1970s Topps on the back was in a different typeface. The Burger King set featured 22 cards plus a checklist card. Several cards reflected players changing teams, most notably Pete Rose (Phillies) and Tommy John (Yankees). During the 1970s Topps issued cards featuring the two professional basketball leagues active at the time, the American Basketball Association (ABA) and the National Basketball Association (NBA) until they merged in 1976. Base set 264 cards (NBA/ABA) Size: 2.5 × 3.5 inches Base set 264 cards (NBA/ABA) Size: 2.5 × 3.5 inches Base set 144 cards (NBA) Size: 3⅛ × 5¼ inches. Base set 132 cards
David Robinson (basketball) Robinson excelled in school and in most sports, except basketball. He was 5 feet, 9 inches tall in junior high school; he tried his hand at basketball, but soon quit. Robinson attended Osbourn Park High School in Manassas, Virginia, just outside Washington, D.C., where Robinson's father was working as an engineer. By his senior year in high school he was 6 feet, 6 inches tall, weighed 175 pounds, and had not played organized basketball or attended any basketball camps. When the coach added the tall senior to the basketball team, Robinson earned all-area and all-district honors but generated little interest