Rookie Football Cards, page 42
Image | Set | # | Card Title/Players | Pro Team | Position | College | Honors | Notes | Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards |
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1962 Topps | 17 | Mike Ditka | Chicago Bears | tight end | Pittsburgh | Pro Football Hall of Fame 1988 | Rookie card, short print | PSA 4, PSA 3, PSA 2 | |
1962 Topps | 19 | Roger LeClerc | Chicago Bears | linebacker, kicker | Trinity | Rookie card, short print | PSA 7, exmt | ||
1962 Topps | 20 | Angelo Coia | Chicago Bears | end | Citadel, USC | Rookie card Coia played from 1960 to 1966 for the Chicago Bears, Washington Redskins, and Atlanta Falcons. |
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1962 Topps | 23 | Richie Petitbon | Chicago Bears | defensive back, coach | Tulane | Commanders Ring of Fame | Rookie card Petitbon had a 101-yard interception return in 1962, longest in the NFL. |
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1962 Topps | 24 | Ron Bull | Chicago Bears | running back | Baylor | Rookie card, short print Bull was the UPI NFL Rookie of the Year in 1962. |
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1962 Topps | 29 | Rich Kreitling | Cleveland Browns | end | Illinois | Rookie card Seven years after issuing this card, Topps reused its black-and-white inset photo on the cover of the San Diego Chargers 1969 Topps Mini-Card Album. |
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1962 Topps | 36 | Ernie Davis | Cleveland Browns | halfback | Syracuse | College Hall of Fame 1979, Heisman Trophy 1961 | Rookie card, short print Though Davis died of leukemia before he could play for the Browns, the team retired his number, 45. See the Gallery's retired numbers page for the retired numbers of all of the NFL teams. |
PSA 7, PSA 4 | |
1962 Topps | 41 | Don Perkins | Dallas Cowboys | halfback | New Mexico | Cowboys Ring of Honor 1976 | Rookie card Topps reused the image in the inset photo of this card on the cover of the Minnesota Vikings 1969 Topps Mini-Card Album. I believe the player is J.D. Smith of the San Francisco 49ers, however, not Don Perkins. His jersey number is altered on this card. |
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1962 Topps | 44 | Mike Connelly | Dallas Cowboys | center | Utah State, Michigan State | Rookie card | |||
1962 Topps | 46 | Don Bishop | Dallas Cowboys | defensive back | Los Angeles City | Rookie card, short print | |||
1962 Topps | 69 | Fuzzy Thurston | Green Bay Packers | guard | Valparaiso | Packers Hall of Fame 1975 | Rookie card | ||
1962 Topps | 74 | Earl Gros | Green Bay Packers | running back | LSU | Rookie card, short print | |||
1962 Topps | 82 | Carroll Dale | Los Angeles Rams | end | Virginia Tech | College Hall of Fame 1987, Packers Hall of Fame 1979 | Rookie card, short print | ||
1962 Topps | 85 | Danny Villanueva | Los Angeles Rams | kicker, punter | New Mexico State | Rookie card Villanueva led the NFL with 87 punts and 3960 punting yards in 1962. |
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1962 Topps | 88 | Roman Gabriel | Los Angeles Rams | quarterback | North Carolina State | College Hall of Fame 1989 | Rookie card, short print The player in the inset photo on this card isn't Roman Gabriel. It is Y.A. Tittle. |
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1962 Topps | 90 | Fran Tarkenton | Minnesota Vikings | quarterback | Georgia | College Hall of Fame 1987, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1986, Vikings Ring of Honor 1998 | Rookie card | PSA 5.5, PSA 7 mc, PSA 5, PSA 5 mc, PSA 3, PSA 4 mk, PSA 2, PSA 1 | |
1962 Topps | 94 | Tommy Mason | Minnesota Vikings | halfback | Tulane | Rookie card, short print | |||
1962 Topps | 97 | Mike Mercer | Minnesota Vikings | kicker | Arizona State | Rookie card, short print | |||
1962 Topps | 98 | Rip Hawkins | Minnesota Vikings | linebacker | North Carolina | Rookie card, short print Hawkins's full name was Ross Cooper Hawkins. |
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1962 Topps | 99 | Cliff Livingston | Minnesota Vikings | linebacker | UCLA | Rookie card Livingston played from 1954 to 1965 for the Giants, Minnesota Vikings, and Los Angeles Rams. |
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1962 Topps | 100 | Roy Winston | Minnesota Vikings | linebacker | LSU | Rookie card, short print | |||
1962 Topps | 109 | Jim Katcavage | New York Giants | defensive end, defensive tackle | Dayton | Rookie card, short print | |||
1962 Topps | 113 | Jerry Hillebrand | New York Giants | linebacker | Colorado | Rookie card, short print | |||
1962 Topps | 122 | J.D. Smith | Philadelphia Eagles | tackle | Rice | Rookie card | |||
1962 Topps | 125 | Pete Case | Philadelphia Eagles | tackle | Georgia | Rookie card, short print |