This is the second time that Topps made a tall boys set. The tall boy cards are very distinct and difficult to obtain in great condition.
The main difference between this set and the 1969 tall boys set (besides the rookies) is that these cards have more vibrant colors. The background of these cards appear in blue, green, red, yellow, and orange.
The back of the card is horizontal. It shows his vitals, stats, and has a description. This card also has a fun fact with a picture drawn. For example, the Pete Maravich card states that his dad was his coach at LSU.
Notable Cards
Pete Maravich #123
This is considered to be “Pistol” Pete Maravich’s rookie card. He was one of college’s most prolific scorers (even without a 3 point line!).
Pistol Pete was ahead of his time in terms of how he played the game. He threw ridiculously amazing passes and is regarded as one of ten best ball handlers of all-time. Maravich averaged 24 points, 4 rebounds, and 5 assists in his entire career.
Despite not winning an NBA championship, he was a 4x NBA all-star, scoring champ, and one of the top 75 basketball players of all-time.
Lew Alcindor #75
Alcindor was one of the most dominant centers of all- time. This card is considered his second year card and he is shown wearing a green shirt.
Lew Alcindor is also known as Kareem Abdul Jabbar. He is renowned for his famous skyhook which was nearly impossible to block.
Set Information
This set contains two series. The first contains the first 110 cards and 22 of which are short-prints. The second series includes cards 111-175.
One interesting part of this set is that there are specific insert cards. The first 6 cards have the leaders of a specific stat (top 3 players). Additionally, cards 106-115 show all-star teams . Finally, the last 8 cards show the Lakers versus the Knicks in the NBA Championship
1970 Topps Basketball Checklist
1 Lew Alcindor / Jerry West / Elvin Hayes
2 Jerry West / Lew Alcindor / Elvin Hayes
3 Johnny Green / Darrall Imhoff / Lou Hudson
4 Flynn Robinson / Chet Walker / Jeff Mullins
5 Elvin Hayes / Wes Unseld / Lew Alcindor
6 Lenny Wilkens / Walt Frazier / Clem Haskins
7 Bill Bradley
8 Ron Williams
9 Otto Moore
10 John Havlicek
11 George Wilson
12 John Trapp
13 Pat Riley
14 Jim Washington
15 Bob Rule
16 Bob Weiss
17 Neil Johnson
18 Walt Bellamy
19 McCoy McLemore
20 Earl Monroe
21 Wally Anderzunas
22 Guy Rodgers
23 Rick Roberson
24 Checklist
25 Jimmy Walker
26 Mike Riordan
27 Henry Finkel
28 Joe Ellis
29 Mike Davis
30 Lou Hudson
31 Lucius Allen
32 Toby Kimball
33 Luke Jackson
34 Johnny Egan
35 Leroy Ellis
36 Jack Marin
37 Joe Caldwell
38 Keith Erickson
39 Don Smith
40 Flynn Robinson
41 Bob Boozer
42 Howie Komives
43 Dick Barnett
44 Stu Lantz
45 Dick Van Arsdale
46 Jerry Lucas
47 Don Chaney
48 Ray Scott
49 Dick Cunningham
50 Wilt Chamberlain
51 Kevin Loughery
52 Stan McKenzie
53 Fred Foster
54 Jim Davis
55 Walt Wesley
56 Bill Hewitt
57 Darrall Imhoff
58 John Block
59 Al Attles
60 Chet Walker
61 Luther Rackley
62 Jerry Chambers
63 Bob Dandridge
64 Dick Snyder
65 Elgin Baylor
66 Connie Dierking
67 Steve Kuberski
68 Tom Boerwinkle
69 Paul Silas
70 Elvin Hayes
71 Bill Bridges
72 Wes Unseld
73 Herm Gilliam
74 Bobby Smith
75 Lew Alcindor
76 Jeff Mullins
77 Happy Hairston
78 Dave Stallworth
79 Fred Hetzel
80 Lenny Wilkens
81 Johnny Green
82 Erwin Mueller
83 Wally Jones
84 Bob Love
85 Dick Garrett
86 Don Nelson
87 Neal Walk
88 Larry Siegfried
89 Gary Gregor
90 Nate Thurmond
91 John Warren
92 Gus Johnson
93 Gail Goodrich
94 Dorie Murrey
95 Cazzie Russell
96 Terry Dischinger
97 Norm Van Lier
98 Jim Fox
99 Tom Meschery
100 Oscar Robertson
101 Checklist
102 Rich Johnson
103 Mel Counts
104 Bill Hosket
105 Ahie Clark
106 Walt Frazier
107 Jerry West
108 Billy Cunningham
109 Connie Hawkins
110 Willis Reed
111 Nate Thurmond
112 John Havlicek
113 Elgin Baylor
114 Oscar Robertson
115 Lou Hudson
116 Emmette Bryant
117 Greg Howard
118 Rick Adelman
119 Barry Clemens
120 Walt Frazier
121 Jim Barnes
122 Bernie Williams
123 Pete Maravich
124 Matt Guokas
125 Dave Bing
126 John Tresvant
127 Shaler Halimon
128 Don Ohl
129 Fred Carter
130 Connie Hawkins
131 Jim King
132 Ed Manning
133 Adrian Smith
134 Walt Hazzard
135 Dave DeBusschere
136 Don Kojis
137 Calvin Murphy
138 Nate Bowman
139 Jon McGlocklin
140 Billy Cunningham
141 Willie McCarter
142 Jim Barnett
143 Jo Jo White
144 Clyde Lee
145 Tom Van Arsdale
146 Len Chappell
147 Lee Winfield
148 Jerry Sloan
149 Art Harris
150 Willis Reed
151 Art Williams
152 Don May
153 Loy Petersen
154 Dave Gambee
155 Hal Greer
156 Dave Newmark
157 Jimmy Collins
158 Bill Turner
159 Eddie Miles
160 Jerry West
161 Bob Quick
162 Fred Crawford
163 Tom Sanders
164 Dale Schlueter
165 Clem Haskins
166 Greg Smith
167 Rod Thorn
168 Game 1 – Lakers v Knicks
169 Game 2 – Lakers v Knicks
170 Game 3 – Lakers v Knicks
171 Game 4 – Lakers v Knicks
172 Game 5 – Lakers v Knicks
173 Game 6 – Lakers v Knicks
174 Game 7 – Lakers v Knicks
175 Final – New York Knicks
