1978 Topps Football Cards
Rookie cards of Pro Football Hall of Famers in the 1978 Topps set: Fred Dean, Tony Dorsett, Joe Klecko, John Stallworth. Rookie cards of Heisman Trophy winners in the 1978 Topps set: Johnny Rodgers, Tony Dorsett.
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1978 Topps | 1 | Huff Leads Bucs to First Win | ||||||
| Gary Huff | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | quarterback | Florida State | ||||||
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1978 Topps | 2 | Morton Passes Broncos to Super Bowl | ||||||
| Craig Morton | Denver Broncos | quarterback | California | Broncos Ring of Fame 1988, College Hall of Fame 1992 | |||||
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1978 Topps | 3 | Payton Rushes for 275 Yards | ||||||
| Walter Payton | Chicago Bears | running back | Jackson State | College Hall of Fame 1996, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1993 | |||||
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1978 Topps | 4 | Simpson Reaches 10,000-Yard Plateau | ||||||
| O.J. Simpson | Buffalo Bills | 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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1978 Topps | 5 | Tarkenton Completes 17 of 18 | ||||||
| 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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1978 Topps | 6 | Thomas Field Goal Sends Bears to Playoffs | ||||||
| Bob Thomas | Chicago Bears | kicker | Notre Dame | ||||||
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1978 Topps | 7 | Joe Pisarcik | New York Giants | quarterback | New Mexico State | Rookie card Pisarcik played for the CFL's Calgary Stampeders from 1974 to 1976. |
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1978 Topps | 8 | Skip Thomas | Oakland Raiders | defensive back | USC | Rookie card Thomas played for the Raiders from 1972 to 1977. He did not play in 1978. |
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1978 Topps | 9 | Roosevelt Leaks | Baltimore Colts | running back | Texas | College Hall of Fame 2005 | Leaks finished third in voting for the 1973 Heisman Trophy. See the Gallery's page of football cards of Heisman Trophy candidates. | |
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1978 Topps | 10 | Ken Houston | Washington Redskins | defensive back | Prairie View | Commanders Ring of Fame , Pro Football Hall of Fame 1986, Titans Ring of Honor 1999 | ||
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1978 Topps | 11 | Tom Blanchard | New Orleans Saints | punter | Oregon | |||
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1978 Topps | 12 | Jim Turner | Denver Broncos | kicker | Utah State | Broncos Ring of Fame 1988 | ||
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1978 Topps | 13 | Tom DeLeone | Cleveland Browns | center | Ohio State | |||
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1978 Topps | 14 | Jim LeClair | Cincinnati Bengals | linebacker | North Dakota | College Hall of Fame 1999 | ||
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1978 Topps | 15 | Bob Avellini | Chicago Bears | quarterback | Maryland | |||
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1978 Topps | 16 | Tony McGee | New England Patriots | defensive tackle | Bishop | |||
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1978 Topps | 17 | James Harris | San Diego Chargers | quarterback | Grambling | |||
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1978 Topps | 18 | Terry Nelson | Los Angeles Rams | tight end | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | Rookie card | ||
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1978 Topps | 19 | Rocky Bleier | Pittsburgh Steelers | running back | Notre Dame | Steelers Hall of Honor 2018 | ||
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1978 Topps | 20 | 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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1978 Topps | 21 | Richard Caster | New York Jets | wide receiver | Jackson State | This card pictures Caster with the Jets, but the Jets traded him to the Houston Oilers in August of 1978. | ||
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1978 Topps | 22 | A.J. Duhe | Miami Dolphins | defensive end, linebacker | LSU | Rookie card Duhe's full name is Adam Joseph Duhe. |
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1978 Topps | 23 | John Outlaw | Pittsburgh Steelers | defensive back | Jackson State | |||
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1978 Topps | 24 | Danny White | Dallas Cowboys | quarterback, punter | Arizona State | College Hall of Fame 1998 | White's father, Wilford White, played for the Chicago Bears in 1951 and 1952. For more cards of father-son pairs, see the Gallery's Fathers and Sons page. | |
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1978 Topps | 25 | Larry Csonka | New York Giants | fullback | Syracuse | College Hall of Fame 1989, Dolphins Honor Roll 1990, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1987 | ||