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Topps 1997 Football — Checklist & Parallels

The full 1997 Football Topps checklist — 529 cards with 1 base parallels and 11 insert sets — plus the eBay item specifics that matter and how to list them fast.

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Topps 1997 Football parallels

Parallels are the colored and serial-numbered versions of each base card. This checklist includes:

Minted in Canton

When you list, put the exact parallel name in both the title and the Parallel/Variety item specific — a "Silver" listed as just a base card gets buried under cheaper copies.

Full base checklist (415 cards)

#	Player	Team
1	Brett Favre	Green Bay Packers
2	Lawyer Milloy	New England Patriots
3	Tim Biakabutuka	Carolina Panthers
4	Clyde Simmons	Jacksonville Jaguars
5	Deion Sanders	Dallas Cowboys
6	Anthony Miller	Denver Broncos
7	Marquez Pope	San Francisco 49ers
8	Mike Tomczak	Pittsburgh Steelers
9	William Thomas	Philadelphia Eagles
10	Marshall Faulk	Indianapolis Colts
11	John Randle	Minnesota Vikings
12	Jim Kelly	Buffalo Bills
13	Steve Bono	Kansas City Chiefs
14	Rod Stephens	Washington Redskins
15	Stan Humphries	San Diego Chargers
16	Terrell Buckley	Miami Dolphins
17	Ki-Jana Carter	Cincinnati Bengals
18	Marcus Robertson	Houston Oilers
19	Corey Harris	Miami Dolphins
20	Rashaan Salaam	Chicago Bears
21	Rickey Dudley	Oakland Raiders
22	Jamir Miller	Arizona Cardinals
23	Martin Mayhew	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
24	Jason Sehorn	New York Giants
25	Isaac Bruce	St. Louis Rams
26	Johnnie Morton	Detroit Lions
27	Antonio Langham	Baltimore Ravens
28	Cornelius Bennett	Atlanta Falcons
29	Joe Johnson	New Orleans Saints
30	Keyshawn Johnson	New York Jets
31	Willie Green	Denver Broncos
32	Craig Newsome	Green Bay Packers
33	Brock Marion	Dallas Cowboys
34	Corey Fuller	Minnesota Vikings
35	Ben Coates	New England Patriots
36	Ty Detmer	Philadelphia Eagles
37	Charles Johnson	Pittsburgh Steelers
38	Willie Jackson	Jacksonville Jaguars
39	Tyronne Drakeford	San Francisco 49ers
40	Gus Frerotte	Washington Redskins
41	Robert Blackmon	Seattle Seahawks
42	Andre Coleman	San Diego Chargers
43	Mario Bates	New Orleans Saints
44	Chris Calloway	New York Giants
45	Terry McDaniel	Oakland Raiders
46	Anthony Davis	Kansas City Chiefs
47	Stanley Pritchett	Miami Dolphins
48	Ray Buchanan	Atlanta Falcons
49	Chris Chandler	Atlanta Falcons
50	Ashley Ambrose	Cincinnati Bengals
51	Tyrone Braxton	Denver Broncos
52	Pepper Johnson	New York Jets
53	Frank Sanders	Arizona Cardinals
54	Clay Matthews	Atlanta Falcons
55	Bruce Smith	Buffalo Bills
56	Jermaine Lewis	Baltimore Ravens
57	Mark Carrier	Carolina Panthers
58	Jeff Graham	New York Jets
59	Keith Lyle	St. Louis Rams
60	Trent Dilfer	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
61	Trace Armstrong	Miami Dolphins
62	Jeff Herrod	Indianapolis Colts
63	Tyrone Wheatley	New York Giants
64	Torrance Small	New Orleans Saints
65	Chris Warren	Seattle Seahawks
66	Terry Kirby	San Francisco 49ers
67	Erric Pegram	Pittsburgh Steelers
68	Sean Gilbert	Washington Redskins
69	Greg Biekert	Oakland Raiders
70	Ricky Watters	Philadelphia Eagles
71	Chris Hudson	Jacksonville Jaguars
72	Tamarick Vanover	Kansas City Chiefs
73	Orlando Thomas	Minnesota Vikings
74	Jimmy Spencer	Cincinnati Bengals
