Tennessee State Alumni Football Cards
| Image | Set | # | Card Title/Players | Pro Team | Position | College | Honors | Notes | Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards |
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1952 Parkhurst | 25 | Bill Bass | Toronto Argonauts | halfback | Tennessee State, Nevada | Bass played for the AAFC's Chicago Rockets in 1947. | ||
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1961 Browns Team Issue 6x9 | Charley Ferguson | Cleveland Browns | wide receiver, tight end | Tennessee State | ||||
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1961 National City Bank Browns | Charley Ferguson | Cleveland Browns | wide receiver, tight end | Tennessee State | ||||
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1963 Fleer | 87 | Chuck Gavin | Denver Broncos | defensive end | Tennessee State | Rookie card Gavin was a two-time All-American at Tennessee State. He played for the CFL's British Columbia Lions in 1959, and for the Broncos from 1960 to 1963. |
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1964 Topps | 46 | Chuck Gavin | Denver Broncos | defensive end | Tennessee State | Short print Gavin did not play in 1964. He retired because of a knee injury. |
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1966 Coke Caps Chiefs | C29 | Willie Mitchell | Kansas City Chiefs | defensive back | Tennessee State | Mitchell played 7 seasons for the Chiefs, but he never appeared on a regular issue football card. | ||
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1966 Coke Caps Giants G | G9 | Roosevelt Davis | New York Giants | defensive end | Tennessee State | Davis played 3 seasons for the Giants. | ||
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1966 Philadelphia | 169 | Cardinals Play | ||||||
| Roosevelt Davis | New York Giants | defensive end | Tennessee State | ||||||
| Roger LaLonde | New York Giants | defensive tackle | Muskingum | ||||||
| Bill Triplett | St. Louis Cardinals | halfback | Miami Ohio | ||||||
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1968 Topps Test Team Photos | 4 | Miami Dolphins | Miami Dolphins | This card pictures the 1967 Dolphins. Sadly, it might be the worst team photo ever. The coaches in front dominate the photo, and all you can see of the players in back is their heads. Only about half of the players' numbers are visible. | ||||
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1968 Topps Test Team Photos | 12 | Buffalo Bills | Buffalo Bills | The Bills finished 1-12-1 in 1968, worst in the NFL and AFL. They chose O.J. Simpson with the first overall draft pick in 1969. | ||||
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1968 Topps Test Team Photos | 25 | Philadelphia Eagles | Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
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1969 Glendale Stamps | Claude Humphrey | Atlanta Falcons | defensive end | Tennessee State | Falcons Ring of Honor 2008, Pro Football Hall of Fame 2014 | Pre-rookie card | ||
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1969 Topps | 107 | Israel Lang | Philadelphia Eagles | running back | Tennessee State | Rookie card | ||
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1969 Topps | 145 | John Robinson | Detroit Lions | defensive back | Tennessee State | The back of this card is a piece to a Fran Tarkenton puzzle. | ||
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1969 Topps 4-in-1 | Israel Lang, Bob Lilly, John Brodie, Jim Butler | |||||||
| John Brodie | San Francisco 49ers | quarterback | Stanford | 49ers Hall of Fame 2009, College Hall of Fame 1986 | |||||
| Jim Butler | Atlanta Falcons | running back | Edward Waters College | ||||||
| Israel Lang | Philadelphia Eagles | running back | Tennessee State | ||||||
| Bob Lilly | Dallas Cowboys | end | TCU | College Hall of Fame 1981, Cowboys Ring of Honor 1975, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1980 | |||||
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1969 Topps 4-in-1 | Richie Petitbon, John Robinson, Jack Snow, Mike Clark | |||||||
| Mike Clark | Dallas Cowboys | kicker, end | Texas A and M | ||||||
| Richie Petitbon | Chicago Bears | defensive back, coach | Tulane | Commanders Ring of Fame | |||||
| John Robinson | Detroit Lions | defensive back | Tennessee State | ||||||
| Jack Snow | Los Angeles Rams | wide receiver | Notre Dame | ||||||
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1969 Topps Mini-Card Albums | Detroit Lions | Detroit Lions | ||||||
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1969 Topps Mini-Card Albums | Philadelphia Eagles | Philadelphia Eagles | The player on the cover of this album is Green Bay Packers linebacker Ray Nitschke. | |||||
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1970 Topps | 156 | Claude Humphrey | Atlanta Falcons | defensive end | Tennessee State | Falcons Ring of Honor 2008, Pro Football Hall of Fame 2014 | Rookie card | |
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1971 Bazooka | 17 | Claude Humphrey | Atlanta Falcons | defensive end | Tennessee State | Falcons Ring of Honor 2008, Pro Football Hall of Fame 2014 | ||
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1971 Kelloggs | 47 | Claude Humphrey | Atlanta Falcons | defensive end | Tennessee State | Falcons Ring of Honor 2008, Pro Football Hall of Fame 2014 | ||
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1971 Topps | 218 | Claude Humphrey | Atlanta Falcons | defensive end | Tennessee State | Falcons Ring of Honor 2008, Pro Football Hall of Fame 2014 | ||
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1972 Sunoco Stamps | Claude Humphrey | Atlanta Falcons | defensive end | Tennessee State | Falcons Ring of Honor 2008, Pro Football Hall of Fame 2014 | |||
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1972 Sunoco Stamps | Vern Holland | Cincinnati Bengals | tackle | Tennessee State | ||||
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1972 Sunoco Stamps | Elbert Drungo | Houston Oilers | tackle, guard | Tennessee State | ||||