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Image	Set	#	Card Title/Players	Pro Team	Position	College	Honors	Notes	Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards
	1948-52 Exhibit		Frank Tripucka		quarterback	Notre Dame	Broncos Ring of Fame 1986
	1948 Leaf	49	Frank Tripucka		quarterback	Notre Dame	Broncos Ring of Fame 1986	Rookie card Tripucka backed up Heisman winner John Lujack in 1946 and 1947, and he started for Notre Dame in 1948. He led the Irish to a 9-0-1 record, and the team finished number 2 in the country, behind Michigan.	vg-ex
	1949 Leaf	43	Frank Tripucka	Philadelphia Eagles	quarterback	Notre Dame	Broncos Ring of Fame 1986	The Philadelphia Eagles drafted Tripucka with their first pick in 1949, but they traded him to the Detroit Lions. He played for the Lions just one season.
	1950 Bowman	91	Frank Tripucka	Chicago Cardinals	quarterback	Notre Dame	Broncos Ring of Fame 1986	Tripucka played for the Cardinals in 1950, 1951, and part of 1952. He spent the second half of the 1952 season with the Dallas Texans. From 1953 to 1959 he played for the CFL's Saskatchewan Roughriders.
	1951 Bowman	29	Frank Tripucka	Chicago Cardinals	quarterback	Notre Dame	Broncos Ring of Fame 1986	Tripucka is a member of the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame.
	1958 Topps CFL	21	Frank Tripucka	Saskatchewan Roughriders	quarterback	Notre Dame	Broncos Ring of Fame 1986	Tripucka is one of a handful of players who appeared on NFL, CFL, and AFL cards. See the others on the Gallery's Cards in Three Leagues page.
	1959 Wheaties CFL		Frank Tripucka	Ottawa Rough Riders	quarterback	Notre Dame	Broncos Ring of Fame 1986
	1960 Fleer	26	Frank Tripucka	Denver Broncos	quarterback	Notre Dame	Broncos Ring of Fame 1986	Tripucka threw the first touchdown pass in AFL history, a 59-yarder to Al Carmichael.
	1961 Fleer	144	Frank Tripucka	Denver Broncos	quarterback	Notre Dame	Broncos Ring of Fame 1986	Tripucka's son, Kelly Tripucka, played basketball for the NBA's Detroit Pistons, Utah Jazz, and Charlotte Hornets.
	1961 Fleer	147	Lionel Taylor	Denver Broncos	end	New Mexico Highlands	Broncos Ring of Fame 1984	Rookie card Taylor played linebacker for the NFL's Chicago Bears in 1959.
	1961 Fleer	152	Goose Gonsoulin					Rookie card, error card The player pictured on this card is Darryl Rogers, not Goose Gonsoulin. For more cards that picture the wrong player, see the Gallery's Mistaken Identities page.
			Goose Gonsoulin	Denver Broncos	defensive back	Baylor	Broncos Ring of Fame 1984
			Darryl Rogers		coach	Fresno State
	1961 Fleer Wallet Pictures		Goose Gonsoulin					Error card The player pictured in this photo is Darryl Rogers, not Goose Gonsoulin. For more cards that picture the wrong player, see the Gallery's Mistaken Identities page.
			Goose Gonsoulin	Denver Broncos	defensive back	Baylor	Broncos Ring of Fame 1984
			Darryl Rogers		coach	Fresno State
	1961 Fleer Wallet Pictures		Lionel Taylor	Denver Broncos	end	New Mexico Highlands	Broncos Ring of Fame 1984	In 1961, Taylor became the first pro football player to catch 100 passes in a season.
	1961 Fleer Wallet Pictures		Frank Tripucka	Denver Broncos	quarterback	Notre Dame	Broncos Ring of Fame 1986	Error card Tripucka's name is misspelled "Tripuka" on the back of this picture.
	1961 Topps	190	Lionel Taylor	Denver Broncos	end	New Mexico Highlands	Broncos Ring of Fame 1984	Rookie card Taylor led the AFL in pass receptions five of the first six years of the league's existence: 1960-1964, and 1966.
	1961 Topps	192	Goose Gonsoulin	Denver Broncos	defensive back	Baylor	Broncos Ring of Fame 1984	Rookie card Gonsoulin led the AFL with 11 interceptions in 1960.
	1961 Topps	193	Frank Tripucka	Denver Broncos	quarterback	Notre Dame	Broncos Ring of Fame 1986	The Broncos retired Tripucka's jersey number, 18, in 1986. See the Gallery's retired numbers page for the retired numbers of all of the NFL teams.
	1962 Fleer	34	Frank Tripucka	Denver Broncos	quarterback	Notre Dame	Broncos Ring of Fame 1986	Tripucka led the AFL in passing attempts, completions, and passing yards in 1962.
	1962 Fleer	36	Lionel Taylor	Denver Broncos	end	New Mexico Highlands	Broncos Ring of Fame 1984
	1962 Fleer	39	Goose Gonsoulin	Denver Broncos	defensive back	Baylor	Broncos Ring of Fame 1984
	1963 Fleer	79	Frank Tripucka	Denver Broncos	quarterback	Notre Dame	Broncos Ring of Fame 1986	Tripucka started the 1963 season with the Broncos, but the team released him partway through the season. He finished the season with Saskatchewan in the CFL.
	1963 Fleer	82	Lionel Taylor	Denver Broncos	end	New Mexico Highlands	Broncos Ring of Fame 1984		BVG 7.5
	1963 Fleer	85	Goose Gonsoulin	Denver Broncos	defensive back	Baylor	Broncos Ring of Fame 1984
	1963 Topps	146	Charley Johnson	St. Louis Cardinals	quarterback	New Mexico State	Broncos Ring of Fame 1986	Rookie card Johnson graduated from New Mexico State in 1961 with a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering and a 4.0 GPA. He then earned a master's and Ph.D. in chemical engineering while playing in the NFL.
	1964 Kahns		Charley Johnson	St. Louis Cardinals	quarterback	New Mexico State	Broncos Ring of Fame 1986	According to Wikipedia, Johnson attended New Mexico State on a basketball scholarship, and he joined the football team as a walk-on.

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