1959 Topps Football Cards, page 5
| Image | Set | # | Card Title/Players | Pro Team | Position | College | Honors | Notes | Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards |
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1959 Topps | 101 | Jim Ray Smith | Cleveland Browns | guard | Baylor | College Hall of Fame 1987 | Rookie card, error card This card has the Detroit Lions logo on the front, not the Browns. |
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1959 Topps | 102 | Abe Woodson | San Francisco 49ers | defensive back | Illinois | Rookie card Woodson had a 105-yard kick return in 1959, longest in the NFL. He also led the league in average yards per kick return, with 29.4. |
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1959 Topps | 103 | Alex Karras | Detroit Lions | defensive tackle | Iowa | College Hall of Fame 1991, Outland Trophy 1957, Pride of the Lions 2018, Pro Football Hall of Fame 2020 | Rookie card Karras played 12 seasons in the NFL, all with the Lions. |
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1959 Topps | 104 | Chicago Bears Team | Chicago Bears | |||||
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1959 Topps | 105 | John David Crow | Chicago Cardinals | halfback | Texas A and M | College Hall of Fame 1976, Heisman Trophy 1957 | Rookie card | nm |
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1959 Topps | 106 | Joe Fortunato | Chicago Bears | linebacker | Mississippi State | Rookie card | nm | |
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1959 Topps | 107 | Babe Parilli | Green Bay Packers | quarterback | Kentucky | College Hall of Fame 1982, Patriots Hall of Fame 1993 | This card shows Parilli with the Packers, but he played for the CFL's Ottawa Rough Riders in 1959. | exmt |
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1959 Topps | 108 | Proverb Jacobs | Philadelphia Eagles | tackle | California | Rookie card Jacobs and John Brodie were teammates at Oakland Technical High School in Oakland, California. See the Gallery's High School Teammates page. |
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1959 Topps | 109 | Gino Marchetti | Baltimore Colts | defensive end | San Francisco | Pro Football Hall of Fame 1972, Ravens Ring of Honor 2002 | ||
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1959 Topps | 110 | Bill Wade | Los Angeles Rams | quarterback | Vanderbilt | Wade had the NFL's best completion percentage in 1959, 58.6%. | ||
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1959 Topps | 111 | 49ers Pennant | San Francisco 49ers | |||||
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1959 Topps | 112 | Karl Rubke | San Francisco 49ers | center, linebacker | USC | Rookie card | ||
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1959 Topps | 113 | Dave Middleton | Detroit Lions | end | Auburn | Error card This card has the Cleveland Browns logo on the front, not the Lions. |
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1959 Topps | 114 | Roosevelt Brown | New York Giants | tackle | Morgan State | Giants Ring of Honor 2010, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1975 | ||
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1959 Topps | 115 | John Olszewski | Washington Redskins | fullback | California | nm | ||
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1959 Topps | 116 | Jerry Kramer | Green Bay Packers | guard | Idaho | Packers Hall of Fame 1975, Pro Football Hall of Fame 2018 | Rookie card | |
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1959 Topps | 117 | King Hill | Chicago Cardinals | quarterback, punter | Rice | Rookie card The Cardinals chose Hill with the first overall pick in the 1958 NFL draft. See the Gallery's First Overall Draft Picks page. |
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1959 Topps | 118 | Chicago Cardinals Team | Chicago Cardinals | The Cardinals played the CFL's Toronto Argonauts in an exhibition game in 1959. | ||||
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1959 Topps | 119 | Frank Varrichione | Pittsburgh Steelers | tackle | Notre Dame | nm | ||
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1959 Topps | 120 | Rick Casares | Chicago Bears | fullback | Florida | nm | ||
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1959 Topps | 121 | George Strugar | Los Angeles Rams | tackle | Washington | Rookie card | nm | |
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1959 Topps | 122 | Bill Glass | Detroit Lions | defensive end | Baylor | College Hall of Fame 1985 | Rookie card | exmt |
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1959 Topps | 123 | Don Bosseler | Washington Redskins | fullback | Miami Florida | College Hall of Fame 1990 | nm | |
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1959 Topps | 124 | John Reger | Pittsburgh Steelers | linebacker | Pittsburgh | Rookie card | nm | |
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1959 Topps | 125 | Jim Ninowski | Cleveland Browns | quarterback | Michigan State | Rookie card | nm |