College Hall Of Fame Football Cards, page 121
| Image | Set | # | Card Title/Players | Pro Team | Position | College | Honors | Notes | Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards |
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1979 Topps | 180 | Jack Youngblood | Los Angeles Rams | defensive end | Florida | College Hall of Fame 1992, Pro Football Hall of Fame 2001 | Youngblood led the NFL with 18 sacks in 1979. | |
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1979 Topps | 184 | Archie Griffin | Cincinnati Bengals | running back | Ohio State | College Hall of Fame 1986, Heisman Trophy 1974, Heisman Trophy 1975 | ||
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1979 Topps | 200 | Fran Tarkenton | Minnesota Vikings | quarterback | Georgia | College Hall of Fame 1987, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1986, Vikings Ring of Honor 1998 | ||
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1979 Topps | 207 | Chiefs Team Leaders | ||||||
| Tim Gray | Kansas City Chiefs | defensive back | Texas A and M | ||||||
| Tony Reed | Kansas City Chiefs | running back | Colorado, Antelope Valley College | ||||||
| Art Still | Kansas City Chiefs | defensive end | Kentucky | Chiefs Hall of Fame 1998, College Hall of Fame 2015 | |||||
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1979 Topps | 217 | John Jefferson | San Diego Chargers | wide receiver | Arizona State | College Hall of Fame 2002 | Rookie card Jefferson led the NFL with 13 touchdown catches in 1978, his rookie year. |
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1979 Topps | 220 | Bert Jones | Baltimore Colts | quarterback | LSU | College Hall of Fame 2016 | ||
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1979 Topps | 233 | Ken MacAfee II | San Francisco 49ers | tight end | Notre Dame | College Hall of Fame 1999 | Rookie card MacAfee's father, also named Ken MacAfee, played six seasons in the NFL. For more cards of father-son pairs, see the Gallery's Fathers and Sons page. |
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1979 Topps | 243 | Rich McGeorge | Green Bay Packers | tight end | Elon | College Hall of Fame 2012 | ||
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1979 Topps | 246 | Billy Johnson | Houston Oilers | wide receiver | Widener | College Hall of Fame 1996 | ||
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1979 Topps | 248 | Brian Kelley | New York Giants | linebacker | California Lutheran | College Hall of Fame 2010 | ||
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1979 Topps | 258 | Ricky Bell | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | running back | USC | College Hall of Fame 2003 | Rookie card Bell finished third in voting for the Heisman Trophy in 1975, and second in 1976. (See the Gallery's page of Heisman Trophy candidates.) He was the first overall pick in the 1977 NFL Draft. |
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1979 Topps | 270 | Lydell Mitchell | San Diego Chargers | running back | Penn State | College Hall of Fame 2004 | ||
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1979 Topps | 285 | Craig Morton | Denver Broncos | quarterback | California | Broncos Ring of Fame 1988, College Hall of Fame 1992 | ||
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1979 Topps | 298 | Ron Yary | Minnesota Vikings | tackle | USC | College Hall of Fame 1987, Outland Trophy 1967, Pro Football Hall of Fame 2001, Vikings Ring of Honor 2001 | ||
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1979 Topps | 301 | Oilers Team Leaders | ||||||
| Willie Alexander | Houston Oilers | defensive back | Alcorn State | ||||||
| Elvin Bethea | Houston Oilers | defensive end | North Carolina A and T | Pro Football Hall of Fame 2003, Titans Ring of Honor 1999 | |||||
| Ken Burrough | Houston Oilers | wide receiver | Texas Southern | ||||||
| Earl Campbell | Houston Oilers | running back | Texas | College Hall of Fame 1990, Heisman Trophy 1977, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1991, Titans Ring of Honor 1999 | |||||
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1979 Topps | 303 | Dewey Selmon | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | linebacker | Oklahoma | College Hall of Fame 2024 | Selmon attained a Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Oklahoma. He was inducted into the CoSIDA Academic All-America Hall of Fame in 2010. | |
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1979 Topps | 305 | Fred Biletnikoff | Oakland Raiders | end | Florida State | College Hall of Fame 1991, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1988 | ||
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1979 Topps | 308 | Ozzie Newsome | Cleveland Browns | tight end | Alabama | College Hall of Fame 1994, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1999 | Rookie card | |
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1979 Topps | 319 | Redskins Team Leaders | ||||||
| Coy Bacon | Washington Redskins | defensive end | Jackson State | ||||||
| John McDaniel | Washington Redskins | wide receiver | Lincoln University | ||||||
| John Riggins | Washington Redskins | running back | Kansas | Commanders Ring of Fame , Pro Football Hall of Fame 1992 | |||||
| Jake Scott | Washington Redskins | defensive back | Georgia | College Hall of Fame 2011, Dolphins Honor Roll 2010 | |||||
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1979 Topps | 320 | Jack Ham | Pittsburgh Steelers | linebacker | Penn State | College Hall of Fame 1990, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1988, Steelers Hall of Honor 2017 | ||
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1979 Topps | 326 | Jack Tatum | Oakland Raiders | defensive back | Ohio State | College Hall of Fame 2004 | ||
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1979 Topps | 328 | Reggie Williams | Cincinnati Bengals | linebacker | Dartmouth | College Hall of Fame 2007 | ||
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1979 Topps | 331 | 1978 Record Breaker: Most Yards, Rushing, Rookie | ||||||
| Earl Campbell | Houston Oilers | running back | Texas | College Hall of Fame 1990, Heisman Trophy 1977, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1991, Titans Ring of Honor 1999 | |||||
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1979 Topps | 335 | 1978 Record Breaker: Most Combined Attempts, Season | ||||||
| Walter Payton | Chicago Bears | running back | Jackson State | College Hall of Fame 1996, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1993 | |||||
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1979 Topps | 338 | Chargers Team Leaders | ||||||
| Fred Dean | San Diego Chargers | defensive end | Louisiana Tech | Chargers Hall of Fame 2008, College Hall of Fame 2009, Pro Football Hall of Fame 2008 | |||||
| Mike Fuller | San Diego Chargers | defensive back | Auburn | ||||||
| John Jefferson | San Diego Chargers | wide receiver | Arizona State | College Hall of Fame 2002 | |||||
| Lydell Mitchell | San Diego Chargers | running back | Penn State | College Hall of Fame 2004 | |||||