$1.78· $42 new/sealed
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