1976 Topps Walter Payton Rookie Card.

2025 Leaf Glory Of The Game Used Jerseys - The Frozen Tundra 🏈 Walter Payton - Bronko Nagurski #22-25
It's difficult to top a pair of franchise running backs like Sweetness & Bronko.
I can still hear John Madden reciting their names, recounting their past glories in his capacity as the world's greatest NFL football broadcaster.
I love this card.❤
I'm not even a Bears fan, per se.😂

2025 Leaf Glory Of The Game - Game Used 🏈 Walter Payton & Bronko Nagurski #22/25
I'm not a Bears fan, per se, but they have a legacy of great running backs and the two featured on this card are arguably the best to ever don the navy blue and orange.
I love modern cards with relics of all-time great players.
Collect What You Love.❤

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This is why I collect. My 1976 Topps Walter Payton rookie card is one of the most meaningful football cards in my collection, not just because it features one of the greatest running backs in NFL history, but because of the story behind it. When I was a teenager, my grandpa gave me a zip lock bag of cards that once belonged to his son, my uncle Jody, who passed away from cancer as a teenager. Inside that bag was this Walter Payton rookie card, a piece of football history that instantly became priceless to me. It may not grade perfectly, but the memories and family connection make it one of the most valuable cards I will ever own. This card reminds me that collecting is about so much more than condition or price, it’s about the stories that live behind the cardboard.