Weighing in at just 36 players the 1935 National Chicle football set is quite possibly the most important football set ever manufactured. With first-year cards of virtually every key subject in the set as well as the hobby"s most valuable and treasured card - the legendary #34 Bronko Nagurksi (also featured in this auction) the set continues to grow in popularity attracting both ardent football collectors and collectors of other sports dabbling in football for the first time.Featuring colorful art deco designs that were typical of the time the National Chicle football card artwork is similar to the other National Chicle cards of the day - the 1934-36 "Diamond Stars" baseball cards and also the 1933 "Sky Birds" cards. Despite being printed on heavy stock high-grade examples are difficult to find particularly in the super scarce high number series. Evidence suggests that the scarcity of the high number series is based on those cards only being made available in the cities where the series" players played.This card of Eagles lineman Jim MacMurdo is a strong example for the grade a difficult high number card boasting strong color square corners and a bold image. Centering is slightly off from left to right a common flaw with the National Chicle cards but in the case of this example the centering does not detract from the card"s eye appeal. A particularly difficult card to obtain in any grade MacMurdo is one of the toughest football cards in existence.Population DataPSA Population: 90 total graded 13 at this level 28 higherSGC Population: 18 total graded 4 at this level 4 higher