1894 Mayo Cut Plug Football Cards

The first set of football cards was the 1894 Mayo Cut Plug tobacco card series. The 35-card set, which was distributed in tins of chewing tobacco, includes college players from Princeton, Harvard, and Yale. One of the Princeton players, "Poe," was related to Edgar Allan Poe. Another card pictures an unnamed Yale player, initially listed as “Anonymous,” but later identified as John Dunlop. The Dunlop card is the rarest card in the set.

Image Set #Card Title/Players Pro Team Position College Honors Notes Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards
1894 Mayo Cut Plug Robert Acton 1894 Mayo Cut Plug Robert Acton Harvard Acton died from an overdose of morphine at 35 years old.
1894 Mayo Cut Plug George Adee 1894 Mayo Cut Plug George Adee Yale Adee is a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
1894 Mayo Cut Plug Richard Armstrong 1894 Mayo Cut Plug Richard Armstrong Yale Armstrong was captain of the 1895 Yale crew.
1894 Mayo Cut Plug H.W. Barnett 1894 Mayo Cut Plug H.W. Barnett Princeton
1894 Mayo Cut Plug A.M. Beale 1894 Mayo Cut Plug A.M. Beale Harvard
1894 Mayo Cut Plug Anson Beard 1894 Mayo Cut Plug Anson Beard Yale
1894 Mayo Cut Plug Charles Brewer 1894 Mayo Cut Plug Charles Brewer fullback Harvard College Hall of Fame 1971
1894 Mayo Cut Plug H.D. Brown 1894 Mayo Cut Plug H.D. Brown Princeton
1894 Mayo Cut Plug Burt 1894 Mayo Cut Plug Burt Princeton
1894 Mayo Cut Plug Frank Butterworth 1894 Mayo Cut Plug Frank Butterworth Yale
1894 Mayo Cut Plug Eddie Crowdis 1894 Mayo Cut Plug Eddie Crowdis Princeton
1894 Mayo Cut Plug John Dunlop 1894 Mayo Cut Plug John Dunlop Harvard This is also known as the "anonymous" card, because Dunlop's name is not on it. It is the rarest card in the set: only about 10 are known to exist.
1894 Mayo Cut Plug Robert Emmons 1894 Mayo Cut Plug Robert Emmons Harvard
1894 Mayo Cut Plug M.G. Gonterman 1894 Mayo Cut Plug M.G. Gonterman Harvard Error card

Gonterman's name is misspelled "Gouterman" on this card.
1894 Mayo Cut Plug George Gray 1894 Mayo Cut Plug George Gray Harvard Error card

Gray's name is misspelled "Grey" on this card.
1894 Mayo Cut Plug John Greenway 1894 Mayo Cut Plug John Greenway Yale
1894 Mayo Cut Plug William Hickok 1894 Mayo Cut Plug William Hickok guard Yale College Hall of Fame 1971
1894 Mayo Cut Plug Frank Hinkey 1894 Mayo Cut Plug Frank Hinkey end Yale College Hall of Fame 1951
1894 Mayo Cut Plug Augustus Holly 1894 Mayo Cut Plug Augustus Holly Princeton
1894 Mayo Cut Plug Langdon Lea 1894 Mayo Cut Plug Langdon Lea tackle, end Princeton College Hall of Fame 1964
1894 Mayo Cut Plug William Mackie 1894 Mayo Cut Plug William Mackie Harvard
1894 Mayo Cut Plug Tom Manahan 1894 Mayo Cut Plug Tom Manahan Harvard
1894 Mayo Cut Plug Jim McCrea 1894 Mayo Cut Plug Jim McCrea Yale
1894 Mayo Cut Plug Frank Morse 1894 Mayo Cut Plug Frank Morse Princeton
1894 Mayo Cut Plug Fred Murphy 1894 Mayo Cut Plug Fred Murphy Yale

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