Illinois Alumni Football Cards, page 10
| Image | Set | # | Card Title/Players | Pro Team | Position | College | Honors | Notes | Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards |
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1969 Topps Mini-Card Albums | Chicago Bears | Chicago Bears | The player on the cover of this album is Bob Gaiters, playing for the New York Giants in 1961. | |||||
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1969 Topps Mini-Card Albums | Green Bay Packers | Green Bay Packers | Topps also used the image on the cover of this album as the inset photo on Bart Starr's 1962 Topps football card. | |||||
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1969 Topps Mini-Card Albums | Minnesota Vikings | Minnesota Vikings | The image on the cover of this album also appeared, with the player's jersey number altered, in the inset photo on Don Perkins's 1962 Topps football card. I believe the player is J.D. Smith of the San Francisco 49ers. You can see a 1961 photo of Smith in action at Getty Images. | |||||
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1969 Topps Mini-Card Albums | Washington Redskins | Washington Redskins | The player on the cover of this album is Dick James. Topps used the same image, with James's number altered, in the inset photo of John Aveni's 1962 Topps football card. | |||||
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1969 Topps Mini-Card Albums | Boston Patriots | Boston Patriots | ||||||
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1970 Kelloggs | 10 | Dick Butkus | Chicago Bears | linebacker | Illinois | College Hall of Fame 1983, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1979 | nmmt+ | |
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1970 Kelloggs | 16 | Bill Brown | Minnesota Vikings | running back | Illinois | Vikings Ring of Honor 2004 | ||
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1970 Topps | 55 | Ray Nitschke | Green Bay Packers | linebacker | Illinois | Packers Hall of Fame 1978, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1978 | Nitschke played more regular season games for the Packers, 190, than any other defensive player. | |
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1970 Topps | 83 | Bill Brown | Minnesota Vikings | running back | Illinois | Vikings Ring of Honor 2004 | ||
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1970 Topps | 190 | Dick Butkus | Chicago Bears | linebacker | Illinois | College Hall of Fame 1983, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1979 | ||
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1970 Topps Super | 14 | Dick Butkus | Chicago Bears | linebacker | Illinois | College Hall of Fame 1983, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1979 | ||
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1971 Bazooka | 4 | Dick Butkus | Chicago Bears | linebacker | Illinois | College Hall of Fame 1983, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1979 | ||
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1971 Kelloggs | 39 | Dick Butkus | Chicago Bears | linebacker | Illinois | College Hall of Fame 1983, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1979 | In a game against Washington in 1971, Butkus caught a pass for an extra point to win the game 16-15. Bobby Douglass, the holder, had fumbled the high snap. | |
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1971 Kelloggs | 59 | Cyril Pinder | Philadelphia Eagles | running back | Illinois | This card shows Pinder with the Eagles, but the Eagles traded him to the Chicago Bears just before the 1971 season started. | ||
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1971 Topps | 25 | Dick Butkus | Chicago Bears | linebacker | Illinois | College Hall of Fame 1983, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1979 | ||
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1971 Topps | 78 | Ed O'Bradovich | Chicago Bears | defensive end | Illinois | |||
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1971 Topps | 87 | Cyril Pinder | Philadelphia Eagles | running back | Illinois | Rookie card | ||
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1971 Topps | 133 | Ray Nitschke | Green Bay Packers | linebacker | Illinois | Packers Hall of Fame 1978, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1978 | The Packers retired Nitschke's jersey number, 66, in 1983. For the retired numbers of all of the NFL teams, see the Gallery's retired numbers page. | |
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1971 Topps | 161 | Ernie McMillan | St. Louis Cardinals | tackle | Illinois | |||
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1971 Topps | 177 | Preston Pearson | Pittsburgh Steelers | running back | Illinois | Rookie card | ||
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1971 Topps | 259 | Mike Taliaferro | New England Patriots | quarterback | Illinois | |||
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1971 Topps Game | 1 | Dick Butkus | Chicago Bears | linebacker | Illinois | College Hall of Fame 1983, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1979 | ||
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1972 NFLPA Iron Ons | Dick Butkus | Chicago Bears | linebacker | Illinois | College Hall of Fame 1983, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1979 | |||
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1972 NFLPA Vinyl Stickers | Dick Butkus | Chicago Bears | linebacker | Illinois | College Hall of Fame 1983, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1979 | |||
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1972 NFLPA Vinyl Stickers | Dick Butkus | Chicago Bears | linebacker | Illinois | College Hall of Fame 1983, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1979 | Error card Butkus's image is reversed on this sticker. See the Gallery's page of football cards with reversed images. |