1961 Nu-Card Football Cards
There are 80 cards, numbered 101-180, in the 1961 Nu-Card football card set. The set contains only college players. By my count, 30 of the players went on to play in the NFL or AFL; I have marked those players in the table below. About half of those 30 also appeared on cards for pro teams.
The Nu-Card set includes the first cards of Roman Gabriel, John Hadl, and Heisman Trophy winner Ernie Davis. The cards are not generally considered the players' rookie cards, but I don't know the reason for this. Other college cards--1955 Topps All-Americans, for example--are considered rookie cards, and, as far as I know, the Nu-Card cards were distributed nationally. There certainly is no shortage of them: I have seen full, unopened boxes on eBay.
You can see the Gabriel, Hadl, and Davis cards, along with numerous other "pre-rookie" cards, on my pre-rookie card page.
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| Picture | Set | # | Card | Pro Team | Position | College | Honors | Notes | Est. NM Value (?) | eBay Searches |
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1961 Nu-Card | 101 | Bob Ferguson | running back | Ohio State | College Hall of Fame 1996 | played for Pittsburgh Steelers and Minnesota Vikings | Current Listings Recent Sales |
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1961 Nu-Card | 102 | Ron Snidow | tackle | Oregon | played for Washington Redskins and Cleveland Browns | Current Listings Recent Sales |
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1961 Nu-Card | 103 | Steve Barnett | tackle | Oregon | played for Chicago Bears and Washington Redskins | Current Listings Recent Sales |
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1961 Nu-Card | 104 | Greg Mather | end | Navy | Current Listings Recent Sales |
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1961 Nu-Card | 105 | Vern Von Sydow | guard | Navy | Current Listings Recent Sales |
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1961 Nu-Card | 106 | John Hewitt | guard | Navy | Current Listings Recent Sales |
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1961 Nu-Card | 107 | Eddie Johns | quarterback | Miami Florida | Current Listings Recent Sales |
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1961 Nu-Card | 108 | Walt Rappold | quarterback | Duke | Current Listings Recent Sales |
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1961 Nu-Card | 109 | Roy Winston | linebacker | LSU | played for Minnesota Vikings | Current Listings Recent Sales |
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1961 Nu-Card | 110 | Bob Boyda | end | Harvard | Current Listings Recent Sales |
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1961 Nu-Card | 111 | Bill Neighbors | guard | Alabama | College Hall of Fame 2003 | Neighbors was a member of Alabama's 1961 National Championship team, coached by Bear Bryant. He went on to play eight seasons for the AFL's Boston Patriots and Miami Dolphins. | Current Listings Recent Sales |
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1961 Nu-Card | 112 | Don Purcell | defensive end | Nebraska | Current Listings Recent Sales |
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1961 Nu-Card | 113 | Ken Byers | tackle | Cincinnati | played for New York Giants and Minnesota Vikings | Current Listings Recent Sales |
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1961 Nu-Card | 114 | Ed Pine | center | Utah | played for San Francisco 49ers and Pittsburgh Steelers | Current Listings Recent Sales |
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1961 Nu-Card | 115 | Fred Oblak | halfback | Cincinnati | Current Listings Recent Sales |
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1961 Nu-Card | 116 | Bobby Iles | end | TCU | Current Listings Recent Sales |
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1961 Nu-Card | 117 | John Hadl | quarterback | Kansas | Chargers Hall of Fame 1983, College Hall of Fame 1994 | played for San Diego Chargers, Los Angeles Rams, Green Bay Packers, and Houston Oilers | Current Listings Recent Sales |
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1961 Nu-Card | 118 | Charlie Mitchell | halfback | Washington | played for Denver Broncos and Buffalo Bills | Current Listings Recent Sales |
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1961 Nu-Card | 119 | Bill Swinford | tackle | Harvard | Current Listings Recent Sales |
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1961 Nu-Card | 120 | Bill King | quarterback | Dartmouth | Current Listings Recent Sales |
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Show all eBay listings for 1961 Nu-Card cards. | Listing Title | Listing Type | Price | Time Left |
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 | 1961 NU-CARD FOOTBALL #177 JOE WILLIAMS ---GRADED PSA 8 | Auction | 8.99 | 11 hrs 37 mins |
 | RAY POAGE 1961 NU-CARD #132 UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS | Auction | 1.49 | 1 day 16 hrs |
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