1976 Topps #66 Father & Son - Big Leaguers - Gus Bell / Buddy Bell
On this card: Gus Bell, Buddy Bell
About this card
Cards #66-70 are the Father & Son subset, each pairing a big leaguer with his big-league father: Gus and Buddy Bell (#66), Ray and Bob Boone (#67), Joe Coleman and Joe Coleman, Jr. (#68), Jim and Mike Hegan (#69) and Roy Smalley and Roy Smalley, Jr. (#70). #70 gives the elder Roy Smalley the Milwaukee Braves - the Braves moved to Atlanta after 1965 - and is correct as printed.
The story on this card
Card #66 opens the five-card Father & Son subset (#66-70) with Gus Bell and Buddy Bell. Gus is shown with the Cincinnati Reds, the club where he made four All-Star teams in the 1950s, and Buddy with the Cleveland Indians. Buddy played 159 games for Cleveland in 1976, 158 of them at third base. He hit .281 with 7 home runs and 60 RBI. Gus gave his son the nickname Buddy to tell him apart from another family member also named David.
A four-time All-Star and the first of three big league generations of Bells, Gus Bell spent nine seasons in the Cincinnati outfield, drove in 100 or more runs four times, and closed out his career with the Mets and the Braves. Third baseman Buddy Bell played 18 seasons for Cleveland, Texas, Cincinnati and Houston, winning six straight Gold Gloves from 1979 to 1984. The son of Gus Bell, he finished with 2,514 hits and 201 home runs and later managed three clubs.
Sources: Wikipedia (Gus Bell) · Wikipedia (Buddy Bell) · SABR BioProject (Buddy Bell) · SABR BioProject (Gus Bell) · Baseball Almanac (Gus Bell) · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 334 | 123 | 119 | 74 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Data as of 2026-10-19. Half grades fold down for both graders (8.5→8); PSA qualified slabs (OC, ST, PD, MC and the like) are not counted.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1976 Topps #66 card?
It is card #66 of the 660-card 1976 Topps Baseball set, picturing Gus Bell and Buddy Bell. Cards #66-70 are the Father & Son subset, each pairing a big leaguer with his big-league father: Gus and Buddy Bell (#66), Ray and Bob Boone (#67), Joe Coleman and Joe Coleman, Jr. (#68), Jim and Mike Hegan (#69) and Roy Smalley and Roy Smalley, Jr. (#70). #70 gives the elder Roy Smalley the Milwaukee Braves - the Braves moved to Atlanta after 1965 - and is correct as printed.
How many cards are in the 1976 Topps Baseball set?
660 cards, numbered 1 through 660 with none skipped and printed in equal quantities as a single series. No card carries a catalogued print variation, so the base set and the master set are the same 660 cards.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA CardFacts, BaseballCardPedia, Cardboard Connection, Baseball Almanac, Baseball-Reference, the SABR BioProject and the National Baseball Hall of Fame, PSA & SGC population reports. Card data compiled and maintained by T206Cards.com. Page last updated 2026-10-25.