| Image |
Set |
# | Card Title/Players |
Pro Team |
Position |
College |
Honors |
Notes |
Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards |
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1979 Cowboys Police |
|
Roger Staubach |
Dallas Cowboys |
quarterback |
New Mexico Military Institute, Navy |
College Hall of Fame 1981, Cowboys Ring of Honor 1983, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1985 |
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1979 Coke Saints |
1 |
Archie Manning |
New Orleans Saints |
quarterback |
Mississippi |
College Hall of Fame 1989, Saints Hall of Fame 1988 |
Manning had the NFL's longest pass completion in 1979, an 85-yard play to Wes Chandler. |
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|
1979 Coke Saints |
45 |
Wes Chandler |
New Orleans Saints |
wide receiver |
Florida |
Chargers Hall of Fame 2001, College Hall of Fame 2015 |
Chandler placed tenth in voting for the Heisman Trophy in 1977. See the Gallery's page of football cards of Heisman candidates. |
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|
1979 Open Pantry |
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Rich McGeorge |
Green Bay Packers |
tight end |
Elon |
College Hall of Fame 2012 |
McGeorge did not play in 1979. The Packers waived him in August. |
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1979 Ohio State Greats 1916-1965 |
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Howard Cassady 1955 |
|
|
| Howard Cassady |
|
halfback |
Ohio State |
College Hall of Fame 1979, Heisman Trophy 1955 |
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1979 Ohio State Greats 1916-1965 |
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Wes Fesler 1928 |
|
|
| Wes Fesler |
|
end |
Ohio State |
College Hall of Fame 1954 |
|
1979 Ohio State Greats 1916-1965 |
|
Chic Harley 1916 |
Harley played for the NFL's Chicago Staleys in 1921. The Staleys were renamed the Bears in 1922. |
|
| Chic Harley |
|
halfback |
Ohio State |
College Hall of Fame 1951 |
|
1979 Ohio State Greats 1916-1965 |
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Wes Fesler 1929 |
|
|
| Wes Fesler |
|
end |
Ohio State |
College Hall of Fame 1954 |
|
1979 Ohio State Greats 1916-1965 |
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Howard Cassady 1954 |
|
|
| Howard Cassady |
|
halfback |
Ohio State |
College Hall of Fame 1979, Heisman Trophy 1955 |
|
1979 Ohio State Greats 1916-1965 |
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Wes Fesler 1930 |
Fesler was an All-American three straight years: 1928, 1929, and 1930. |
|
| Wes Fesler |
|
end |
Ohio State |
College Hall of Fame 1954 |
|
1979 Ohio State Greats 1916-1965 |
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Chic Harley 1917 |
|
|
| Chic Harley |
|
halfback |
Ohio State |
College Hall of Fame 1951 |
|
1979 Ohio State Greats 1916-1965 |
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Chic Harley 1919 |
Harley was a 3-time All-American, in 1916, 1917, and 1919. |
|
| Chic Harley |
|
halfback |
Ohio State |
College Hall of Fame 1951 |
|
1979 Ohio State Greats 1916-1965 |
|
Gomer Jones 1935 |
Jones and a long college and high school coaching career. |
|
| Gomer Jones |
|
center |
Ohio State |
College Hall of Fame 1978 |
|
1979 Ohio State Greats 1916-1965 |
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Bob Ferguson 1961 |
|
|
| Bob Ferguson |
|
running back |
Ohio State |
College Hall of Fame 1996 |
|
1979 Ohio State Greats 1916-1965 |
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Vic Janowicz 1950 |
|
|
| Vic Janowicz |
|
halfback |
Ohio State |
College Hall of Fame 1976, Heisman Trophy 1950 |
|
1979 Ohio State Greats 1916-1965 |
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Bob Ferguson 1960 |
|
|
| Bob Ferguson |
|
running back |
Ohio State |
College Hall of Fame 1996 |
|
1979 Ohio State Greats 1916-1965 |
|
Pete Stinchcomb 1920 |
Between 1921 and 1926, Stinchcomb played for 4 NFL teams: the Chicago Staleys/Bears, Cleveland Indians, Columbus Tigers, and Louisville Colonels. |
|
| Pete Stinchcomb |
|
back |
Ohio State |
College Hall of Fame 1973 |
|
1979 Ohio State Greats 1916-1965 |
|
Warren Amling 1946 |
Amling also played basketball for Ohio State. He is the only member of the College Football Hall of Fame who also started in an NCAA Final Four game. |
|
| Warren Amling |
|
tackle |
Ohio State |
College Hall of Fame 1984 |
|
1979 Ohio State Greats 1916-1965 |
|
Gust Zarnas 1937 |
Zarnas played in the NFL for the Chicago Bears, Brooklyn Dodgers, and Green Bay Packers. |
|
| Gust Zarnas |
|
guard |
Ohio State |
College Hall of Fame 1975 |
|
1979 Ohio State Greats 1916-1965 |
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Jim Houston 1959 |
|
|
| Jim Houston |
|
linebacker, defensive end |
Ohio State |
College Hall of Fame 2005 |
|
1979 Ohio State Greats 1916-1965 |
|
Warren Amling 1945 |
Amling placed seventh in voting for the 1945 Heisman Trophy. See the Gallery's page of football cards of Heisman Trophy candidates. |
|
| Warren Amling |
|
tackle |
Ohio State |
College Hall of Fame 1984 |
|
1979 Ohio State Greats 1916-1965 |
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Bill Willis 1944 |
|
|
| Bill Willis |
|
guard |
Ohio State |
Browns Ring of Honor 2010, College Hall of Fame 1971, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1977 |
|
1979 Ohio State Greats 1916-1965 |
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Jim Houston 1958 |
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|
| Jim Houston |
|
linebacker, defensive end |
Ohio State |
College Hall of Fame 2005 |
|
1979 Ohio State Greats 1916-1965 |
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Les Horvath 1944 |
|
|
| Les Horvath |
|
halfback |
Ohio State |
College Hall of Fame 1969, Heisman Trophy 1944 |
|
1979 Ohio State Greats 1916-1965 |
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Aurealius Thomas 1957 |
|
|
| Aurealius Thomas |
|
guard |
Ohio State |
College Hall of Fame 1989 |
