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As of October 10, 2026, the most popular Mike Ditka card is the 1962 Topps — it isn't for sale right now.
His only true rookie card and the definitive Ditka grail. The black borders show every chip, so high grades are scarce: PSA has graded just four copies a 9 and none higher, and one of those sold for $207,526 at Goldin in 2025.
Ditka was the first tight end ever voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame (1988), and he won the Super Bowl as a player (Cowboys, Super Bowl VI), an assistant coach (Cowboys, Super Bowl XII) and a head coach (Bears, Super Bowl XX). A PSA 9 copy of his 1962 Topps rookie, one of only four in that grade, sold for $207,526 at Goldin in 2025.
Mike Ditka, who died on October 9, 2026 at 86, was a Hall of Fame tight end, the coach of the 1985 Super Bowl champion Bears and one of the biggest personalities in football. His 1962 Topps rookie card (#17) is the one every collector chases. This guide ranks it alongside his early-1960s Topps and Philadelphia cards and his best signed cards, with prices that update daily.
His second-year Topps card, the year he helped the Bears win the 1963 NFL Championship. PSA 8 copies have sold for roughly $280 to $635.
From the first year of the Philadelphia Gum football sets, which held the NFL license from 1964 to 1967. An affordable vintage Ditka; ungraded copies sell for about $20.
Signed directly on the card and numbered to 50 (only 50 exist), from a set made for the Hall of Fame's 50th anniversary. One of the most desirable modern Ditka autographs.
A painted postcard-size portrait from Goal Line Art's Hall of Fame series (Series Two, numbered out of 5,000). Ditka signed many of them, so look for signed copies certified by PSA/DNA or another authenticator; unsigned copies are much cheaper.
A signed card from Upper Deck's Legends set, listed as a short print (fewer made than the regular cards). A graded PSA 10 is a strong pickup for Bears collectors.
The 2004 version of his Upper Deck Legends signed card, also a short print. Check the year on the back before buying; it's easy to mix up with the 2005.
A signed card from the 2004 Fleer Greats football set, one of Fleer's last football releases. One of the more affordable certified Ditka signatures.
The middle year of his Philadelphia run, from the second of the four Philadelphia Gum football sets. Another affordable 1960s Ditka from his Bears playing days.
His last Philadelphia card as a Bear before a trade sent him to the Eagles. Ungraded copies sell for about $15 to $25, making it the cheapest way to own a 1960s Ditka.
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