Bruce Smith’s RC & More
The names Lawrence Taylor, Reggie White, Mike Singletary, and Ray Lewis may come first to mind when it comes to defensive dominance, but few did it better and for longer than Bruce Smith. The first-ballot Hall of Fame defensive end played for 19 incredible seasons and was a force to be reckoned with in all of them. He still holds records that may never be broken (there’s no one close to his all-time career sack record actively playing right now).
To celebrate the sack machine, Smith is featured not only in classic ’80s and ’90s Topps Football sets but also in the new Topps Football Motif and Topps Composite Football sets, which put an extremely fresh coat of paint on his undeniable legacy. These are just a few that you need to seek out and collect.
Top Bruce Smith Cards
2023 Topps Motif Football #5 Bruce Smith
Player info
• two-time defensive player of the year (1990 and 1996)
• 1980s all-decade team
Set info
• 100 card base set featuring hall of famers and rookies
card back
• name, position, draft info, career stats, and a summary of his incredible defensive career in which he accumulated 200 sacks (still a league record)
1999 Topps Football #127 Bruce Smith
Player info
• nine-time first team all pro
• league record for most sacks in a career: (200)
Card info
• 357 card set
card back
• Name, vitals, Draft info, and career stats
2023 Topps Composite Football Finest Red Refractor #155 Bruce Smith /10
Player info
• 1990s all-decade team
• holds the record for the most seasons with 10+ sacks (13)
Card info
• 425 card base set broken into ten classic topps brands such as fallen & ginter, finest, and heritage
card back
• vitals, draft info, career stat box, and a writeup of his record-setting career
2000 Topps Football #273 Bruce Smith
Player info
• holds the record for the most seasons with one or more sacks (19)
• had 10 sacks his first season in Washington
Card info
• 400 card set
card back
• name, position, draft details, transaction details (Washington acquired him via free agency on 2-12-2000, and his career stat box showing his previous 15 seasons in buffalo
1987 Topps Football #369 Bruce Smith RC
Player info
• taken first overall by buffalo in the 1985 draft
• was inducted into the 2009 class of the pro football hall of fame
Card info
• 396 card base set
• Features 24 1000 yard club glossy cards
card back
• vitals, and a blurb recapping his first two seasons in buffalo in which he led them in sacks, as well as tackles for a loss and forced fumbles
