This is one of those sets that I always loved but found disappointing at the same time. Instead of just doing the rookies, I felt they should have produced entire sets to fill in those years. I was not aware of the other sports when I first found this set in 1996. (Thanks to Bobscardz I now need only one card to complete the set)
Topps later DID produce cards for the missing years- but only for Magic Johnson, Larry Bird and possibly Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. They also produced missing cards for Bill Russell that would have been issued during Topps' first break, between their 1957-58 and 1969-70 sets. All of these used the baseball designs, which is fine with me. Like I said, I never knew the baseball designs until I joined the Database so for most of my life it was all new to me.
Somebody just posted all the scans for the Magic Johnson Cards that Never Were yesterday
VERY slow trading due to health problems. Not transferrable so safe to trade with, just moving is painful and can't always access the cards.
Cardboard History My COMC
New Collection Website: Cardboard History Gallery (Still under construction)
Tips on how to make your scans look like the card does in hand (No more washed out, fuzzy scans!):