Frank Tripucka Football Cards

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Picture Set # Card Team Position College Honors Notes Est. NM Value (?)
1948 Leaf Frank Tripucka football card1948 Leaf49Frank TripuckaquarterbackNotre DameBroncos Ring of Fame 1986Rookie card. Tripucka backed up Heisman winner John Lujack in 1946 and 1947, and he started for Notre Dame in 1948. He led the Irish to a 9-0-1 record, and the team finished number 2 in the country, behind Michigan.$295
1949 Leaf Frank Tripucka football card1949 Leaf43Frank TripuckaPhiladelphia EaglesquarterbackNotre DameBroncos Ring of Fame 1986The Philadelphia Eagles drafted Tripucka with their first pick in 1949, but they traded him to the Lions. He played for the Lions just one season.$91
1950 Bowman Frank Tripucka football card1950 Bowman91Frank TripuckaChicago CardinalsquarterbackNotre DameBroncos Ring of Fame 1986Tripucka played for the Cardinals in 1950, 1951, and part of 1952. He spent the second half of the 1952 season with the Dallas Texans. From 1953 to 1959 he played for the CFL's Saskatchewan Roughriders.$23
1951 Bowman Frank Tripucka football card1951 Bowman29Frank TripuckaChicago CardinalsquarterbackNotre DameBroncos Ring of Fame 1986Tripucka is a member of the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame.$27
1960 Fleer Frank Tripucka football card1960 Fleer26Frank TripuckaDenver BroncosquarterbackNotre DameBroncos Ring of Fame 1986Tripucka threw the first touchdown pass in AFL history, a 59-yarder to Al Carmichael.$8
1961 Fleer Frank Tripucka football card1961 Fleer144Frank TripuckaDenver BroncosquarterbackNotre DameBroncos Ring of Fame 1986Tripucka's son, Kelly, played for the NBA's Detroit Pistons, Utah Jazz, and Charlotte Hornets.$7
1961 Fleer Wallet Pictures Frank Tripucka football card1961 Fleer Wallet Pictures138Frank TripuckaDenver BroncosquarterbackNotre DameBroncos Ring of Fame 1986Error: name misspelled Tripuka on the back
1961 Topps Frank Tripucka football card1961 Topps193Frank TripuckaDenver BroncosquarterbackNotre DameBroncos Ring of Fame 1986The Broncos retired Tripucka's number, 18, in 1986.$5
1962 Fleer Frank Tripucka football card1962 Fleer34Frank TripuckaDenver BroncosquarterbackNotre DameBroncos Ring of Fame 1986Tripucka led the AFL in passing attempts, completions, and passing yards in 1962.$11
1963 Fleer Frank Tripucka football card1963 Fleer79Frank TripuckaDenver BroncosquarterbackNotre DameBroncos Ring of Fame 1986Tripucka started the 1963 season with the Broncos, but the team released him partway through the season. He finished the season with Saskatchewan in the CFL.$8