1961 Fleer Football Cards
Fleer released its 1961 football card set in two series. The first series, cards 1-132, contains players from NFL teams. The second series, cards 133-220, contains players from AFL teams. According to the price guides, second series cards are scarcer than first series cards, and hence are more valuable. In reality, the second series cards are easier to find than the first series cards, and they sell for less. Also check out the Gallery's 1961 Fleer virtual uncut sheets page, and see F is for Fleer for descriptions of the 1960-1963 Fleer football card sets.
Rookie cards of Pro Football Hall of Famers in the 1961 Fleer set: Don Maynard, Jim Otto, Johnny Robinson.
| Image | Set | # | Card Title/Players | Pro Team | Position | College | Honors | Notes | Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards |
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1961 Fleer | 1 | Ed Brown | Chicago Bears | quarterback | San Francisco | |||
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1961 Fleer | 2 | Rick Casares | Chicago Bears | fullback | Florida | |||
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1961 Fleer | 3 | Willie Galimore | Chicago Bears | halfback | Florida A and M | College Hall of Fame 1999 | ||
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1961 Fleer | 4 | Jim Dooley | Chicago Bears | end | Miami Florida | |||
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1961 Fleer | 5 | Harlon Hill | Chicago Bears | end | North Alabama | |||
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1961 Fleer | 6 | Stan Jones | Chicago Bears | guard | Maryland | College Hall of Fame 2000, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1991 | ||
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1961 Fleer | 7 | J.C. Caroline | Chicago Bears | defensive back | Illinois | College Hall of Fame 1980 | In 1953, as a sophomore at Illinois, Caroline lead the nation in rushing. He placed seventh in voting for the Heisman Trophy that season. See the Gallery's page of football cards of Heisman candidates. | |
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1961 Fleer | 8 | Joe Fortunato | Chicago Bears | linebacker | Mississippi State | |||
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1961 Fleer | 9 | Doug Atkins | Chicago Bears | defensive end | Tennessee | College Hall of Fame 1985, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1982, Saints Hall of Fame 1995 | ||
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1961 Fleer | 10 | Milt Plum | Cleveland Browns | quarterback | Penn State | |||
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1961 Fleer | 11 | Jim Brown | Cleveland Browns | fullback | Syracuse | Browns Ring of Honor 2010, College Hall of Fame 1995, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1971 | ||
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1961 Fleer | 12 | Bobby Mitchell | Cleveland Browns | halfback | Illinois | Browns Ring of Honor 2010, Commanders Ring of Fame , Pro Football Hall of Fame 1983 | ||
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1961 Fleer | 13 | Ray Renfro | Cleveland Browns | halfback | North Texas | |||
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1961 Fleer | 14 | Gern Nagler | Cleveland Browns | end | Santa Clara | |||
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1961 Fleer | 15 | Jim Shofner | Cleveland Browns | defensive back | TCU | |||
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1961 Fleer | 16 | Vince Costello | Cleveland Browns | linebacker | Ohio | |||
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1961 Fleer | 17 | Galen Fiss | Cleveland Browns | linebacker | Kansas | Rookie card | ||
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1961 Fleer | 18 | Walt Michaels | Cleveland Browns | linebacker | Washington and Lee | |||
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1961 Fleer | 19 | Bob Gain | Cleveland Browns | defensive tackle | Kentucky | College Hall of Fame 1980, Outland Trophy 1950 | ||
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1961 Fleer | 20 | Mal Hammack | St. Louis Cardinals | defensive back | Florida | |||
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1961 Fleer | 21 | Frank Mestnik | St. Louis Cardinals | fullback | Marquette | |||
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1961 Fleer | 22 | Bobby Joe Conrad | St. Louis Cardinals | halfback | Texas A and M | |||
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1961 Fleer | 23 | John David Crow | St. Louis Cardinals | halfback | Texas A and M | College Hall of Fame 1976, Heisman Trophy 1957 | ||
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1961 Fleer | 24 | Sonny Randle | St. Louis Cardinals | end | Virginia | Rookie card | ||
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1961 Fleer | 25 | Don Gillis | St. Louis Cardinals | center | Rice |