Northwestern Alumni Football Cards, page 3
| Image | Set | # | Card Title/Players | Pro Team | Position | College | Honors | Notes | Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards |
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1959 Topps | 133 | New York Giants Team | New York Giants | Though printed in 1959, this card pictures the 1958 New York Giants team. There is a larger copy of the image on the Giants web site. The picture includes two players who would later become stars in the AFL: Jack Kemp is number 17 in the front row, and Don Maynard is number 13, two rows behind Kemp. | ||||
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1960 Fleer | 93 | Doug Asad | Houston Oilers | end | Northwestern | nm | ||
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1960 Fleer | 130 | Ron Burton | Boston Patriots | halfback | Northwestern | College Hall of Fame 1990 | Rookie card | |
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1960 Oilers Matchbooks | Mark Johnston | Houston Oilers | defensive back | Northwestern | Johnston played five years in the AFL--four with the Oilers, and one with the New York Jets and Oakland Raiders--but he never appeared on a regular issue football card | |||
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1961 Fleer | 179 | Ron Burton | Boston Patriots | halfback | Northwestern | College Hall of Fame 1990 | Burton placed tenth in voting for the 1959 Heisman Trophy. See the Gallery's page of football cards of Heisman Trophy candidates. | |
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1961 Fleer Wallet Pictures | Willmer Fowler | Buffalo Bills | halfback | Northwestern | ||||
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1961 Packers Lake to Lake | 12 | Andy Cvercko | Green Bay Packers | guard | Northwestern | PSA 9, nm+ | ||
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1961 Topps | 89 | Ray Wietecha | New York Giants | center | Northwestern, Michigan State | |||
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1961 Topps CFL | 103 | Jim Andreotti | Toronto Argonauts | linebacker, center | Northwestern | exmt | ||
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1962 Fleer | 2 | Ron Burton | Boston Patriots | halfback | Northwestern | College Hall of Fame 1990 | ||
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1962 Fleer | 74 | Fred Williamson | Oakland Raiders | defensive back | Northwestern | Rookie card Williamson had a 91-yard interception return in 1962, longest in the AFL. |
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1962 Post CFL | 45 | Jim Andreotti | Toronto Argonauts | linebacker, center | Northwestern | |||
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1962 Topps | 149 | Fate Echols | St. Louis Cardinals | tackle | Northwestern | Rookie card, short print | ||
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1963 Fleer | 3 | Ron Burton | Boston Patriots | halfback | Northwestern | College Hall of Fame 1990 | ||
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1963 Fleer | 63 | Fred Williamson | Oakland Raiders | defensive back | Northwestern | This card shows Williamson wearing number 22, but as far as I can tell, he never wore number 22 in a pro game. | PSA 8 | |
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1963 Post CFL | 37 | Jim Andreotti | Toronto Argonauts | linebacker, center | Northwestern | |||
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1963 Post CFL | 87 | Dick Thornton | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | defensive back, quarterback | Northwestern | Canadian Football Hall of Fame 2022 | Thornton returned 3 interceptions for touchdowns in 1963. | |
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1963 Post CFL | 97 | Ray Purdin | Saskatchewan Roughriders | halfback | Northwestern | |||
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1963 Stancraft | 6D | Otto Graham | Cleveland Browns | quarterback | Northwestern | Browns Ring of Honor 2010, College Hall of Fame 1956, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1965 | Graham was the head coach of the Washington Redskins from 1966 to 1968. He was succeeded by Vince Lombardi. | |
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1963 Topps | 78 | Andy Cvercko | Dallas Cowboys | guard | Northwestern | Rookie card, short print | ||
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1963 Topps CFL | 60 | Ray Purdin | Saskatchewan Roughriders | halfback | Northwestern | |||
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1964 Kahns | Paul Flatley | Minnesota Vikings | end | Northwestern | Flatley was the 1963 NFL Rookie of the Year. | |||
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1964 Philadelphia | 70 | Lions Play of the Year | Double print Wilson's son, George Wilson Jr., played for the Miami Dolphins. See the Gallery's Fathers and Sons page for cards of other fathers and sons who played professional football. |
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| George Wilson Sr. | Detroit Lions | end, coach | Northwestern | ||||||
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1964 Philadelphia | 102 | Paul Flatley | Minnesota Vikings | end | Northwestern | Rookie card | ||
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1964 Philadelphia | 131 | Irv Cross | Philadelphia Eagles | defensive back | Northwestern | Rookie card | ||