Football · REFERENCE ENTRY
Jim Brown
1958 · Topps Football · #62
Brown’s rookie entry in the 132-card 1958 Topps football set.
- Sport
- Football
- Year / season
- 1958
- Set
- Topps Football
- Number
- #62
- Format
- Card
- Issue status
- Rookie card
About this card
Jim Brown’s 1958 Topps Football card is number 62 in that release. This is a vintage Topps issue. Topps sold its cards in wax packs, usually with a slab of gum, and cut them from large printed sheets, so centering and edges vary from copy to copy.
The catalog labels this a rookie card, based on the source cited below.
How to identify it
Centering, corner wear, stains and print marks are the first things to check on a card this old. Famous cards from the era have been reprinted, so compare the card stock, printing and size with a known original.
In Jim Brown’s run
This is the only Jim Brown entry in the catalog so far.
In the 1958 checklist
The catalog’s selected checklist for the 1958 Topps Football release also includes Johnny Unitas. It is a partial checklist of cataloged cards, not the full release.
What to know about this issue
- The set uses an oval player photograph against a solid-color background.
- Card backs contain statistics and a trivia question; compare both sides when identifying the issue.
Inspect the source
Source reviewed 2026-10-07. The source describes this issue; it does not verify any item offered by a third party.
No assigned grade, market value or verified offer is supplied by this reference entry.
Read the football collecting guide
Front artwork for the #62 issue; the separately sourced reverse visibly carries #62. The two files are not established as scans of the same physical copy. CardRoster has not authenticated either specimen or ruled out reprints.
Topps artwork, via Wikimedia Commons (Fma12). US public-domain notice: copyright not renewed.
Public domain in the United States — copyright not renewed · Original source (opens in a new tab) · Image credits
View card back
The printed #62 is visible. This independently sourced reverse is not established as the same physical specimen as the front scan. Authentication, original-versus-reprint status, and condition are unverified.
Raw or graded. Inspect the actual copy.
The issue stays 1958 · Topps Football. These are research checks, not a condition assessment of a specimen.
Raw / ungraded
- Match the issue
- Match the full year or season, release, number and named edition to this reference. Ask for readable images of the actual item’s front and back.
- Record visible condition
- Inspect corners, edges, centering and surface in suitable photographs or in person. Record damage or unanswered questions without assigning a predicted professional grade.
- Keep authentication separate
- Ungraded does not establish authenticity or mean “never authenticated.” A protective case alone does not establish a professional condition grade.
Professionally graded
- Read the complete label
- Record the grading company, exact issue, card grade and any qualifiers or designation. Keep an autograph grade separate from the card’s condition grade. An authentication-only designation may have no numeric condition grade.
- Compare the certification record
- Use the company’s official lookup and compare its issue details and available images with the actual item, label and holder. A matching certification number alone does not establish that an offered item is genuine.
- Compare within the stated scale
- Retain the company’s exact grade name and number. Different companies and grade designations are not automatically equivalent; a numeric label does not establish a current price.
A source-linked reference or historical scan does not authenticate the card you are considering. CardRoster supplies no assigned grade, certification or price for it.