75	John Mobley	Denver Broncos
76	Henry Thomas	Detroit Lions
77	Santana Dotson	Green Bay Packers
78	Boomer Esiason	Cincinnati Bengals
79	Bobby Hebert	Atlanta Falcons
80	Kerry Collins	Carolina Panthers
81	Bobby Engram	Chicago Bears
82	Kevin Smith	Dallas Cowboys
83	Rick Mirer	Chicago Bears
84	Ted Johnson	New England Patriots
85	Derrick Alexander	Baltimore Ravens
86	Hugh Douglas	New York Jets
87	Rodney Harrison RC	San Diego Chargers
88	Roman Phifer	St. Louis Rams
89	Warren Moon	Seattle Seahawks
90	Thurman Thomas	Buffalo Bills
91	Michael McCrary	Baltimore Ravens
92	Dana Stubblefield	San Francisco 49ers
93	Andre Hastings	Pittsburgh Steelers
94	William Fuller	San Diego Chargers
95	Jeff Hostetler	Oakland Raiders
96	Danny Kanell	New York Giants
97	Mark Fields	New Orleans Saints
98	Eddie Robinson	Jacksonville Jaguars
99	Daryl Gardener	Miami Dolphins
100	Drew Bledsoe	New England Patriots
101	Winslow Oliver	Carolina Panthers
102	Raymont Harris	Chicago Bears
103	LeShon Johnson	Arizona Cardinals
104	Byron Morris	Baltimore Ravens
105	Herman Moore	Detroit Lions
106	Keith Jackson	Green Bay Packers
107	Chris Penn	Kansas City Chiefs
108	Robert Griffith RC	Minnesota Vikings
109	Jeff Burris	Buffalo Bills
110	Troy Aikman	Dallas Cowboys
111	Allen Aldridge	Denver Broncos
112	Mel Gray	Houston Oilers
113	Aaron Bailey	Indianapolis Colts
114	Michael Strahan	New York Giants
115	Adrian Murrell	New York Jets
116	Chris Mims	San Diego Chargers
117	Robert Jones	St. Louis Rams
118	Derrick Brooks	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
119	Tom Carter	Chicago Bears
120	Carl Pickens	Cincinnati Bengals
121	Tony Brackens	Jacksonville Jaguars
122	O.J. McDuffie	Miami Dolphins
123	Napoleon Kaufman	Oakland Raiders
124	Chris T. Jones	Philadelphia Eagles
125	Kordell Stewart	Pittsburgh Steelers
126	Ray Zellars	New Orleans Saints
127	Jessie Tuggle	Atlanta Falcons
128	Greg Kragen	Carolina Panthers
129	Brett Perriman	Detroit Lions
130	Steve Young	San Francisco 49ers
131	Willie Clay	New England Patriots
132	Kimble Anders	Kansas City Chiefs
133	Eugene Daniel	Indianapolis Colts
134	Jevon Langford	Cincinnati Bengals
135	Shannon Sharpe	Denver Broncos
136	Wayne Simmons	Green Bay Packers
137	Leeland McElroy	Arizona Cardinals
138	Mike Caldwell	Baltimore Ravens
139	Eric Moulds	Buffalo Bills
140	Eddie George	Houston Oilers
141	Jamal Anderson	Atlanta Falcons
142	Michael Timpson	Chicago Bears
143	Tony Tolbert	Dallas Cowboys
144	Robert Smith	Minnesota Vikings
145	Mike Alstott	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
146	Gary Jones	New York Jets
147	Terrance Shaw	San Diego Chargers
148	Carlton Gray	Indianapolis Colts
149	Kevin Carter	St. Louis Rams
150	Darrell Green	Washington Redskins
151	David Dunn	Cincinnati Bengals
152	Ken Norton	San Francisco 49ers
153	Chad Brown	Seattle Seahawks
154	Pat Swilling	Oakland Raiders
155	Irving Fryar	Philadelphia Eagles
156	Michael Haynes	New Orleans Saints
157	Shawn Jefferson	New England Patriots
158	Steve Grant	Indianapolis Colts
159	James Stewart	Jacksonville Jaguars
160	Derrick Thomas	Kansas City Chiefs
161	Tim Bowens	Miami Dolphins
162	Dixon Edwards	Minnesota Vikings
163	Micheal Barrow	Carolina Panthers
164	Antonio Freeman	Green Bay Packers
165	Terrell Davis	Denver Broncos
166	Henry Ellard	Washington Redskins
167	Daryl Johnston	Dallas Cowboys
