1961 Nu-Card Football Cards

1961 Nu-Card football card wrapperThere 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 professional 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 the Gallery's pre-rookie card page.

Image Set #Card Title/Players Pro Team Position College Honors Notes Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards
1961 Nu-Card Bob Ferguson 1961 Nu-Card 101 Bob Ferguson running back Ohio State College Hall of Fame 1996 Ferguson played for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Minnesota Vikings.
1961 Nu-Card Ron Snidow 1961 Nu-Card 102 Ron Snidow defensive end Oregon Snidow played 10 seasons for the Washington Redskins and Cleveland Browns.
1961 Nu-Card Steve Barnett 1961 Nu-Card 103 Steve Barnett tackle Oregon Barnett played for the Chicago Bears and Washington Redskins. He was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1980.
1961 Nu-Card Greg Mather 1961 Nu-Card 104 Greg Mather end Navy
1961 Nu-Card Vern Von Sydow 1961 Nu-Card 105 Vern Von Sydow guard Navy
1961 Nu-Card John Hewitt 1961 Nu-Card 106 John Hewitt guard Navy
1961 Nu-Card Eddie Johns 1961 Nu-Card 107 Eddie Johns quarterback Miami Florida
1961 Nu-Card Walt Rappold 1961 Nu-Card 108 Walt Rappold quarterback Duke nm
1961 Nu-Card Roy Winston 1961 Nu-Card 109 Roy Winston linebacker LSU Winston played 15 seasons for the Minnesota Vikings.
1961 Nu-Card Bob Boyda 1961 Nu-Card 110 Bob Boyda end Harvard
1961 Nu-Card Bill Neighbors 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.
1961 Nu-Card Don Purcell 1961 Nu-Card 112 Don Purcell defensive end Nebraska
1961 Nu-Card Ken Byers 1961 Nu-Card 113 Ken Byers tackle Cincinnati Byers played for the New York Giants and Minnesota Vikings.
1961 Nu-Card Ed Pine 1961 Nu-Card 114 Ed Pine center Utah Pine played for the San Francisco 49ers and Pittsburgh Steelers.
1961 Nu-Card Fred Oblak 1961 Nu-Card 115 Fred Oblak halfback Cincinnati
1961 Nu-Card Bobby Iles 1961 Nu-Card 116 Bobby Iles end TCU
1961 Nu-Card John Hadl 1961 Nu-Card 117 John Hadl quarterback Kansas Chargers Hall of Fame 1983, College Hall of Fame 1994 This is a pre-rookie card of Hadl; his 1964 Topps card is generally considered his rookie card. For more pre-rookie cards of star players, see the Gallery's pre-rookie card page.
1961 Nu-Card Charlie Mitchell 1961 Nu-Card 118 Charlie Mitchell halfback Washington Mitchell played for the Denver Broncos and Buffalo Bills.
1961 Nu-Card Bill Swinford 1961 Nu-Card 119 Bill Swinford tackle Harvard nm
1961 Nu-Card Bill King 1961 Nu-Card 120 Bill King quarterback Dartmouth nm-mt
1961 Nu-Card Mike Lucci 1961 Nu-Card 121 Mike Lucci linebacker Tennessee Lucci played for the Cleveland Browns and Detroit Lions.
1961 Nu-Card Dave Sarette 1961 Nu-Card 122 Dave Sarette quarterback Syracuse
1961 Nu-Card Alex Kroll 1961 Nu-Card 123 Alex Kroll tackle, center Rutgers, Yale College Hall of Fame 1997 Kroll played for the New York Titans.
1961 Nu-Card Steve Bauwens 1961 Nu-Card 124 Steve Bauwens tackle UCLA nm+
1961 Nu-Card Jimmy Saxton 1961 Nu-Card 125 Jimmy Saxton halfback Texas College Hall of Fame 1996 Saxton played for the AFL's Dallas Texans.

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