🏈 Willie Gault 1988 Topps #72 Football Card PSA 8 NEAR MINT — Los Angeles Raiders — Chicago Bears — Griffin, Georgia — University of Tennessee — 1980 Olympic Qualifier — Super Bowl XX Champion — The Fastest Man in Football — PSA 8 NEAR MINT Certified

🏈 A PSA 8 NEAR MINT certified Willie Gault 1988 Topps #72 football card — from the 1988 Topps football set, the card from Gault's first season with the Los Angeles Raiders after his championship years with the Chicago Bears. Willie Gault — the wide receiver who was simultaneously one of the fastest humans in the world, a Super Bowl champion, and a core member of the most famous team in the history of the NFL — appears on this 1988 Topps card, PSA-certified at 8 NEAR MINT. Condition: NOS.

🌟 Griffin, Georgia — University of Tennessee — The Olympic-Grade Speed That Defined His Game

Willie James Gault was born September 5, 1960, in Griffin, Georgia — a city in Spalding County south of Atlanta in the Georgia Piedmont region. Gault developed into one of the most gifted natural athletes of his generation at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville — a sprinter and wide receiver whose track credentials were world-class. Gault qualified for the 1980 US Olympic team as a sprinter, though the United States boycott of the 1980 Moscow Olympics prevented him from competing. He also participated in the 1984 Olympics as part of a relay team. His track speed translated directly onto the football field: defenders who could keep up with most NFL receivers found Gault simply uncatchable at full stride, and the deep ball became the most lethal dimension of any offense that put him on the field. The 1988 Topps #72 PSA 8 NEAR MINT captures Gault in his Raiders chapter, after the Windy City era. Condition: NOS.

⭐ Chicago Bears — Super Bowl XX — The Super Bowl Shuffle — 1985 — The Greatest Bears Season

Willie Gault was a core member of the 1985 Chicago Bears — one of the most dominant teams in NFL history, with a defense led by Mike Singletary, Richard Dent, and William Perry and an offense led by Jim McMahon, Walter Payton, and Gault's deep speed. The Bears went 15-1 in the regular season and destroyed the New England Patriots 46-10 in Super Bowl XX in New Orleans on January 26, 1986. Before the game, the Bears recorded the "Super Bowl Shuffle," a rap music video featuring players including Gault — one of the most celebrated pieces of NFL cultural history from the 1980s. The 1988 Topps card captures Gault the year after he joined the Los Angeles Raiders, carrying his championship experience to the Raiders' silver and black. Condition: NOS.

📦 Item Details

Item: Willie Gault 1988 Topps Football Card #72. Grade: PSA 8 NEAR MINT (Professional Sports Authenticator). Player: Willie Gault. Born: September 5, 1960, Griffin, Georgia. College: University of Tennessee. Teams: Chicago Bears (1983-1987), Los Angeles Raiders (1988-1992). Super Bowl XX champion (1985 Bears). 1980 Olympic qualifier (sprinter). Condition: NOS.

🏈⭐ Griffin. Georgia. Tennessee. The track. The speed. The 1980 Olympics. The boycott. The 1984 relay. Chicago. The Bears. Mike Ditka. 1985. 15-1. Super Bowl XX. 46-10. New England. The Super Bowl Shuffle. The cultural phenomenon. The Raiders. Los Angeles. Silver and black. 1988 Topps. Card #72. PSA 8. Near Mint. Condition: NOS.