168	Bryan Cox	Chicago Bears
169	Chad Cota	Carolina Panthers
170	Vinny Testaverde	Baltimore Ravens
171	Andre Reed	Buffalo Bills
172	Larry Centers	Arizona Cardinals
173	Craig Heyward	St. Louis Rams
174	Glyn Milburn	Detroit Lions
175	Hardy Nickerson	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
176	Corey Miller	New York Giants
177	Bobby Houston	New York Jets
178	Marco Coleman	San Diego Chargers
179	Winston Moss	Seattle Seahawks
180	Tony Banks	St. Louis Rams
181	Jeff Lageman	Jacksonville Jaguars
182	Jason Belser	Indianapolis Colts
183	James Jett	Oakland Raiders
184	Wayne Martin	New Orleans Saints
185	Dave Meggett	New England Patriots
186	Terrell Owens	San Francisco 49ers
187	Willie Williams	Seattle Seahawks
188	Eric Turner	Oakland Raiders
189	Chuck Smith	Atlanta Falcons
190	Simeon Rice	Arizona Cardinals
191	Kevin Greene	Carolina Panthers
192	Lance Johnstone	Oakland Raiders
193	Marty Carter	Chicago Bears
194	Ricardo McDonald	Cincinnati Bengals
195	Michael Irvin	Dallas Cowboys
196	George Koonce	Green Bay Packers
197	Robert Porcher	Detroit Lions
198	Mark Collins	Kansas City Chiefs
199	Louis Oliver	Miami Dolphins
200	John Elway	Denver Broncos
201	Jake Reed	Minnesota Vikings
202	Rodney Hampton	New York Giants
203	Aaron Glenn	New York Jets
204	Mike Mamula	Philadelphia Eagles
205	Terry Allen	Washington Redskins
206	John Lynch	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
207	Todd Lyght	St. Louis Rams
208	Dean Wells	Seattle Seahawks
209	Aaron Hayden	San Diego Chargers
210	Blaine Bishop	Houston Oilers
211	Bert Emanuel	Atlanta Falcons
212	Mark Carrier	Chicago Bears
213	Dale Carter	Kansas City Chiefs
214	Jimmy Smith	Jacksonville Jaguars
215	Jim Harbaugh	Indianapolis Colts
216	Jeff George	Oakland Raiders
217	Anthony Newman	New Orleans Saints
218	Ty Law	New England Patriots
219	Brent Jones	San Francisco 49ers
220	Emmitt Smith	Dallas Cowboys
221	Bennie Blades	Seattle Seahawks
222	Alfred Williams	Denver Broncos
223	Eugene Robinson	Green Bay Packers
224	Fred Barnett	Miami Dolphins
225	Errict Rhett	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
226	Leslie O'Neal	St. Louis Rams
227	Michael Sinclair	Seattle Seahawks
228	Marvcus Patton	Washington Redskins
229	Darrien Gordon	San Diego Chargers
230	Jerome Bettis	Pittsburgh Steelers
231	Troy Vincent	Philadelphia Eagles
232	Ray Mickens	New York Jets
233	Lonnie Johnson	Buffalo Bills
234	Charles Way	New York Giants
235	Chris Sanders	Houston Oilers
236	Bracey Walker	Cincinnati Bengals
237	Dave Krieg	Chicago Bears
238	Kent Graham	Arizona Cardinals
239	Ray Lewis	Baltimore Ravens
240	Cris Carter	Minnesota Vikings
241	Elvis Grbac	Kansas City Chiefs
242	Eric Davis	Carolina Panthers
243	Harvey Williams	Oakland Raiders
244	Eric Allen	New Orleans Saints
245	Bryant Young	San Francisco 49ers
246	Terrell Fletcher	San Diego Chargers
247	Darren Perry	Pittsburgh Steelers
248	Ken Harvey	Washington Redskins
249	Marvin Washington	New York Jets
250	Marcus Allen	Kansas City Chiefs
251	Darrin Smith	Philadelphia Eagles
252	James Francis	Cincinnati Bengals
253	Michael Jackson	Baltimore Ravens
254	Ryan McNeil	Detroit Lions
255	Mark Chmura	Green Bay Packers
256	Keenan McCardell	Jacksonville Jaguars
257	Tony Bennett	Indianapolis Colts
258	Irving Spikes	Miami Dolphins
259	Jason Dunn	Philadelphia Eagles
