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Set |
# | Card Title/Players |
Pro Team |
Position |
College |
Honors |
Notes |
Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards |
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1972 Sunoco Stamps |
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Mike Howell |
Cleveland Browns |
defensive back |
Grambling |
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Howell's brothers, Delles Howell and Lane Howell, also played in the NFL. |
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1972 Sunoco Stamps |
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Herb Adderley |
Dallas Cowboys |
defensive back |
Michigan State |
Packers Hall of Fame 1981, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1980 |
The Packers traded Adderley to the Cowboys in 1970 for Clarence Williams and Malcolm Walker. |
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1972 Sunoco Stamps |
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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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1972 Sunoco Stamps |
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Cornell Green |
Dallas Cowboys |
defensive back |
Utah State |
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1972 Sunoco Stamps |
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Cliff Harris |
Dallas Cowboys |
defensive back |
Ouachita Baptist |
Cowboys Ring of Honor 2004, Pro Football Hall of Fame 2020 |
Pre-rookie card |
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1972 Sunoco Stamps |
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Leroy Mitchell |
Denver Broncos |
defensive back |
Texas Southern |
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1972 Sunoco Stamps |
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Bill Thompson |
Denver Broncos |
defensive back |
Maryland Eastern Shore |
Broncos Ring of Fame 1987 |
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1972 Sunoco Stamps |
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Charlie Greer |
Denver Broncos |
defensive back |
Colorado |
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1972 Sunoco Stamps |
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George Saimes |
Denver Broncos |
defensive back |
Michigan State |
Bills Wall of Fame 2000 |
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1972 Sunoco Stamps |
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Lem Barney |
Detroit Lions |
defensive back |
Jackson State |
Pride of the Lions 2009, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1992 |
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1972 Sunoco Stamps |
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Dick Lebeau |
Detroit Lions |
defensive back |
Ohio State |
Pride of the Lions 2010, Pro Football Hall of Fame 2010 |
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1972 Sunoco Stamps |
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Mike Weger |
Detroit Lions |
defensive back |
Bowling Green |
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Weger sang Bowling Green's fight song, "Ay-Ziggy-Zoomba," in the movie Paper Lion. |
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1972 Sunoco Stamps |
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Wayne Rasmussen |
Detroit Lions |
defensive back |
South Dakota State |
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1972 Sunoco Stamps |
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Ken Ellis |
Green Bay Packers |
defensive back |
Southern |
Packers Hall of Fame 1998 |
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1972 Sunoco Stamps |
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Doug Hart |
Green Bay Packers |
defensive back |
Texas - Arlington |
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1972 Sunoco Stamps |
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Al Randolph |
Green Bay Packers |
defensive back |
Iowa |
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Though he played 9 seasons in the NFL, Randolph never appeared on a regular issue football card. |
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1972 Sunoco Stamps |
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Al Matthews |
Green Bay Packers |
defensive back |
Texas A and M - Kingsville |
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1972 Sunoco Stamps |
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Zeke Moore |
Houston Oilers |
defensive back |
Lincoln University |
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1972 Sunoco Stamps |
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Willie Alexander |
Houston Oilers |
defensive back |
Alcorn State |
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1972 Sunoco Stamps |
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Ken Houston |
Houston Oilers |
defensive back |
Prairie View |
Commanders Ring of Fame , Pro Football Hall of Fame 1986, Titans Ring of Honor 1999 |
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1972 Sunoco Stamps |
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John Charles |
Houston Oilers |
defensive back |
Purdue |
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1972 Sunoco Stamps |
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Jim Marsalis |
Kansas City Chiefs |
defensive back |
Tennessee State |
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Marsalis was Pro Football Weekly's AFL Defensive Rookie of the Year in 1969. |
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1972 Sunoco Stamps |
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Emmitt Thomas |
Kansas City Chiefs |
defensive back |
Bishop |
Chiefs Hall of Fame 1986, Pro Football Hall of Fame 2008 |
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1972 Sunoco Stamps |
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Jim Kearney |
Kansas City Chiefs |
defensive back |
Prairie View |
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Kearney returned four interceptions for touchdowns in 1972, tying an NFL record set by Ken Houston in 1971. Kearney still shares the record with Houston, Eric Allen, and DaRon Bland. |
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1972 Sunoco Stamps |
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Johnny Robinson |
Kansas City Chiefs |
defensive back |
LSU |
Chiefs Hall of Fame 1974, Pro Football Hall of Fame 2019 |
Robinson was a finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame six times before being elected in 2019. |
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