Rookie Football Cards, page 40
| Image | Set | # | Card Title/Players | Pro Team | Position | College | Honors | Notes | Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards |
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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 | |
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1961 Topps | 157 | Laverne Torczon | Buffalo Bills | defensive end | Nebraska | Rookie card | PSA 8.5 | |
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1961 Topps | 158 | Archie Matsos | Buffalo Bills | linebacker | Michigan State | Rookie card | PSA 9 | |
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1961 Topps | 160 | Wray Carlton | Buffalo Bills | fullback | Duke | Rookie card | PSA 9 | |
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1961 Topps | 161 | Rich McCabe | Buffalo Bills | defensive back | Pittsburgh | Rookie card | PSA 9 | |
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1961 Topps | 162 | Ken Rice | Buffalo Bills | tackle | Auburn | Rookie card The Bills chose Rice with the first overall pick in the 1961 AFL draft. See the Gallery's First Overall Draft Picks page. |
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1961 Topps | 163 | Art Baker | Buffalo Bills | fullback | Syracuse | Rookie card | 8 | |
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1961 Topps | 165 | Mack Yoho | Buffalo Bills | tackle | Miami Ohio | Rookie card | PSA 8 | |
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1961 Topps | 171 | Ernie Wright | San Diego Chargers | tackle | Ohio State | Rookie card | PSA 9 | |
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1961 Topps | 172 | Ron Nery | San Diego Chargers | defensive end | Kansas State | Rookie card | PSA 9 | |
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1961 Topps | 173 | Dave Kocourek | San Diego Chargers | end | Wisconsin | Rookie card | PSA 9 | |
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1961 Topps | 174 | Jim Colclough | Boston Patriots | end | Boston College | Rookie card | PSA 9 | |
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1961 Topps | 176 | Billy Lott | Boston Patriots | fullback | Mississippi | Rookie card | PSA 8 | |
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1961 Topps | 178 | Ross O'Hanley | Boston Patriots | defensive back | Boston College | Rookie card | PSA 9 | |
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1961 Topps | 179 | Walt Cudzik | Boston Patriots | center | Purdue | Rookie card | ||
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1961 Topps | 180 | Charley Leo | Boston Patriots | guard | Indiana | Rookie card | PSA 9 | |
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1961 Topps | 182 | Jim Otto | Oakland Raiders | center | Miami Florida | Pro Football Hall of Fame 1980 | Rookie card This is the only player card in the 1961 Topps set that's in landscape format. It is far cooler than Otto's 1961 Fleer card, which shows the same image in portrait format. |
PSA 9 |
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1961 Topps | 183 | Eddie Macon | Oakland Raiders | defensive back | Pacific | Rookie card Macon had 9 interceptions in 1960, second-most in the AFL. (Goose Gonsoulin had 11.) |
PSA 9 | |
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1961 Topps | 184 | Dick Christy | Oakland Raiders | halfback | North Carolina State | Rookie card | ||
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1961 Topps | 185 | Alan Miller | Oakland Raiders | halfback, fullback | Boston College | Rookie card | PSA 9 | |
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1961 Topps | 186 | Tom Flores | Oakland Raiders | quarterback | Pacific | Rookie card | PSA 9, PSA 8 | |
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1961 Topps | 187 | Joe Cannavino | Oakland Raiders | defensive back | Ohio State | Rookie card | PSA 9 | |
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1961 Topps | 188 | Don Manoukian | Oakland Raiders | guard | Stanford | Rookie card Manoukian was also a professional wrestler. |
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1961 Topps | 189 | Bob Coolbaugh | Oakland Raiders | end | Richmond | Rookie card | ||
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1961 Topps | 190 | Lionel Taylor | Denver Broncos | end | New Mexico Highlands | Broncos Ring of Fame 1984 | Rookie card Taylor led the AFL in pass receptions five of the first six years of the league's existence: 1960-1964, and 1966. |