Rookie Football Cards, page 70
| Image | Set | # | Card Title/Players | Pro Team | Position | College | Honors | Notes | Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards |
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1971 Topps | 91 | Mercury Morris | Miami Dolphins | running back | West Texas State | Rookie card | ||
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1971 Topps | 107 | Ron Berger | New England Patriots | defensive end | Wayne State | Rookie card | ||
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1971 Topps | 108 | Dan Sullivan | Baltimore Colts | guard | Boston College | Rookie card | ||
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1971 Topps | 109 | George Kunz | Atlanta Falcons | tackle | Notre Dame | Rookie card | nm | |
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1971 Topps | 113 | Ken Houston | Houston Oilers | defensive back | Prairie View | Commanders Ring of Fame , Pro Football Hall of Fame 1986, Titans Ring of Honor 1999 | Rookie card Houston set an NFL record by returning four interceptions for touchdowns in 1971. Jim Kearney, Eric Allen, and DaRon Bland have since tied that record. |
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1971 Topps | 114 | Willie Lanier | Kansas City Chiefs | linebacker | Morgan State | Chiefs Hall of Fame 1985, College Hall of Fame 2000, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1986 | Rookie card | |
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1971 Topps | 117 | Errol Linden | New Orleans Saints | tackle | Houston | Rookie card | ||
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1971 Topps | 121 | Garo Yepremian | Miami Dolphins | kicker | Rookie card On Christmas Day, 1971, Yepremian kicked a field goal to end the longest game in NFL history, an AFC divisional playoff game between the Dolphins and Kansas City Chiefs. The Dolphins won, 27-24, in double-overtime. |
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1971 Topps | 122 | Glen Condren | Atlanta Falcons | defensive tackle | Oklahoma | Rookie card | nm | |
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1971 Topps | 123 | Johnny Roland | St. Louis Cardinals | fullback | Missouri | College Hall of Fame 1998 | Rookie card | |
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1971 Topps | 124 | Dave Herman | New York Jets | guard | Michigan State | Rookie card | ||
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1971 Topps | 131 | Mike Phipps | Cleveland Browns | quarterback | Purdue | College Hall of Fame 2006 | Rookie card Phipps won the Big Ten's MVP award, the Chicago Tribune Silver Football, in 1969. |
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1971 Topps | 135 | MacArthur Lane | St. Louis Cardinals | running back | Utah State | Rookie card | ||
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1971 Topps | 140 | Virgil Carter | Cincinnati Bengals | quarterback | Brigham Young | Rookie card | ||
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1971 Topps | 141 | Joe Dawkins | Houston Oilers | running back | Wisconsin | Rookie card | ||
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1971 Topps | 142 | Steve Preece | Philadelphia Eagles | defensive back | Oregon State | Rookie card | ||
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1971 Topps | 143 | Mike Bragg | Washington Redskins | punter | Richmond | Rookie card | ||
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1971 Topps | 149 | Cedrick Hardman | San Francisco 49ers | defensive end | North Texas | Rookie card | ||
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1971 Topps | 156 | Terry Bradshaw | Pittsburgh Steelers | quarterback | Louisiana Tech | College Hall of Fame 1996, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1989, Steelers Hall of Honor 2017 | Rookie card The Steelers chose Bradshaw with the first overall pick in the 1970 NFL draft. See the Gallery's First Overall Draft Picks page. |
PSA 6 mc, PSA 5, PSA 4, PSA 3, PSA 2 |
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1971 Topps | 159 | Ted Vactor | Washington Redskins | defensive back | Nebraska | Rookie card | ||
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1971 Topps | 169 | Alvin Reed | Houston Oilers | tight end | Prairie View | Rookie card | ||
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1971 Topps | 174 | Adrian Young | Rookie card, error card The player pictured on this card is Rick Duncan, not Adrian Young. Duncan played for the Eagles in 1968, and somehow he ended up on a card in 1971. For more football cards that picture the wrong player, see the Gallery's Mistaken Identities page. |
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| Rick Duncan | Philadelphia Eagles | kicker, punter | Montana State-Billings | ||||||
| Adrian Young | Philadelphia Eagles | linebacker | USC | ||||||
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1971 Topps | 177 | Preston Pearson | Pittsburgh Steelers | running back | Illinois | Rookie card | ||
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1971 Topps | 179 | Mike Battle | New York Jets | defensive back | USC | Rookie card Battle returned 40 kickoffs in 1970, most in the NFL. |
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1971 Topps | 183 | Herman Weaver | Detroit Lions | punter | Tennessee | Rookie card Weavr played 7 seasons for the Lions and 4 for the Seattle Seahawks. |
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