(LOT 1178)
1958 Topps #62 Jim Brown Rookie PSA 8 NM-MT
The past several years have seen the rookie-card market literally "explode" with regard to the desirability and value of some of the hobby's most hallowed sports cards. Indeed, inaugural cards of America's greatest stars are realizing staggering price tags, and with that in mind, presented here is the 1958 Topps rookie card of Jim Brown in a breathtaking PSA 8 NM-MT holder. Of the 4,500+ PSA encapsulated examples, only 11 specimens (a fractional 0.2%) have managed to achieve a higher assessment! The remarkable mystique behind any superior Jim Brown rookie-era collectible stems from his unparalleled prowess in carrying a pigskin, as he rumbled through opposing defenses with reckless abandonment.

If you surveyed a myriad of football historians, most would concede that legendary Cleveland Brown superstar Jim Brown is the greatest running back in NFL history. Red Grange, Bronco Nagurski, Walter Payton, Gale Sayers, Emmitt Smith, Barry Sanders, etc.; name them all and virtually all enthusiasts would concur, NONE were as good as the immortal Jim Brown. The finest at his position, Brown was virtually unstoppable, even with the best defenses keying on him for 60 minutes every Sunday afternoon. He ended his career with 12,312 rushing yards to the tune of a miraculous 5.2 yards per carry. Furthermore, he scored 126 TDs (106 rushing; 20 receiving) in a relatively short tenure, and is still the only NFL player to average over 100 yards per game throughout his entire career, finishing with a remarkable 104.3 yards per game average. The nine-time Pro-Bowler captured three AP MVPs, three UPI MVPs, one NFL championship and won the Rookie of the Year Award in 1957. It is for all these reasons that avid grid-iron hobbyists actively pursue his most coveted artifacts, with nearly none more desirable than this incredible 1958 Topps rookie card offering.

Depicting a spine-tingling colorful image, Jim Brown's classic running pose reveals the immortal halfback carrying a football as he dons his legendary #32 Cleveland Browns jersey. Emanating near-immaculate aesthetics, the illustration's position does favor the upper left edges between four absolutely blinding white borders. A razor-sharp perimeter includes four pinpoint corners, and the "pack-fresh" surfaces have eluded any notable flaws. Similar to Brown's pinnacle stature as pro football's finest all-time running back, this exalted keepsake likewise resides as one of the premier rookie issues for all four major sports cards, with the most advanced collectors only a simple final bid away from being its proud new owner. Several examples of this highly coveted heirloom have exceeded $40,000 pricing points, substantiating its unequivocal hallowed stature as one of the foremost rookie cards in the hobby!

MIN BID $10,000