Rookie Football Cards, page 107
| Image | Set | # | Card Title/Players | Pro Team | Position | College | Honors | Notes | Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards |
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1979 Topps | 62 | Larry Mallory | New York Giants | defensive back | Tennessee State | Rookie card | ||
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1979 Topps | 75 | Al Baker | Detroit Lions | defensive end | Colorado State | Rookie card Baker was the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year in 1978. |
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1979 Topps | 77 | Steve DeBerg | San Francisco 49ers | quarterback | San Jose State | Rookie card DeBerg led the NFL with 578 pass attempts and 347 completions in 1979. |
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1979 Topps | 78 | John Yarno | Seattle Seahawks | center | Idaho | Rookie card | ||
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1979 Topps | 80 | Frank Corral | Los Angeles Rams | kicker | UCLA | Rookie card Corral led the NFL with 29 field goals and 118 points in 1978, his rookie season. |
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1979 Topps | 85 | Wilbert Montgomery | Philadelphia Eagles | running back | Jackson State, Abilene Christian | College Hall of Fame 1996 | Rookie card Montgomery led the NFL with 2006 yards from scrimmage in 1979. |
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1979 Topps | 98 | Frank Reed | Atlanta Falcons | defensive back | Washington | Rookie card | ||
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1979 Topps | 99 | Jim Clack | New York Giants | center, guard | Wake Forest | Rookie card This is Clack's rookie card, though it was his 9th season in the NFL. |
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1979 Topps | 104 | Craig Colquitt | Pittsburgh Steelers | punter | Tennessee | Rookie card Colquitt's brother, Jimmy Colquitt, was a punter for the Seattle Seahawks in 1985. Colquitt's sons, Dustin Colquitt and Britton Colquitt, were also punters in the NFL. |
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1979 Topps | 128 | Arthur Whittington | Oakland Raiders | running back | SMU | Rookie card | ||
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1979 Topps | 135 | Ross Browner | Cincinnati Bengals | defensive end | Notre Dame | Outland Trophy 1976 | Rookie card Browner placed fifth in voting for the Heisman Trophy in 1977. See the Gallery's page of football cards of Heisman candidates. |
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1979 Topps | 137 | David Whitehurst | Green Bay Packers | quarterback | Furman | Rookie card Whitehurst's son, Charlie Whitehurst, also played in the NFL. |
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1979 Topps | 139 | Ken Stone | St. Louis Cardinals | defensive back | Vanderbilt | Rookie card This is Stone's rookie card, though it was his seventh season in the NFL. |
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1979 Topps | 146 | Steve Wilson | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | center | Georgia | Rookie card Wilson played 10 seasons in the NFL, all with the Buccaneers. He was the last original Buccaneer to play for the team. |
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1979 Topps | 147 | Tom Skladany | Detroit Lions | punter | Ohio State | Rookie card Two of Skladany's uncles, Joe Skladany and Leo Skladany, also played in the NFL. His brother, another Joe Skladany, played for the USFL's Arizona Wranglers in 1982. |
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1979 Topps | 171 | Doug Nettles | Baltimore Colts | defensive back | Vanderbilt | Rookie card | ||
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1979 Topps | 178 | Freddie Scott | Detroit Lions | wide receiver | Amherst | College Hall of Fame 2001 | Rookie card Scott's son, Freddie Scott Jr., also played in the NFL. |
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1979 Topps | 182 | Tony Hill | Dallas Cowboys | wide receiver | Stanford | Rookie card | ||
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1979 Topps | 186 | Bobby Jackson | New York Jets | defensive back | Florida State | Rookie card | ||
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1979 Topps | 193 | Neil O'Donoghue | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | kicker | Auburn | Rookie card | ||
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1979 Topps | 202 | Leroy Harris | Miami Dolphins | running back | Arkansas State | Rookie card | ||
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1979 Topps | 203 | Eric Williams | St. Louis Cardinals | linebacker | USC | Rookie card | ||
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1979 Topps | 216 | Dennis Johnson | Buffalo Bills | defensive end | Delaware | Rookie card | ||
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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 | 218 | Gary Weaver | Green Bay Packers | linebacker | Fresno State | Rookie card |