260	Joey Galloway	Seattle Seahawks
261	Eddie Kennison	St. Louis Rams
262	Lonnie Marts	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
263	Thomas Lewis	New York Giants
264	Tedy Bruschi	New England Patriots
265	Steve Atwater	Denver Broncos
266	Dorsey Levens	Green Bay Packers
267	Kurt Schulz	Buffalo Bills
268	Rob Moore	Arizona Cardinals
269	Walt Harris	Chicago Bears
270	Steve McNair	Houston Oilers
271	Bill Romanowski	Denver Broncos
272	Sean Dawkins	Indianapolis Colts
273	Don Beebe	Green Bay Packers
274	Fernando Smith	Minnesota Vikings
275	Willie McGinest	New England Patriots
276	Levon Kirkland	Pittsburgh Steelers
277	Tony Martin	San Diego Chargers
278	Warren Sapp	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
279	Lamar Smith	Seattle Seahawks
280	Mark Brunell	Jacksonville Jaguars
281	Jim Everett	New Orleans Saints
282	Victor Green	New York Jets
283	Mike Jones	St. Louis Rams
284	Charlie Garner	Philadelphia Eagles
285	Karim Abdul-Jabbar	Miami Dolphins
286	Michael Westbrook	Washington Redskins
287	Lawrence Phillips	St. Louis Rams
288	Amani Toomer	New York Giants
289	Neil Smith	Denver Broncos
290	Barry Sanders	Detroit Lions
291	Willie Davis	Houston Oilers
292	Bo Orlando	Cincinnati Bengals
293	Alonzo Spellman	Chicago Bears
294	Eric Hill	Arizona Cardinals
295	Wesley Walls	Carolina Panthers
296	Todd Collins	Buffalo Bills
297	Stevon Moore	Baltimore Ravens
298	Eric Metcalf	Atlanta Falcons
299	Darren Woodson	Dallas Cowboys
300	Jerry Rice	San Francisco 49ers
301	Scott Mitchell	Detroit Lions
302	Ray Crockett	Denver Broncos
303	Jim Schwantz RC	Dallas Cowboys
304	Steve Tovar	Cincinnati Bengals
305	Terance Mathis	Atlanta Falcons
306	Earnest Byner	Baltimore Ravens
307	Chris Spielman	Buffalo Bills
308	Curtis Conway	Chicago Bears
309	Cris Dishman	Washington Redskins
310	Marvin Harrison	Indianapolis Colts
311	Sam Mills	Carolina Panthers
312	Brent Alexander RC	Arizona Cardinals
313	Shawn Wooden RC	Miami Dolphins
314	Dewayne Washington	Minnesota Vikings
315	Terry Glenn	New England Patriots
316	Winfred Tubbs	New Orleans Saints
317	Dave Brown	New York Giants
318	Neil O'Donnell	New York Jets
319	Anthony Parker	St. Louis Rams
320	Junior Seau	San Diego Chargers
321	Brian Mitchell	Washington Redskins
322	Regan Upshaw	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
323	Darryl Williams	Seattle Seahawks
324	Chris Doleman	San Francisco 49ers
325	Rod Woodson	Pittsburgh Steelers
326	Derrick Witherspoon	Philadelphia Eagles
327	Chester McGlockton	Oakland Raiders
328	Mickey Washington	Jacksonville Jaguars
329	Greg Hill	Kansas City Chiefs
330	Reggie White	Green Bay Packers
331	John Copeland	Cincinnati Bengals
332	Doug Evans	Green Bay Packers
333	Lamar Lathon	Carolina Panthers
334	Mark Maddox	Buffalo Bills
335	Natrone Means	Jacksonville Jaguars
336	Corey Widmer	New York Giants
337	Terry Wooden	Seattle Seahawks
338	Merton Hanks	San Francisco 49ers
339	Cortez Kennedy	Seattle Seahawks
340	Tyrone Hughes	New Orleans Saints
341	Tim Brown	Oakland Raiders
342	John Jurkovic	Jacksonville Jaguars
343	Carnell Lake	Pittsburgh Steelers
344	Stanley Richard	Washington Redskins
345	Darryll Lewis	Houston Oilers
346	Dan Wilkinson	Cincinnati Bengals
347	Broderick Thomas	Dallas Cowboys
348	Brian Williams	Green Bay Packers
349	Eric Swann	Arizona Cardinals
350	Dan Marino	Miami Dolphins
