Western Illinois Alumni Football Cards

Image Set #Card Title/Players Pro Team Position College Honors Notes Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards
1962 Topps Leroy Jackson 1962 Topps 174 Leroy Jackson Washington Redskins running back Western Illinois Rookie card, short print
1963 Fleer Larry Garron 1963 Fleer 1 Larry Garron Boston Patriots fullback Western Illinois Rookie card
1963 Fleer Booker Edgerson 1963 Fleer 30 Booker Edgerson Buffalo Bills defensive back Western Illinois Bills Wall of Fame 2010 Rookie card BVG 9
1964 Topps Larry Garron 1964 Topps 10 Larry Garron Boston Patriots fullback Western Illinois
1964 Topps Booker Edgerson 1964 Topps 28 Booker Edgerson Buffalo Bills defensive back Western Illinois Bills Wall of Fame 2010 Short print
1965 Topps Larry Garron 1965 Topps 10 Larry Garron Boston Patriots fullback Western Illinois
1966 Topps Larry Garron 1966 Topps 6 Larry Garron Boston Patriots fullback Western Illinois
1967 Topps Larry Garron 1967 Topps 4 Larry Garron Boston Patriots fullback Western Illinois
1968 Topps Test Team Photos Buffalo Bills 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.
1969 Glendale Stamps Booker Edgerson 1969 Glendale Stamps Booker Edgerson Buffalo Bills defensive back Western Illinois Bills Wall of Fame 2010
1969 Topps Larry Garron 1969 Topps 141 Larry Garron Boston Patriots fullback Western Illinois nm
1969 Topps 4-in-1 Reg Carolan, Larry Garron, Pete Jaquess, W.K. Hicks 1969 Topps 4-in-1 Reg Carolan, Larry Garron, Pete Jaquess, W.K. Hicks Reg Carolan never appeared on a regular Topps card. (See my blog article, 1969 Topps 4-in-1 Oddities.) Carolan's son, Brett Carolan, played for the Miami Dolphins and San Francisco 49ers in the mid-1990s.
Reg Carolan Kansas City Chiefs tight end Idaho
Larry Garron Boston Patriots fullback Western Illinois
W.K. Hicks Houston Oilers defensive back Texas Southern
Pete Jaquess Denver Broncos defensive back Eastern New Mexico
1969 Topps Mini-Card Albums Boston Patriots 1969 Topps Mini-Card Albums Boston Patriots Boston Patriots
1972 Sunoco Stamps Mike Wagner 1972 Sunoco Stamps Mike Wagner Pittsburgh Steelers defensive back Western Illinois Steelers Hall of Honor 2020 Wagner played 10 seasons in the NFL, all for the Steelers.
1973 Topps Mike Wagner 1973 Topps 246 Mike Wagner Pittsburgh Steelers defensive back Western Illinois Steelers Hall of Honor 2020 Rookie card

Wagner had 8 interceptions in 1973, tied (with Dick Anderson) for most in the NFL.
1974 Topps 273 Mike Wagner Pittsburgh Steelers defensive back Western Illinois Steelers Hall of Honor 2020
1974 Topps 1973 Interception Leaders 1974 Topps 332 1973 Interception Leaders
Dick Anderson Miami Dolphins defensive back Colorado College Hall of Fame 1993, Dolphins Honor Roll 2006
Bobby Bryant Minnesota Vikings defensive back South Carolina
Mike Wagner Pittsburgh Steelers defensive back Western Illinois Steelers Hall of Honor 2020
1975 Topps Mike Wagner 1975 Topps 153 Mike Wagner Pittsburgh Steelers defensive back Western Illinois Steelers Hall of Honor 2020
1976 Topps Mike Wagner 1976 Topps 501 Mike Wagner Pittsburgh Steelers defensive back Western Illinois Steelers Hall of Honor 2020
1977 Topps Mike Wagner 1977 Topps 60 Mike Wagner Pittsburgh Steelers defensive back Western Illinois Steelers Hall of Honor 2020
1978 Topps Mike Wagner 1978 Topps 275 Mike Wagner Pittsburgh Steelers defensive back Western Illinois Steelers Hall of Honor 2020
1979 Topps Mike Wagner 1979 Topps 165 Mike Wagner Pittsburgh Steelers defensive back Western Illinois Steelers Hall of Honor 2020