Clever Recoloring on John Unitas’s 1974 Topps Card
June 15th, 2014 | Published in Football Card Trivia, Uniforms
Ever notice that John Unitas’s 1974 Topps card pictures him still in his Colts uniform, but with the jersey numbers colored yellow to look more like a Chargers uniform? Yesterday was the first time I noticed this. Here are his 1973 and 1974 Topps cards, side by side.
Though he appeared on a card in 1974, Unitas did not play that year. He retired on July 23.
