1961 Topps Football Cards, page 6
| Image | Set | # | Card Title/Players | Pro Team | Position | College | Honors | Notes | Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards |
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1961 Topps | 126 | Joe Walton | Washington Redskins | end | Pittsburgh | After retiring as a player, Walton went on to a long coaching career. From 1983 to 1989, he was the head coach of the New York Jets. | ||
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1961 Topps | 127 | Bill Anderson | Washington Redskins | tight end | Tennessee | |||
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1961 Topps | 128 | Vince Promuto | Washington Redskins | guard | Holy Cross | Commanders Ring of Fame | ||
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1961 Topps | 129 | Bob Toneff | Washington Redskins | defensive tackle | Notre Dame | |||
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1961 Topps | 130 | John Paluck | Washington Redskins | defensive end | Pittsburgh | Rookie card Paluck had 76 fumble return yards in 1956, most in the NFL. Chuck Noll was a distant second, with 39. |
PSA 9 | |
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1961 Topps | 131 | Washington Redskins Team | Washington Redskins | |||||
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1961 Topps | 132 | Milt Plum Wins NFL Passing Title | ||||||
| Milt Plum | Cleveland Browns | quarterback | Penn State | ||||||
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1961 Topps | 133 | Abner Haynes | Dallas Texans | halfback | North Texas | Chiefs Hall of Fame 1991 | ||
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1961 Topps | 134 | Mel Branch | Dallas Texans | defensive end | LSU | Branch's jersey appears pink on this card, but the Texans' jerseys were red. I presume this was originally a black-and-white image, and it was colorized by a non-football fan. | PSA 9 | |
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1961 Topps | 135 | Jerry Cornelison | Dallas Texans | guard | SMU | Error card Cornelison's name is misspelled "Cornielson" on this card. |
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1961 Topps | 136 | Bill Krisher | Dallas Texans | guard | Oklahoma | PSA 9 | ||
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1961 Topps | 137 | Paul Miller | Dallas Texans | defensive end | LSU | This card pictures Miller in his Los Angeles Rams uniform, though he hadn't played for the Rams since 1957. | PSA 8 | |
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1961 Topps | 138 | Jack Spikes | Dallas Texans | fullback | TCU | PSA 9 | ||
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1961 Topps | 139 | Johnny Robinson | Dallas Texans | defensive back | LSU | Chiefs Hall of Fame 1974, Pro Football Hall of Fame 2019 | Rookie card | PSA 8 |
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1961 Topps | 140 | Cotton Davidson | Dallas Texans | quarterback | Baylor | Rookie card | ||
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1961 Topps | 141 | Dave Smith | Houston Oilers | fullback | Ripon College | Rookie card | PSA 9 | |
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1961 Topps | 142 | Bill Groman | Houston Oilers | defensive end | Heidelberg | Rookie card Groman led the AFL with 17 touchdown catches in 1961. |
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1961 Topps | 143 | Rich Michael | Houston Oilers | tackle | Ohio State | Rookie card | ||
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1961 Topps | 144 | Mike Dukes | Houston Oilers | linebacker | Clemson | Rookie card | ||
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1961 Topps | 145 | George Blanda | Houston Oilers | quarterback, kicker | Kentucky | Pro Football Hall of Fame 1981, Titans Ring of Honor 1999 | PSA 9 | |
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1961 Topps | 146 | Billy Cannon | Houston Oilers | halfback | LSU | College Hall of Fame 2008, Heisman Trophy 1959 | Cannon was the MVP of the first AFL Championship game, played on January 1, 1961. Cannon's Houston Oilers beat the Los Angeles Chargers, 24-16. | |
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1961 Topps | 147 | Dennit Morris | Houston Oilers | linebacker | Oklahoma | Rookie card | PSA 9, nm | |
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1961 Topps | 148 | Jack Lee | Houston Oilers | quarterback | Cincinnati | |||
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1961 Topps | 149 | Al Dorow | New York Titans | quarterback | Michigan State | Dorow led the AFL with 438 pass attempts and 197 pass completions in 1961. | PSA 9 | |
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1961 Topps | 150 | Don Maynard | New York Titans | end | Texas-El Paso | Jets Ring of Honor 2010, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1987 | Rookie card Maynard was the first player ever signed by the New York Titans. |
PSA 9 |