Rookie Football Cards, page 78

Image Set #Card Title/Players Pro Team Position College Honors Notes Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards
1973 Topps Al Matthews 1973 Topps 143 Al Matthews Green Bay Packers defensive back Texas A and M - Kingsville Rookie card
1973 Topps Bob Windsor 1973 Topps 144 Bob Windsor New England Patriots tight end Kentucky Rookie card
1973 Topps Dave Hampton 1973 Topps 145 Dave Hampton Atlanta Falcons running back Wyoming Rookie card
1973 Topps Wally Hilgenberg 1973 Topps 147 Wally Hilgenberg Minnesota Vikings linebacker Iowa Rookie card
1973 Topps Coy Bacon 1973 Topps 149 Coy Bacon San Diego Chargers defensive end Jackson State Rookie card
1973 Topps Ron Jessie 1973 Topps 151 Ron Jessie Detroit Lions wide receiver Kansas Rookie card
1973 Topps Ron Saul 1973 Topps 153 Ron Saul Houston Oilers guard Michigan State Rookie card

Saul played twelve seasons for the Houston Oilers and Washington Redskins.
1973 Topps Jim Braxton 1973 Topps 154 Jim Braxton Buffalo Bills running back West Virginia Rookie card
1973 Topps Tim Foley 1973 Topps 158 Tim Foley Miami Dolphins defensive back Purdue Rookie card

In a 1973 game against the Baltimore Colts, Foley returned two blocked punts for touchdowns--the only two touchdowns he scored in his NFL career!
1973 Topps Margene Adkins 1973 Topps 161 Margene Adkins New Orleans Saints wide receiver Henderson Junior College Rookie card

Adkins returned 43 kickoffs for 1020 yards in 1972--both NFL highs. The Saints traded him to the New York Jets before the beginning of the 1973 season.
1973 Topps Ron Widby 1973 Topps 162 Ron Widby Green Bay Packers punter Tennessee Rookie card

Before his pro football career, Widby played one season for the New Orleans Buccaneers of the American Basketball Association.
1973 Topps Richmond Flowers 1973 Topps 166 Richmond Flowers New York Giants defensive back Tennessee Rookie card

Flowers went to the same high school as Bart Starr, though a few years later.
1973 Topps Curley Culp 1973 Topps 167 Curley Culp Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Arizona State Chiefs Hall of Fame 2008, Pro Football Hall of Fame 2013 Rookie card
1973 Topps Ken Riley 1973 Topps 171 Ken Riley Cincinnati Bengals defensive back Florida A and M Bengals Ring of Honor 2021, Pro Football Hall of Fame 2023 Rookie card
1973 Topps Rich Coady 1973 Topps 172 Rich Coady Chicago Bears center Memphis Rookie card
1973 Topps Don Hansen 1973 Topps 173 Don Hansen Atlanta Falcons linebacker Illinois Rookie card
1973 Topps Jim Bailey 1973 Topps 177 Jim Bailey Baltimore Colts defensive tackle Kansas Rookie card
1973 Topps Chester Marcol 1973 Topps 180 Chester Marcol Green Bay Packers kicker Hillsdale Packers Hall of Fame 1987 Rookie card
1973 Topps Len Rohde 1973 Topps 181 Len Rohde San Francisco 49ers tackle Utah State Rookie card

This is Rohde?s rookie card; it came in his 14th season in the NFL!
1973 Topps Jeff Staggs 1973 Topps 182 Jeff Staggs St. Louis Cardinals linebacker San Diego State Rookie card
1973 Topps Charlie Evans 1973 Topps 184 Charlie Evans New York Giants running back USC Rookie card

Evans was the first overall pick in the World Football League's first professional player draft in 1974. Apparently he did not sign, because he played for the Washington Redskins in 1974.
1973 Topps Marvin Upshaw 1973 Topps 186 Marvin Upshaw Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Trinity Rookie card
1973 Topps Dave Chapple 1973 Topps 190 Dave Chapple Los Angeles Rams punter UC Santa Barbara Rookie card
1973 Topps Gerry Mullins 1973 Topps 191 Gerry Mullins Pittsburgh Steelers guard USC Rookie card
1973 Topps John Didion 1973 Topps 192 John Didion New Orleans Saints center Oregon State Rookie card