1968 Football Cards, page 8
| Image | Set | # | Card Title/Players | Pro Team | Position | College | Honors | Notes | Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards |
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1968 Topps | 22 | Billy Ray Smith | Baltimore Colts | tackle | Arkansas | PSA 10 | ||
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1968 Topps | 23 | Johnny Morris | Chicago Bears | halfback | UC Santa Barbara | Morris still holds the Bears team record for career receiving yards. | ||
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1968 Topps | 24 | Ernie Green | Cleveland Browns | halfback | Louisville | Green co-founded EG Industries, a manufacturing company, in 1981. | ex+ | |
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1968 Topps | 25 | Don Meredith | Dallas Cowboys | quarterback | SMU | College Hall of Fame 1982, Cowboys Ring of Honor 1976 | ||
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1968 Topps | 26 | Wayne Walker | Detroit Lions | linebacker, kicker | Idaho | |||
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1968 Topps | 27 | Carroll Dale | Green Bay Packers | end | Virginia Tech | College Hall of Fame 1987, Packers Hall of Fame 1979 | This card pictures Dale in his Los Angeles Rams uniform, though he hadn't played for the Rams since 1964. | |
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1968 Topps | 28 | Bernie Casey | Los Angeles Rams | end, halfback | Bowling Green | |||
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1968 Topps | 29 | Dave Osborn | Minnesota Vikings | running back | North Dakota | Rookie card | ||
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1968 Topps | 30 | Ray Poage | New Orleans Saints | fullback | Texas | |||
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1968 Topps | 31 | Homer Jones | New York Giants | end | Texas Southern | Error card The back of this card says that "Homer defeated the Russians in the 1960 Olympics," but that is not true. For players who did win Olympic medals, see the Gallery's page of Olympic athletes on vintage football cards. |
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1968 Topps | 32 | Sam Baker | Philadelphia Eagles | fullback, kicker | Oregon State | |||
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1968 Topps | 33 | Bill Saul | Pittsburgh Steelers | linebacker | Penn State | Rookie card Saul played nine seasons for the Baltimore Colts, Pittsburgh Steelers, New Orleans Saints, and Detroit Lions. This card shows him in his Colts uniform, though he had been with the Steelers since 1964. Saul's younger brothers, Rich Saul and Ron Saul, also played in the NFL. |
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1968 Topps | 34 | Ken Willard | San Francisco 49ers | running back | North Carolina | |||
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1968 Topps | 35 | Bobby Mitchell | Washington Redskins | halfback | Illinois | Browns Ring of Honor 2010, Commanders Ring of Fame , Pro Football Hall of Fame 1983 | ||
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1968 Topps | 36 | Gary Garrison | San Diego Chargers | wide receiver | San Diego State | Chargers Hall of Fame 1985 | Rookie card | |
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1968 Topps | 37 | Billy Cannon | Oakland Raiders | halfback | LSU | College Hall of Fame 2008, Heisman Trophy 1959 | ||
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1968 Topps | 38 | Ralph Baker | New York Jets | linebacker | Penn State | |||
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1968 Topps | 39 | Howard Twilley | Miami Dolphins | end | Tulsa | College Hall of Fame 1992 | Rookie card Twilley finished second to Mike Garrett in voting for the 1965 Heisman Trophy. |
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1968 Topps | 40 | Wendell Hayes | Kansas City Chiefs | halfback | Humboldt State | ex | ||
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1968 Topps | 41 | Jim Norton | Houston Oilers | defensive back, punter | Idaho | Titans Ring of Honor 1999 | nm+ | |
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1968 Topps | 42 | Tom Beer | Denver Broncos | end | Houston | Rookie card | ||
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1968 Topps | 43 | Chris Burford | Cincinnati Bengals | end | Stanford | Chiefs Hall of Fame 1975, College Hall of Fame 1995 | Cincinnati acquired Burford from the Kansas City Chiefs in the 1968 AFL expansion draft, but he retired before playing for the Bengals. | |
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1968 Topps | 44 | Stew Barber | Buffalo Bills | linebacker | Penn State | PSA 8 | ||
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1968 Topps | 45 | Leroy Mitchell | Boston Patriots | defensive back | Texas Southern | Rookie card | ||
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1968 Topps | 46 | Dan Grimm | Atlanta Falcons | guard | Colorado | Error card The "i" is missing from the word "continues" on the back of this card. |
