Fleer Basketball #8
Wilt Chamberlain
Rookie card
Chamberlain’s recognized Fleer rookie is the lower-numbered portrait issue.
BASKETBALL · SELECTED SET CHECKLIST
Fleer Basketball
1961 · Card release
This page gathers 3 selected references from the 1961 Fleer Basketball release. It is a partial checklist, not the manufacturer’s complete set.
Selected checklist.
3 selected references · Cards view. CSV includes identity fields, entry and source links, and review dates.
Fleer Basketball #36
Oscar Robertson
Rookie card
Robertson’s #36 portrait is a recognized Fleer rookie.
Fleer Basketball #43
Jerry West
Rookie card
West’s lower-numbered Fleer portrait rookie is cataloged as #43.
About this release.
Fleer’s 1961-62 basketball set of 66 cards was one of the few NBA card sets of its decade, and it holds early cards of many Hall of Famers.
This page lists 3 cataloged cards from the 1961 Fleer Basketball release: Wilt Chamberlain, Oscar Robertson and Jerry West. 3 carry a rookie label. The full release has more cards than this partial checklist.
Fleer cards of this period show wear and miscuts clearly, and the most famous ones have been counterfeited, so compare the printing and the card back with a known example.
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Entry review dates: 2026-10-07. Each entry retains its own sources and edition notes.