Illinois Alumni Football Cards, page 5
| Image | Set | # | Card Title/Players | Pro Team | Position | College | Honors | Notes | Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards |
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1961 Fleer Wallet Pictures | J.C. Caroline | Chicago Bears | defensive back | Illinois | College Hall of Fame 1980 | Bernie Casey, who also played in the NFL, portrayed Caroline in the TV movie Brian's Song. | ||
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1961 Fleer Wallet Pictures | Bobby Mitchell | Cleveland Browns | halfback | Illinois | Browns Ring of Honor 2010, Commanders Ring of Fame , Pro Football Hall of Fame 1983 | |||
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1961 Kahns | Rich Kreitling | Cleveland Browns | end | Illinois | ||||
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1961 Kahns | Bobby Mitchell | Cleveland Browns | halfback | Illinois | Browns Ring of Honor 2010, Commanders Ring of Fame , Pro Football Hall of Fame 1983 | |||
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1961 National City Bank Browns | Rich Kreitling | Cleveland Browns | end | Illinois | ||||
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1961 National City Bank Browns | Bobby Mitchell | Cleveland Browns | halfback | Illinois | Browns Ring of Honor 2010, Commanders Ring of Fame , Pro Football Hall of Fame 1983 | |||
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1961 Packers Lake to Lake | 19 | Ray Nitschke | Green Bay Packers | linebacker | Illinois | Packers Hall of Fame 1978, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1978 | Pre-rookie card, short print For more pre-rookie cards, see the Gallery's pre-rookie card page. |
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1961 Topps | 17 | J.C. Caroline | Chicago Bears | defensive back | Illinois | College Hall of Fame 1980 | ||
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1961 Topps | 47 | Green Bay Packers Team | Green Bay Packers | Though printed in 1961, this card pictures the 1958 Packers team. | PSA 9 | |||
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1961 Topps | 65 | Abe Woodson | San Francisco 49ers | defensive back | Illinois | PSA 8.5 | ||
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1961 Topps | 70 | Bobby Mitchell | Cleveland Browns | halfback | Illinois | Browns Ring of Honor 2010, Commanders Ring of Fame , Pro Football Hall of Fame 1983 | PSA 8 | |
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1961 Topps Flocked Stickers | Illinois | Illinois | ||||||
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1961 Topps CFL | 115 | Stan Wallace | Toronto Argonauts | defensive back | Illinois | Two player cards in the 1961 Topps CFL set are oriented horizontally. One is this card; the other is Willie Fleming. | ||
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1961 Topps CFL | 119 | Jack Delveaux | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | fullback | Illinois | |||
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1962 Kahns | Rich Kreitling | Cleveland Browns | end | Illinois | ||||
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1962 Post Cereal | 67 | Bobby Mitchell | Cleveland Browns | halfback | Illinois | Browns Ring of Honor 2010, Commanders Ring of Fame , Pro Football Hall of Fame 1983 | ||
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1962 Post Cereal | 105 | Abe Woodson | San Francisco 49ers | defensive back | Illinois | Woodson had an 85-yard punt return in 1962, longest in the NFL. He also led the league in total kick return yards and average yards per kick return. | ||
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1962 Post Cereal | 108 | J.C. Caroline | Chicago Bears | defensive back | Illinois | College Hall of Fame 1980 | ||
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1962 Post Cereal | 193 | Joe Krakoski | Washington Redskins | defensive back | Illinois | Short print | ||
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1962 Post Cereal | 197 | Joe Rutgens | Washington Redskins | tackle | Illinois | The Redskins chose Rutgens with the third overall pick in the 1961 NFL Draft. The first two picks were Tommy Mason and Norm Snead. | ||
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1962 Post CFL | 42 | Gerry Patrick | Toronto Argonauts | linebacker, guard | Illinois | |||
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1962 Post CFL | 78 | Jack Delveaux | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | fullback | Illinois | |||
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1962 Topps | 29 | Rich Kreitling | Cleveland Browns | end | Illinois | Rookie card Seven years after issuing this card, Topps reused its black-and-white inset photo on the cover of the San Diego Chargers 1969 Topps Mini-Card Album. |
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1962 Topps | 161 | Abe Woodson | San Francisco 49ers | defensive back | Illinois | |||
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1962 Topps | 166 | Bobby Mitchell | Washington Redskins | halfback | Illinois | Browns Ring of Honor 2010, Commanders Ring of Fame , Pro Football Hall of Fame 1983 | Short print | ex+ |