College Hall Of Fame Football Cards, page 41
| Image | Set | # | Card Title/Players | Pro Team | Position | College | Honors | Notes | Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards |
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1961 Fleer Wallet Pictures | Don Meredith | Dallas Cowboys | quarterback | SMU | College Hall of Fame 1982, Cowboys Ring of Honor 1976 | Meredith finished ninth in voting for Heisman Trophy in 1958, and third in 1959. See the Gallery's page of football cards of Heisman Trophy candidates. | ||
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1961 Fleer Wallet Pictures | Les Richter | Los Angeles Rams | linebacker | California | College Hall of Fame 1982, Pro Football Hall of Fame 2011 | |||
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1961 Fleer Wallet Pictures | Kyle Rote | New York Giants | end | SMU | College Hall of Fame 1964, Giants Ring of Honor 2022 | |||
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1961 Golden Tulip Chargers | Charlie Flowers | San Diego Chargers | fullback | Mississippi | College Hall of Fame 1997 | |||
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1961 Kahns | Jim Brown | Cleveland Browns | fullback | Syracuse | Browns Ring of Honor 2010, College Hall of Fame 1995, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1971 | |||
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1961 Kahns | Buddy Dial | Pittsburgh Steelers | end | Rice | College Hall of Fame 1993, Steelers Hall of Honor 2018 | |||
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1961 Kahns | Bob Gain | Cleveland Browns | defensive tackle | Kentucky | College Hall of Fame 1980, Outland Trophy 1950 | |||
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1961 Kahns | Jim Houston | Cleveland Browns | linebacker, defensive end | Ohio State | College Hall of Fame 2005 | Houston played for the Browns for 13 seasons, from 1960 to 1972. | ||
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1961 Kahns | Bobby Layne | Pittsburgh Steelers | quarterback | Texas | College Hall of Fame 1968, Pride of the Lions 2009, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1967, Steelers Hall of Honor 2017 | |||
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1961 Kahns | Jim Ray Smith | Cleveland Browns | guard | Baylor | College Hall of Fame 1987 | |||
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1961 Kahns | John Wooten | Cleveland Browns | guard | Colorado | College Hall of Fame 2012 | |||
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1961 National City Bank Browns | Jim Brown | Cleveland Browns | fullback | Syracuse | Browns Ring of Honor 2010, College Hall of Fame 1995, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1971 | Brown led the NFL with 1408 rushing yards in 1961. | ||
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1961 National City Bank Browns | Jim Ray Smith | Cleveland Browns | guard | Baylor | College Hall of Fame 1987 | |||
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1961 National City Bank Browns | Paul Wiggin | Cleveland Browns | defensive end | Stanford | College Hall of Fame 2005 | |||
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1961 National City Bank Browns | John Wooten | Cleveland Browns | guard | Colorado | College Hall of Fame 2012 | |||
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1961 National City Bank Browns | Bob Gain | Cleveland Browns | defensive tackle | Kentucky | College Hall of Fame 1980, Outland Trophy 1950 | |||
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1961 National City Bank Browns | Jim Houston | Cleveland Browns | linebacker, defensive end | Ohio State | College Hall of Fame 2005 | Houston's older brothers, Lin Houston and Walt Houston, also played pro football. Lin played eight seasons for the Cleveland Browns, and Walt played one season for the Washington Redskins. | ||
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1961 Nu-Card | 101 | Bob Ferguson | running back | Ohio State | College Hall of Fame 1996 | Ferguson played for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Minnesota Vikings. | ||
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1961 Nu-Card | 111 | Bill Neighbors | guard | Alabama | College Hall of Fame 2003 | Neighbors was a member of Alabama's 1961 National Championship team, coached by Bear Bryant. He went on to play eight seasons for the AFL's Boston Patriots and Miami Dolphins. | ||
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1961 Nu-Card | 117 | John Hadl | quarterback | Kansas | Chargers Hall of Fame 1983, College Hall of Fame 1994 | This is a pre-rookie card of Hadl; his 1964 Topps card is generally considered his rookie card. For more pre-rookie cards of star players, see the Gallery's pre-rookie card page. | ||
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1961 Nu-Card | 123 | Alex Kroll | tackle, center | Rutgers, Yale | College Hall of Fame 1997 | Kroll played for the New York Titans. | ||
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1961 Nu-Card | 125 | Jimmy Saxton | halfback | Texas | College Hall of Fame 1996 | Saxton played for the AFL's Dallas Texans. | ||
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1961 Nu-Card | 143 | Ernie Davis | halfback | Syracuse | College Hall of Fame 1979, Heisman Trophy 1961 | Pre-rookie card For more pre-rookie cards, see the Gallery's pre-rookie card page. |
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1961 Nu-Card | 152 | Joe Romig | guard | Colorado | College Hall of Fame 1984 | Romig placed sixth in voting for the 1961 Heisman Trophy. See the Gallery's page of football cards of Heisman Trophy candidates. | ||
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1961 Nu-Card | 166 | Roman Gabriel | quarterback | North Carolina State | College Hall of Fame 1989 | Gabriel played 16 seasons in the NFL: 11 for the Los Angeles Rams and 5 for the Philadelphia Eagles. |