Rookie Football Cards, page 103
| Image | Set | # | Card Title/Players | Pro Team | Position | College | Honors | Notes | Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards |
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1978 Topps | 26 | David Hill | Detroit Lions | tight end | Texas A and M - Kingsville | Rookie card | ||
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1978 Topps | 32 | Robin Earl | Chicago Bears | fullback, tight end | Washington | Rookie card | ||
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1978 Topps | 42 | Gary Green | Kansas City Chiefs | defensive back | Baylor | Rookie card | ||
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1978 Topps | 48 | Mike Washington | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | defensive back | Alabama | Rookie card Washington was the first Tampa Bay player to return an interception for a touchdown. He did it in the Buccaneers' first-ever win, in 1977 against the New Orleans Saints. |
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1978 Topps | 54 | Gary Shirk | New York Giants | tight end | Morehead State | Rookie card Shirk played for the World Football League's Memphis Southmen in 1974 and 1975. |
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1978 Topps | 57 | Mario Clark | Buffalo Bills | defensive back | Oregon | Rookie card | ||
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1978 Topps | 63 | Johnny Rodgers | San Diego Chargers | wide receiver | Nebraska | College Hall of Fame 2000, Heisman Trophy 1972 | Rookie card Rodgers played for the Montreal Aloutettes from 1973 to 1976. He won the CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie award in 1973. |
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1978 Topps | 66 | Fred Steinfort | Atlanta Falcons | kicker | Boston College | Rookie card | ||
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1978 Topps | 74 | Billy Brooks | Cincinnati Bengals | wide receiver | Oklahoma | Rookie card | ||
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1978 Topps | 92 | Tom Hicks | Chicago Bears | linebacker | Illinois | Rookie card | ||
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1978 Topps | 96 | Norris Thomas | Miami Dolphins | defensive back | Southern Mississippi | Rookie card The back of this card says that Thomas is the nephew of Jim Marsalis. Marsalis played for the Kansas City Chiefs and New Orleans Saints. |
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1978 Topps | 97 | Gary Barbaro | Kansas City Chiefs | defensive back | Nicholls State | Rookie card Barbaro had a 102-yard interception return in 1977, longest in the NFL. |
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1978 Topps | 101 | Abdul Salaam | New York Jets | defensive tackle | Kent State | Rookie card Salaam changed his name from Larry Faulk to Abdul Salaam in 1977. |
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1978 Topps | 102 | Marv Kellum | St. Louis Cardinals | linebacker | Wichita State | Rookie card This is Kellum's rookie card, issued in what would have been his 5th year in the NFL. The Cardinals released him before the 1978 regular season started. |
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1978 Topps | 113 | Tony Peters | Cleveland Browns | defensive back | Oklahoma | Rookie card | ||
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1978 Topps | 116 | Steve Nelson | New England Patriots | linebacker | Augsburg, North Dakota State | Patriots Hall of Fame 1993 | Rookie card The Patriots have retired Nelson's number, 57. See the Gallery's retired numbers page for the retired numbers of all of the NFL teams. |
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1978 Topps | 122 | Rolf Benirschke | San Diego Chargers | kicker | California-Davis | Chargers Hall of Fame 1997 | Rookie card Benirschke hosted the daytime version of Wheel of Fortune in 1989. |
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1978 Topps | 123 | Haskel Stanback | Atlanta Falcons | running back | Tennessee | Rookie card | ||
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1978 Topps | 126 | Rick Kane | Detroit Lions | running back | Oregon, San Jose State | Rookie card | ||
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1978 Topps | 139 | Jimmy Robinson | New York Giants | wide receiver | Georgia Tech | Rookie card After retiring as a player, Robinson coached for 32 years in college and the pros. |
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1978 Topps | 141 | Marvin Powell | New York Jets | tackle | USC | College Hall of Fame 1994 | Rookie card Powell's son, Marvin Powell III, was a fullback for the New Orleans Saints in 1999. |
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1978 Topps | 144 | Rob Lytle | Denver Broncos | running back | Michigan | College Hall of Fame 2015 | Rookie card Lytle finished third in voting for the 1976 Heisman Trophy. See the Gallery's football cards of Heisman candidates page. |
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1978 Topps | 146 | Morris Owens | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | wide receiver | Arizona State | Rookie card Owens caught the first touchdown pass in Tampa Bay franchise history, a one-yarder from Louis Carter. He was the Buccaneers' leading receiver in 1976, 1977, and 1978. |
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1978 Topps | 152 | Mike Williams | San Diego Chargers | defensive back | LSU | Rookie card | ||
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1978 Topps | 158 | Raymond Clayborn | New England Patriots | defensive back | Texas | Patriots Hall of Fame 2017 | Rookie card Clayborn intercepted 36 passes with the Patriots, a team record he shares with Ty Law. |