| Image |
Set |
# | Card Title/Players |
Pro Team |
Position |
College |
Honors |
Notes |
Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards |
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1979 Topps |
123 |
Lee Roy Selmon |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
defensive end |
Oklahoma |
Buccaneers Ring of Honor 2009, College Hall of Fame 1988, Outland Trophy 1975, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1995 |
Selmon and his brother, Dewey Selmon, were teammates with the Buccaneers from 1976 to 1980. See the Gallery's Teammate Brothers page. |
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1979 Topps |
132 |
Bears Team Leaders |
|
|
| Gary Fencik |
Chicago Bears |
defensive back |
Yale |
|
| Alan Page |
Chicago Bears |
defensive tackle |
Notre Dame |
College Hall of Fame 1993, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1988, Vikings Ring of Honor 1998 |
| Walter Payton |
Chicago Bears |
running back |
Jackson State |
College Hall of Fame 1996, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1993 |
| James Scott |
Chicago Bears |
wide receiver |
Trinity Valley Community College |
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|
1979 Topps |
142 |
Jan Stenerud |
Kansas City Chiefs |
kicker |
Montana State |
Chiefs Hall of Fame 1992, Packers Hall of Fame 1991, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1991 |
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|
1979 Topps |
151 |
Eagles Team Leaders |
Despite leading the Eagles in sacks in 1978, Dennis Harrison did not appear on a regular 1979 Topps card. |
|
| Harold Carmichael |
Philadelphia Eagles |
wide receiver |
Southern |
Eagles Hall of Fame 1987, Pro Football Hall of Fame 2020 |
| Herman Edwards |
Philadelphia Eagles |
defensive back |
California, San Diego State |
|
| Dennis Harrison |
Philadelphia Eagles |
defensive end |
Vanderbilt |
|
| Wilbert Montgomery |
Philadelphia Eagles |
running back |
Jackson State, Abilene Christian |
College Hall of Fame 1996 |
|
1979 Topps |
152 |
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 |
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|
1979 Topps |
160 |
Tony Dorsett |
Dallas Cowboys |
running back |
Pittsburgh |
College Hall of Fame 1994, Cowboys Ring of Honor 1994, Heisman Trophy 1976, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1994 |
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|
1979 Topps |
163 |
Mick Tingelhoff |
Minnesota Vikings |
center |
Nebraska |
Pro Football Hall of Fame 2015, Vikings Ring of Honor 2001 |
|
|
|
1979 Topps |
169 |
Raiders Team Leaders |
|
|
| Dave Casper |
Oakland Raiders |
tight end |
Notre Dame |
Pro Football Hall of Fame 2002 |
| Ted Hendricks |
Oakland Raiders |
linebacker |
Miami Florida |
College Hall of Fame 1987, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1990, Ravens Ring of Honor 2002 |
| Charlie Phillips |
Oakland Raiders |
defensive back |
USC |
|
| Mark Van Eeghen |
Oakland Raiders |
running back |
Colgate |
|
|
1979 Topps |
170 |
O.J. Simpson |
San Francisco 49ers |
running back |
USC, City College of San Francisco |
Bills Wall of Fame 1980, College Hall of Fame 1983, Heisman Trophy 1968, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1985 |
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|
|
1979 Topps |
172 |
Dan Dierdorf |
St. Louis Cardinals |
tackle, guard |
Michigan |
Cardinals Ring of Honor 2006, College Hall of Fame 2000, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1996 |
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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. |
|
|
1979 Topps |
190 |
Joe DeLamielleure |
Buffalo Bills |
guard |
Michigan State |
Bills Wall of Fame 1997, Browns Ring of Honor 2010, Pro Football Hall of Fame 2003 |
|
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|
1979 Topps |
192 |
Robert Brazile |
Houston Oilers |
linebacker |
Jackson State |
Pro Football Hall of Fame 2018, Titans Ring of Honor 2018 |
|
|
|
1979 Topps |
194 |
Mike Webster |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
center |
Wisconsin |
Pro Football Hall of Fame 1997, Steelers Hall of Honor 2017 |
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|
|
1979 Topps |
198 |
Steve Largent |
Seattle Seahawks |
wide receiver |
Tulsa |
Pro Football Hall of Fame 1995, Seahawks Ring of Honor 1989 |
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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 |
205 |
Ken Riley |
Cincinnati Bengals |
defensive back |
Florida A and M |
Bengals Ring of Honor 2021, Pro Football Hall of Fame 2023 |
|
|
|
1979 Topps |
210 |
Art Shell |
Oakland Raiders |
tackle |
Maryland Eastern Shore |
Pro Football Hall of Fame 1989 |
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|
1979 Topps |
226 |
Jets Team Leaders |
|
|
| Bobby Jackson |
New York Jets |
defensive back |
Florida State |
|
| Joe Klecko |
New York Jets |
defensive tackle, defensive end |
Temple |
Jets Ring of Honor 2010, Pro Football Hall of Fame 2023 |
| Kevin Long |
New York Jets |
running back |
South Carolina |
|
| Burgess Owens |
New York Jets |
defensive back |
Miami Florida |
|
| Wesley Walker |
New York Jets |
wide receiver |
California |
Jets Ring of Honor 2012 |
|
1979 Topps |
244 |
Seahawks Team Leaders |
|
|
| Bill Gregory |
Seattle Seahawks |
defensive end, defensive tackle |
Wisconsin |
|
| Steve Largent |
Seattle Seahawks |
wide receiver |
Tulsa |
Pro Football Hall of Fame 1995, Seahawks Ring of Honor 1989 |
| Sherman Smith |
Seattle Seahawks |
running back |
Miami Ohio |
|
| Cornell Webster |
Seattle Seahawks |
defensive back |
UCLA, Tulsa |
|
|
1979 Topps |
250 |
Harold Carmichael |
Philadelphia Eagles |
wide receiver |
Southern |
Eagles Hall of Fame 1987, Pro Football Hall of Fame 2020 |
|
|
|
1979 Topps |
260 |
Gene Upshaw |
Oakland Raiders |
guard |
Texas A and M - Kingsville |
Pro Football Hall of Fame 1987 |
|
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|
1979 Topps |
275 |
Mel Blount |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
defensive back |
Southern |
Pro Football Hall of Fame 1989, Steelers Hall of Honor 2017 |
|
|
|
1979 Topps |
290 |
Randy White |
Dallas Cowboys |
defensive tackle |
Maryland |
Cowboys Ring of Honor 1994, Outland Trophy 1974, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1994 |
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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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