351	Anthony Johnson	Carolina Panthers
352	Joe Cain	Chicago Bears
353	Quinn Early	Buffalo Bills
354	Seth Joyner	Arizona Cardinals
355	Garrison Hearst	San Francisco 49ers
356	Edgar Bennett	Green Bay Packers
357	Brian Washington	Kansas City Chiefs
358	Kevin Hardy	Jacksonville Jaguars
359	Quentin Coryatt	Indianapolis Colts
360	Tim McDonald	San Francisco 49ers
361	Brian Blades	Seattle Seahawks
362	Courtney Hawkins	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
363	Ray Farmer	Philadelphia Eagles
364	Jessie Armstead	New York Giants
365	Curtis Martin	New England Patriots
366	Zach Thomas	Miami Dolphins
367	Frank Wycheck	Houston Oilers
368	Darnay Scott	Cincinnati Bengals
369	Percy Ellsworth RC	New York Giants
370	Desmond Howard	Oakland Raiders
371	Aeneas Williams	Arizona Cardinals
372	Bryce Paup	Buffalo Bills
373	Michael Bates	Carolina Panthers
374	Brad Johnson	Minnesota Vikings
375	Jeff Blake	Cincinnati Bengals
376	Donnell Woolford	Pittsburgh Steelers
377	Mo Lewis	New York Jets
378	Phillippi Sparks	New York Giants
379	Michael Bankston	Arizona Cardinals
380	LeRoy Butler	Green Bay Packers
381	Tyrone Poole	Carolina Panthers
382	Wayne Chrebet	New York Jets
383	Chris Slade	New England Patriots
384	Checklist 1: 1-208
385	Checklist 2: 209-415
386	Will Blackwell RC	Pittsburgh Steelers
387	Tom Knight RC	Arizona Cardinals
388	Darnell Autry RC	Chicago Bears
389	Bryant Westbrook RC	Detroit Lions
390	David LaFleur RC	Dallas Cowboys
391	Antowain Smith RC	Buffalo Bills
392	Kevin Lockett RC	Kansas City Chiefs
393	Rae Carruth RC	Carolina Panthers
394	Renaldo Wynn RC	Jacksonville Jaguars
395	Jim Druckenmiller RC	San Francisco 49ers
396	Kenny Holmes RC	Houston Oilers
397	Shawn Springs RC	Seattle Seahawks
398	Troy Davis RC	New Orleans Saints
399	Dwayne Rudd RC	Minnesota Vikings
400	Orlando Pace RC	St. Louis Rams
401	Byron Hanspard RC	Atlanta Falcons
402	Corey Dillon RC	Cincinnati Bengals
403	Walter Jones RC	Seattle Seahawks
404	Reidel Anthony RC	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
405	Peter Boulware RC	Baltimore Ravens
406	Reinard Wilson RC	Cincinnati Bengals
407	Pat Barnes RC	Kansas City Chiefs
408	Yatil Green RC	Miami Dolphins
409	Joey Kent RC	Houston Oilers
410	Ike Hilliard RC	New York Giants
411	Jake Plummer RC	Arizona Cardinals
412	Darrell Russell RC	Oakland Raiders
413	James Farrior RC	New York Jets
414	Tony Gonzalez RC	Kansas City Chiefs
415	Warrick Dunn RC	Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Insert sets & subsets (11)

Beyond the base set, this release includes these inserts and subsets, each with their own numbering and (where noted) parallels. Browse every card in each one — plus search across the whole release — in the interactive set lookup tool.

Autographs 8 cards
Career Best 5 cards
Hall Bound 15 cards
Hall of Fame Class of 1997 5 cards
Hall of Fame Class of 1997 Autographs 4 cards
High Octane 15 cards
Mystery Finest 20 cards · 4 parallels
Pro Bowl Ticket Redemption 1 card
Season s Best 25 cards
Underclassmen 10 cards
Promos 6 cards

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Frequently asked

What parallels are in Topps 1997 Football?

Topps 1997 Football includes 1 commonly listed parallels. The full list, with print runs where numbered, is above.

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