Running Back Football Cards, page 49

Image Set #Card Title/Players Pro Team Position College Honors Notes Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards
1979 Topps 1978 Record Breaker: Most Combined Attempts, Season 1979 Topps 335 1978 Record Breaker: Most Combined Attempts, Season
Walter Payton Chicago Bears running back Jackson State College Hall of Fame 1996, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1993
1979 Topps 1978 Record Breaker: Most Receptions, Running Back, Season 1979 Topps 336 1978 Record Breaker: Most Receptions, Running Back, Season
Rickey Young Minnesota Vikings running back Jackson State
1979 Topps Chargers Team Leaders 1979 Topps 338 Chargers Team Leaders
Fred Dean San Diego Chargers defensive end Louisiana Tech Chargers Hall of Fame 2008, College Hall of Fame 2009, Pro Football Hall of Fame 2008
Mike Fuller San Diego Chargers defensive back Auburn
John Jefferson San Diego Chargers wide receiver Arizona State College Hall of Fame 2002
Lydell Mitchell San Diego Chargers running back Penn State College Hall of Fame 2004
1979 Topps Horace Ivory 1979 Topps 341 Horace Ivory New England Patriots running back Oklahoma Rookie card
1979 Topps Cornell Webster 1979 Topps 349 Cornell Webster Seattle Seahawks running back Miami Ohio Rookie card
1979 Topps Ron Johnson 1979 Topps 351 Ron Johnson Pittsburgh Steelers running back Michigan College Hall of Fame 1992 Rookie card
1979 Topps Doug Kotar 1979 Topps 352 Doug Kotar New York Giants running back Kentucky
1979 Topps Lions Team Leaders 1979 Topps 357 Lions Team Leaders
Jimmy Allen Detroit Lions defensive back Pierce College, UCLA
Al Baker Detroit Lions defensive end Colorado State
Dexter Bussey Detroit Lions running back Oklahoma, Texas - Arlington
David Hill Detroit Lions tight end Texas A and M - Kingsville
1979 Topps Scott Dierking 1979 Topps 362 Scott Dierking New York Jets running back Purdue
1979 Topps Delvin Williams 1979 Topps 370 Delvin Williams Miami Dolphins running back Kansas
1979 Topps Colts Team Leaders 1979 Topps 376 Colts Team Leaders
Roger Carr Baltimore Colts wide receiver Louisiana Tech
John Dutton Baltimore Colts defensive tackle, defensive end Nebraska
Norm Thompson Baltimore Colts defensive back Utah
Joe Washington Baltimore Colts running back Oklahoma College Hall of Fame 2005
1979 Topps Roland Hooks 1979 Topps 379 Roland Hooks Buffalo Bills running back North Carolina State Hooks scored 4 touchdowns in one half of a 1979 game against the Cincinnati Bengals. That tied the NFL record set by Jim Brown in 1962. Remarkably, he did it in his first 4 carries of the game. The record has since been tied by Chuck Muncie, Eric Dickerson, Shaun Alexander, Priest Holmes, and Doug Martin.
1979 Topps Rob Lytle 1979 Topps 384 Rob Lytle Denver Broncos running back Michigan College Hall of Fame 2015
1979 Topps Earl Campbell 1979 Topps 390 Earl Campbell Houston Oilers running back Texas College Hall of Fame 1990, Heisman Trophy 1977, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1991, Titans Ring of Honor 1999 Rookie card

The Oilers chose Campbell with the first overall pick in the 1978 NFL draft. See the Gallery's First Overall Draft Picks page.
1979 Topps Dolphins Team Leaders 1979 Topps 394 Dolphins Team Leaders
Vern Den Herder Miami Dolphins defensive end Central College College Hall of Fame 1996
Tim Foley Miami Dolphins defensive back Purdue
Duriel Harris Miami Dolphins wide receiver New Mexico State
Delvin Williams Miami Dolphins running back Kansas
1979 Topps Calvin Hill 1979 Topps 399 Calvin Hill Cleveland Browns running back Yale
1979 Topps Mike Hogan 1979 Topps 403 Mike Hogan Philadelphia Eagles running back Tennessee-Chattanooga
1979 Topps Packers Team Leaders 1979 Topps 407 Packers Team Leaders
Willie Buchanon Green Bay Packers defensive back San Diego State Packers Hall of Fame 1993
Ezra Johnson Green Bay Packers defensive end Morris Brown Packers Hall of Fame 1997
James Lofton Green Bay Packers wide receiver Stanford Packers Hall of Fame 1999, Pro Football Hall of Fame 2003
Terdell Middleton Green Bay Packers running back Memphis
1979 Topps Roosevelt Leaks 1979 Topps 418 Roosevelt Leaks Baltimore Colts running back Texas College Hall of Fame 2005
1979 Topps Sam Cunningham 1979 Topps 421 Sam Cunningham New England Patriots running back USC College Hall of Fame 2010, Patriots Hall of Fame 2010
1979 Topps Vikings Team Leaders 1979 Topps 432 Vikings Team Leaders
Bobby Bryant Minnesota Vikings defensive back South Carolina
Chuck Foreman Minnesota Vikings running back Miami Florida Vikings Ring of Honor 2007
Mark Mullaney Minnesota Vikings defensive end Colorado State
Ahmad Rashad Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Oregon College Hall of Fame 2007, Vikings Ring of Honor 2017
1979 Topps Lenvil Elliott 1979 Topps 434 Lenvil Elliott Cincinnati Bengals running back Truman State
1979 Topps Clarence Davis 1979 Topps 439 Clarence Davis Oakland Raiders running back USC Davis did not play in 1979.
1979 Topps Wayne Morris 1979 Topps 444 Wayne Morris St. Louis Cardinals running back SMU
1979 Topps Saints Team Leaders 1979 Topps 451 Saints Team Leaders
Henry Childs New Orleans Saints tight end Kansas State Saints Hall of Fame 1994
Tony Galbreath New Orleans Saints running back Missouri Saints Hall of Fame 1991
Tom Myers New Orleans Saints safety Syracuse Saints Hall of Fame 1989
Elex Price New Orleans Saints defensive tackle Alcorn State