Defensive Back Football Cards, page 60
| Image | Set | # | Card Title/Players | Pro Team | Position | College | Honors | Notes | Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards |
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1973 Topps | 72 | Norm Thompson | St. Louis Cardinals | defensive back | Utah | Rookie card | ||
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1973 Topps | 78 | George Saimes | Denver Broncos | defensive back | Michigan State | Bills Wall of Fame 2000 | ||
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1973 Topps | 83 | Larry Carwell | New England Patriots | defensive back | Iowa State | |||
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1973 Topps | 96 | John Charles | Houston Oilers | defensive back | Purdue | |||
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1973 Topps | 98 | Pat Fischer | Washington Redskins | defensive back | Nebraska | Commanders Ring of Fame | ||
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1973 Topps | 103 | Clarence Scott | Cleveland Browns | defensive back | Kansas State | Rookie card Scott played 13 seasons in the NFL, all for Cleveland. |
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1973 Topps | 105 | Rick Volk | Baltimore Colts | defensive back | Michigan | |||
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1973 Topps | 107 | Emmitt Thomas | Kansas City Chiefs | defensive back | Bishop | Chiefs Hall of Fame 1986, Pro Football Hall of Fame 2008 | ||
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1973 Topps | 116 | Jim Nettles | Los Angeles Rams | defensive back | Wisconsin | Rookie card | ||
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1973 Topps | 120 | Bob James | Buffalo Bills | defensive back | Fisk University | Bills Wall of Fame 1998 | ||
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1973 Topps | 122 | Mel Phillips | San Francisco 49ers | defensive back | North Carolina A and T | Rookie card | ||
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1973 Topps | 141 | Jim Marsalis | Kansas City Chiefs | defensive back | Tennessee State | Marsalis's nephew, Norris Thomas, played for the Miami Dolphins and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. | ||
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1973 Topps | 143 | Al Matthews | Green Bay Packers | defensive back | Texas A and M - Kingsville | Rookie card | ||
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1973 Topps | 148 | Ron Smith | Chicago Bears | defensive back | Wisconsin | This card shows Smith with the Bears, but the Bears traded him to the San Diego Chargers in May of 1973. He led the NFL with the six fumble recoveries in 1973, and he also had the league's longest punt return, 84 yards. | ||
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1973 Topps | 158 | Tim Foley | Miami Dolphins | defensive back | Purdue | Rookie card In a 1973 game against the Baltimore Colts, Foley returned two blocked punts for touchdowns--the only two touchdowns he scored in his NFL career! |
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1973 Topps | 166 | Richmond Flowers | New York Giants | defensive back | Tennessee | Rookie card Flowers went to the same high school as Bart Starr, though a few years later. |
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1973 Topps | 170 | Bill Bradley | Philadelphia Eagles | defensive back, punter | Texas | Eagles Hall of Fame 1993 | ||
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1973 Topps | 171 | Ken Riley | Cincinnati Bengals | defensive back | Florida A and M | Bengals Ring of Honor 2021, Pro Football Hall of Fame 2023 | Rookie card | |
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1973 Topps | 178 | John Pitts | Buffalo Bills | defensive back | Arizona State | |||
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1973 Topps | 185 | Mel Renfro | Dallas Cowboys | defensive back | Oregon | College Hall of Fame 1986, Cowboys Ring of Honor 1977, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1996 | ||
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1973 Topps | 187 | George Atkinson | Oakland Raiders | defensive back | Morris Brown | |||
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1973 Topps | 198 | Tommy Casanova | Cincinnati Bengals | defensive back | LSU | College Hall of Fame 1995 | Rookie card | |
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1973 Topps | 202 | Zeke Moore | Houston Oilers | defensive back | Lincoln University | |||
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1973 Topps | 207 | Johnny Fuller | San Francisco 49ers | defensive back | Lamar | Rookie card | ||
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1973 Topps | 210 | Willie Brown | Oakland Raiders | defensive back | Grambling | Pro Football Hall of Fame 1984 |