Error Football Cards
| Image | Set | # | Card Title/Players | Pro Team | Position | College | Honors | Notes | Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards |
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1894 Mayo Cut Plug | M.G. Gonterman | Harvard | Error card Gonterman's name is misspelled "Gouterman" on this card. |
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1894 Mayo Cut Plug | George Gray | Harvard | Error card Gray's name is misspelled "Grey" on this card. |
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1924 Lafayette | Louis Gebhard | fullback | Lafayette | Error card Gebhard's name is misspelled "Gebhart" on this card. |
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1926 Spalding Champions | Bo McMillin | quarterback | Centre | College Hall of Fame 1951 | Error card There are two errors on this card: McMillin's name is misspelled "McMillan," and the card pictures someone else. For other cards that picture the wrong player, see the Gallery's Mistaken Identities page. |
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1935 Diamond Matchbooks | Phil Sarboe | Chicago Cardinals | tailback | Washington State | Error card Sarboe's name is misspelled "Sorboe" on this matchbook. |
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1935 Diamond Matchbooks | Art Strutt | Pittsburgh Pirates | halfback | Duquesne | Error card Strutt's name is misspelled "Strott" on this matchbook. |
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1935 National Chicle | 1 | Dutch Clark | Detroit Lions | quarterback | Colorado College | College Hall of Fame 1951, Pride of the Lions 2009, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1963 | Rookie card, error card Clark played for the Lions, but the back of this card says he played for the Philadelphia Eagles. |
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1935 National Chicle | 13 | Homer Griffith | Chicago Cardinals | tailback | USC | Rookie card, error card Griffith's name is misspelled "Griffiths" on this card. |
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1935 National Chicle | 14 | Phil Sarboe | Chicago Cardinals | tailback | Washington State | Rookie card, error card Sarboe's name is misspelled "Sorboe" on this card. |
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1935 National Chicle | 26 | John Dell Isola | New York Giants | guard, center | Fordham | Rookie card, error card Dell Isola's last name is misspelled "Isola" on this card. |
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1946 Sears Browns | Otto Graham | Cleveland Browns | quarterback | Northwestern | Browns Ring of Honor 2010, College Hall of Fame 1956, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1965 | Pre-rookie card, error card "Quarterback" is misspelled "Quaterback" on this card. |
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1948 Bowman | 10 | Chris Iverson | New York Giants | defensive back | Oregon | Rookie card, error card Iverson's name is misspelled "Iversen" on the back of this card. |
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1948 Bowman | 52 | Neill Armstrong | Philadelphia Eagles | end, coach | Oklahoma State | Rookie card, error card Armstrong's first name is misspelled "Neil" on the back of this card. |
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1948 Colts Matchbooks | Lu Gambino | Baltimore Colts | fullback | Indiana, Maryland | Error card Gambino's first name is mispelled "Lou" on this matchbook. |
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1948 Kelloggs Pep | Charley Trippi | Chicago Cardinals | halfback | Georgia | Cardinals Ring of Honor 2006, College Hall of Fame 1959, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1968 | Error card Trippi's image is reversed in this photo. See the Gallery's page of football cards with reversed images. |
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1948 Leaf | 6R | Bobby Layne | Chicago Bears | quarterback | Texas | College Hall of Fame 1968, Pride of the Lions 2009, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1967, Steelers Hall of Honor 2017 | Rookie card, error card Name misspelled "Bobbie," red pants variation. |
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1948 Leaf | 6Y | Bobby Layne | Chicago Bears | quarterback | Texas | College Hall of Fame 1968, Pride of the Lions 2009, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1967, Steelers Hall of Honor 2017 | Rookie card, error card Name misspelled "Bobbie," yellow pants variation. |
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1948 Leaf | 13E | John Lujack | Chicago Bears | quarterback | Notre Dame | College Hall of Fame 1960, Heisman Trophy 1947 | Rookie card, error card Lujack's first name is misspelled "Jonny" on this variation. |
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1948 Leaf | 33 | Pat Harder | Chicago Cardinals | fullback, kicker | Wisconsin | College Hall of Fame 1993 | Rookie card, error card Last name misspelled "Harber." |
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1948 Leaf | 38 | Boley Dancewicz | Boston Yanks | quarterback | Notre Dame | Rookie card, error card Dancewicz's last name is misspelled "Dancewitz" on this card. The Boston Yanks chose Dancewicz with the first overall pick in the 1946 NFL draft. See the Gallery's First Overall Draft Picks page. |
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1948 Leaf | 65 | Bob Hendren | tackle, defensive tackle | Culver-Stockton, USC | Rookie card, error card Hendren's name is misspelled "Hendreen" on both the front and back of this card. |
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1948 Leaf | 68 | Clyde LeForce | Detroit Lions | quarterback | Tulsa | Rookie card, error card Last name misspelled "LaForce." |
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1948 Leaf | 73 | Jackie Jensen | halfback | California | College Hall of Fame 1984 | Rookie card, error card Jensen's first name is misspelled "Jackey" on this card. |
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1948 Topps Magic Photos | 7C | Chuck Bednarik | center, defensive tackle | Pennsylvania | College Hall of Fame 1969, Eagles Honor Roll 1987, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1967 | Error card Bednarik's last name is misspelled "Bednerik" on this card. |
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1949 Leaf | 1 | Bob Hendren | Washington Redskins | tackle, defensive tackle | Culver-Stockton, USC | Error card Hendren's name is misspelled "Hendreen" on the front of this card, but spelled correctly on the back. |
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