1967 Royal Castle Dolphins Football Cards

1967 Royal Castle Dolphins cards were issued by Royal Castle restaurants in the Miami area. There are 28 cards in the set: 26 players, Coach George Wilson, and a "Jr. Dolphin" card. The cards are about 4 1/4 by 3 inches, and they are printed on thin cardboard. Eleven of the cards are short prints, and are far scarcer than the others. The backs of the cards say that two cards were made available each week of the season. The key card in the set is a pre-rookie card of Bob Griese.

According to an article in the Miami Herald (now unavailable), Royal Castle restaurants were modeled after White Castle, and at one time there were at least 185 Royal Castles in the Miami area. Only one restaurant remains in operation; burgerbeast.com has pictures of it.

The Royal Castle cards are not numbered, so I have listed the players in alphabetical order. The Jr. Dolphin card does not appear in the price guides, so I called it card #28.

I am always in the market for the short prints in this set. If you have one you would like to sell, please send me an email.

Image Set #Card Title/Players Pro Team Position College Honors Notes Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards
1967 Royal Castle Dolphins Joe Auer 1967 Royal Castle Dolphins Joe Auer Miami Dolphins halfback Georgia Tech Short print

Auer and Frank Lasky were teammates at Coral Gables High School in Florida. See the Gallery's High School Teammates page.
1967 Royal Castle Dolphins Tom Beier 1967 Royal Castle Dolphins Tom Beier Miami Dolphins defensive back Miami Florida PSA 2.5
1967 Royal Castle Dolphins Mel Branch 1967 Royal Castle Dolphins Mel Branch Miami Dolphins defensive end LSU PSA 3
1967 Royal Castle Dolphins Jon Brittenum 1967 Royal Castle Dolphins Jon Brittenum Miami Dolphins quarterback Arkansas
1967 Royal Castle Dolphins George Chesser 1967 Royal Castle Dolphins George Chesser Miami Dolphins running back, punter Delta State, Mississippi Chesser played two seasons for the Dolphins, 1966 and 1967.
1967 Royal Castle Dolphins Ed Cooke 1967 Royal Castle Dolphins Ed Cooke Miami Dolphins defensive end, linebacker Maryland In a ten-year career, Cooke played for six NFL and AFL teams: the Chicago Bears, Philadelphia Eagles, Baltimore Colts, New York Titans/Jets, Denver Broncos, and Miami Dolphins.
1967 Royal Castle Dolphins Frank Emanuel 1967 Royal Castle Dolphins Frank Emanuel Miami Dolphins linebacker Tennessee College Hall of Fame 2004 Short print

Emanuel played four seasons for the Dolphins and one for the New Orleans Saints.
1967 Royal Castle Dolphins Tom Erlandson 1967 Royal Castle Dolphins Tom Erlandson Miami Dolphins linebacker Washington State Short print

Erlandson's son, Tom Erlandson Jr., played for the Buffalo Bills in 1988.
1967 Royal Castle Dolphins Norm Evans 1967 Royal Castle Dolphins Norm Evans Miami Dolphins tackle TCU Short print
1967 Royal Castle Dolphins Bob Griese 1967 Royal Castle Dolphins Bob Griese Miami Dolphins quarterback Purdue College Hall of Fame 1984, Dolphins Honor Roll 1990, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1990 Pre-rookie card, short print

Griese won the Big Ten's MVP award, the Chicago Tribune Silver Football, in 1966.
1967 Royal Castle Dolphins Abner Haynes 1967 Royal Castle Dolphins Abner Haynes Miami Dolphins halfback North Texas Chiefs Hall of Fame 1991 Short print

This card shows Haynes still in his Denver Broncos uniform. (Note the mountains.)
1967 Royal Castle Dolphins Jerry Hopkins 1967 Royal Castle Dolphins Jerry Hopkins Miami Dolphins linebacker Texas A and M Short print
1967 Royal Castle Dolphins Frank Jackson 1967 Royal Castle Dolphins Frank Jackson Miami Dolphins flanker SMU
1967 Royal Castle Dolphins Billy Joe 1967 Royal Castle Dolphins Billy Joe Miami Dolphins fullback, coach Villanova College Hall of Fame 2007 After he retired as a player, Joe was a college head coach for 33 seasons. PSA 5, PSA 5.5, PSA 3
1967 Royal Castle Dolphins Wahoo McDaniel 1967 Royal Castle Dolphins Wahoo McDaniel Miami Dolphins linebacker Oklahoma McDaniel was also a professional wrestler, and he appeared on a couple of wrestling cards. You can see one of them on the Gallery's Cards in Multiple Sports page. PSA 6
1967 Royal Castle Dolphins Bob Neff 1967 Royal Castle Dolphins Bob Neff Miami Dolphins defensive back Stephen F. Austin PSA 6
1967 Royal Castle Dolphins Bill Neighbors 1967 Royal Castle Dolphins Bill Neighbors Miami Dolphins guard Alabama College Hall of Fame 2003 PSA 6, PSA 4
1967 Royal Castle Dolphins Rick Norton 1967 Royal Castle Dolphins Rick Norton Miami Dolphins quarterback Kentucky
1967 Royal Castle Dolphins Bob Petrich 1967 Royal Castle Dolphins Bob Petrich Miami Dolphins defensive end West Texas State
1967 Royal Castle Dolphins Jim Riley 1967 Royal Castle Dolphins Jim Riley Miami Dolphins defensive end Oklahoma
1967 Royal Castle Dolphins John Stofa 1967 Royal Castle Dolphins John Stofa Miami Dolphins quarterback Buffalo Short print
1967 Royal Castle Dolphins Laverne Torczon 1967 Royal Castle Dolphins Laverne Torczon Miami Dolphins defensive end Nebraska
1967 Royal Castle Dolphins Howard Twilley 1967 Royal Castle Dolphins Howard Twilley Miami Dolphins end Tulsa College Hall of Fame 1992 On September 11, 1965, Twilley became the first football player to score in the Houston Astrodome. Twilley's team, the University of Tulsa, beat the University of Houston, 14-0.
1967 Royal Castle Dolphins Jim Warren 1967 Royal Castle Dolphins Jim Warren Miami Dolphins defensive back Illinois Short print
1967 Royal Castle Dolphins Dick Westmoreland 1967 Royal Castle Dolphins Dick Westmoreland Miami Dolphins defensive back North Carolina A and T Westmoreland had 10 interceptions in 1967. He, Tom Janik, and Miller Farr tied for most in the AFL.

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