Rookie Football Cards, page 39
| Image | Set | # | Card Title/Players | Pro Team | Position | College | Honors | Notes | Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards |
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1961 Topps | 43 | Boyd Dowler | Green Bay Packers | end, punter | Colorado | Packers Hall of Fame 1978 | Rookie card Dowler was inducted into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame in 1972. |
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1961 Topps | 45 | Henry Jordan | Green Bay Packers | tackle | Virginia | Packers Hall of Fame 1975, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1995 | Rookie card | PSA 7 |
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1961 Topps | 59 | John Brodie | San Francisco 49ers | quarterback | Stanford | 49ers Hall of Fame 2009, College Hall of Fame 1986 | Rookie card | |
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1961 Topps | 80 | Clancy Osborne | Minnesota Vikings | linebacker | Arizona State | Rookie card | ||
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1961 Topps | 82 | Frank Youso | Minnesota Vikings | tackle | Minnesota | Rookie card | ||
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1961 Topps | 83 | Don Joyce | Minnesota Vikings | defensive end, defensive tackle | Tulane | Rookie card The Vikings obtained Joyce from the Baltimore Colts in the 1961 NFL Expansion Draft. His 1961 Topps and 1961 Fleer cards show him still in his Colts uniform. |
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1961 Topps | 84 | Ed Culpepper | Minnesota Vikings | defensive tackle | Alabama | Rookie card Culpepper played six seasons in the NFL and AFL. This is his only regular issue card. |
PSA 9 | |
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1961 Topps | 100 | Jim McCusker | Philadelphia Eagles | tackle | Pittsburgh | Rookie card | ||
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1961 Topps | 107 | Buddy Dial | Pittsburgh Steelers | end | Rice | College Hall of Fame 1993, Steelers Hall of Honor 2018 | Rookie card | |
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1961 Topps | 108 | Jimmy Orr | Pittsburgh Steelers | end | Georgia | Rookie card This card shows Orr with the Steelers, but the Steelers traded him to the Baltimore Colts before the 1961 season. |
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1961 Topps | 114 | John Roach | St. Louis Cardinals | quarterback | SMU | Rookie card The Cardinals traded Roach to the Browns in July of 1961. The Browns traded him to the Packers a month later. |
PSA 9 | |
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1961 Topps | 115 | Sam Etcheverry | St. Louis Cardinals | quarterback | Denver | Canadian Football Hall of Fame 1969 | Rookie card | |
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1961 Topps | 118 | Sonny Randle | St. Louis Cardinals | end | Virginia | Rookie card | ||
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1961 Topps | 130 | John Paluck | Washington Redskins | defensive end | Pittsburgh | Rookie card Paluck had 76 fumble return yards in 1956, most in the NFL. Chuck Noll was a distant second, with 39. |
PSA 9 | |
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1961 Topps | 139 | Johnny Robinson | Dallas Texans | defensive back | LSU | Chiefs Hall of Fame 1974, Pro Football Hall of Fame 2019 | Rookie card | PSA 8 |
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1961 Topps | 140 | Cotton Davidson | Dallas Texans | quarterback | Baylor | Rookie card | ||
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1961 Topps | 141 | Dave Smith | Houston Oilers | fullback | Ripon College | Rookie card | PSA 9 | |
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1961 Topps | 142 | Bill Groman | Houston Oilers | defensive end | Heidelberg | Rookie card Groman led the AFL with 17 touchdown catches in 1961. |
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1961 Topps | 143 | Rich Michael | Houston Oilers | tackle | Ohio State | Rookie card | ||
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1961 Topps | 144 | Mike Dukes | Houston Oilers | linebacker | Clemson | Rookie card | ||
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1961 Topps | 147 | Dennit Morris | Houston Oilers | linebacker | Oklahoma | Rookie card | PSA 9, nm | |
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1961 Topps | 150 | Don Maynard | New York Titans | end | Texas-El Paso | Jets Ring of Honor 2010, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1987 | Rookie card Maynard was the first player ever signed by the New York Titans. |
PSA 9 |
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1961 Topps | 151 | Art Powell | New York Titans | end | San Jose State | Rookie card | ||
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1961 Topps | 153 | Bob Mischak | New York Titans | guard | Army | Rookie card | ||
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1961 Topps | 156 | Roger Donnahoo | New York Titans | defensive back | Michigan State | Rookie card Donahoo was injured in training camp and did not play in 1961. |
PSA 8 |