1961 Topps Football Cards, page 4
Image | Set | # | Card Title/Players | Pro Team | Position | College | Honors | Notes | Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards |
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1961 Topps | 76 | Cleveland Browns Team | Cleveland Browns | The Cleveland Browns team cards in the 1959-1963 Topps sets all picture the 1958 Browns team. | ||||
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1961 Topps | 77 | Jimmy Brown gains 1257 yards | This image also appeared in the inset photo of Brown's 1962 Topps football card. | |||||
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 Topps | 78 | George Shaw | Minnesota Vikings | quarterback | Oregon | |||
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1961 Topps | 79 | Hugh McElhenny | Minnesota Vikings | halfback | Washington | 49ers Hall of Fame 2009, College Hall of Fame 1981, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1970 | ||
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1961 Topps | 80 | Clancy Osborne | Minnesota Vikings | linebacker | Arizona State | Rookie card | ||
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1961 Topps | 81 | Dave Middleton | Minnesota Vikings | end | Auburn | |||
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1961 Topps | 82 | Frank Youso | Minnesota Vikings | tackle | Minnesota | Rookie card | ||
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1961 Topps | 83 | Don Joyce | Minnesota Vikings | defensive end, defensive tackle | Tulane | Rookie card The Vikings obtained Joyce from the Baltimore Colts in the 1961 NFL Expansion Draft. His 1961 Topps and 1961 Fleer cards show him still in his Colts uniform. |
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1961 Topps | 84 | Ed Culpepper | Minnesota Vikings | defensive tackle | Alabama | Rookie card Culpepper played six seasons in the NFL and AFL. This is his only regular issue card. |
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1961 Topps | 85 | Charley Conerly | New York Giants | quarterback | Mississippi | College Hall of Fame 1966, Giants Ring of Honor 2010 | Conerly is a member of the NFL's 40-and-over club. | |
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1961 Topps | 86 | Mel Triplett | New York Giants | fullback | Toledo | Triplett's younger brother, Bill Triplett, also played in the NFL. | ||
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1961 Topps | 87 | Kyle Rote | New York Giants | end | SMU | College Hall of Fame 1964, Giants Ring of Honor 2022 | When he retired after the 1961 season, Rote held the Giants' career records for receptions (300), receiving yards (4805), and touchdown receptions (48). | |
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1961 Topps | 88 | Roosevelt Brown | New York Giants | tackle | Morgan State | Giants Ring of Honor 2010, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1975 | ||
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1961 Topps | 89 | Ray Wietecha | New York Giants | center | Northwestern, Michigan State | |||
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1961 Topps | 90 | Andy Robustelli | New York Giants | defensive end | Arnold College | Giants Ring of Honor 2010, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1971 | ex | |
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1961 Topps | 91 | Sam Huff | New York Giants | linebacker | West Virginia | College Hall of Fame 1980, Commanders Ring of Fame , Giants Ring of Honor 2010, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1982 | ||
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1961 Topps | 92 | Jim Patton | New York Giants | defensive back | Mississippi | Giants Ring of Honor 2022 | PSA 9, vg | |
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1961 Topps | 93 | New York Giants Team | New York Giants | |||||
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1961 Topps | 94 | Charley Conerly Leads Giants for 13th Year | Error card Name misspelled "Charlie." |
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Charley Conerly | New York Giants | quarterback | Mississippi | College Hall of Fame 1966, Giants Ring of Honor 2010 | |||||
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1961 Topps | 95 | Sonny Jurgensen | Philadelphia Eagles | quarterback | Duke | Commanders Ring of Fame , Eagles Honor Roll 1987, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1983 | Error card Jurgensen's name is misspelled "Jurgenson" on this card. Jurgensen led the NFL with 3723 passing yards and 32 touchdown passes in 1961. |
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1961 Topps | 96 | Tommy McDonald | Philadelphia Eagles | end, halfback | Oklahoma | College Hall of Fame 1985, Eagles Honor Roll 1988, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1998 | McDonald led the NFL with 1144 receiving yards and 13 receiving touchdowns in 1961. | |
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1961 Topps | 97 | Bill Barnes | Philadelphia Eagles | halfback | Wake Forest | |||
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1961 Topps | 98 | Bobby Walston | Philadelphia Eagles | end | Georgia | Eagles Honor Roll 2019 | ex | |
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1961 Topps | 99 | Pete Retzlaff | Philadelphia Eagles | end | South Dakota State | Eagles Honor Roll 1989 | ||
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1961 Topps | 100 | Jim McCusker | Philadelphia Eagles | tackle | Pittsburgh | Rookie card |