1962 Post Cereal Football Cards
The 1962 Post Cereal set includes pre-rookie cards of several star players. Check them out on the pre-rookie card page.
| Image | Set | # | Card Title/Players | Pro Team | Position | College | Honors | Notes | Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards |
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1962 Post Cereal | 1 | Dan Currie | Green Bay Packers | linebacker, center | Michigan State | Packers Hall of Fame 1984 | Currie placed eighth in voting for the 1957 Heisman Trophy. See the Gallery's page of football cards of Heisman Trophy candidates. | |
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1962 Post Cereal | 2 | Boyd Dowler | Green Bay Packers | end, punter | Colorado | Packers Hall of Fame 1978 | ||
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1962 Post Cereal | 3 | Bill Forester | Green Bay Packers | linebacker | SMU | Packers Hall of Fame 1974 | ||
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1962 Post Cereal | 4 | Forrest Gregg | Green Bay Packers | offensive tackle | SMU | Packers Hall of Fame 1977, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1977 | ||
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1962 Post Cereal | 5 | Dave Hanner | Green Bay Packers | defensive tackle | Arkansas | Packers Hall of Fame 1974 | ||
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1962 Post Cereal | 6 | Paul Hornung | Green Bay Packers | halfback | Notre Dame | College Hall of Fame 1985, Heisman Trophy 1956, Packers Hall of Fame 1975, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1986 | Hornung did television commercials for 1962 Post Cereal football cards. You can watch one of them at archive.org. | |
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1962 Post Cereal | 7 | Henry Jordan | Green Bay Packers | tackle | Virginia | Packers Hall of Fame 1975, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1995 | ||
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1962 Post Cereal | 8 | Jerry Kramer | Green Bay Packers | guard | Idaho | Packers Hall of Fame 1975, Pro Football Hall of Fame 2018 | Short print | |
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1962 Post Cereal | 9 | Max McGee | Green Bay Packers | end | Tulane | Packers Hall of Fame 1975 | ||
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1962 Post Cereal | 10 | Tom Moore | Green Bay Packers | halfback | Vanderbilt | Short print | ||
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1962 Post Cereal | 11 | Jim Ringo | Green Bay Packers | center | Syracuse | Eagles Honor Roll 1987, Packers Hall of Fame 1974, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1981 | ||
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1962 Post Cereal | 12 | Bart Starr | Green Bay Packers | quarterback | Alabama | Packers Hall of Fame 1977, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1977 | ||
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1962 Post Cereal | 13 | Jim Taylor | Green Bay Packers | fullback | LSU | Packers Hall of Fame 1975, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1976 | ||
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1962 Post Cereal | 14 | Fuzzy Thurston | Green Bay Packers | guard | Valparaiso | Packers Hall of Fame 1975 | The Packers acquired Thurston from the Baltimore Colts in 1959, in a straight-up trade for Marv Matuszak. | |
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1962 Post Cereal | 15 | Jesse Whittenton | Green Bay Packers | defensive back | Texas-El Paso | Packers Hall of Fame 1976 | ||
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1962 Post Cereal | 16 | Erich Barnes | New York Giants | defensive back | Purdue | |||
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1962 Post Cereal | 17 | Roosevelt Brown | New York Giants | tackle | Morgan State | Giants Ring of Honor 2010, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1975 | ||
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1962 Post Cereal | 18 | Bob Gaiters | New York Giants | halfback | New Mexico State | Gaiters led the NCAA with 1338 rushing yards in 1960. | ||
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1962 Post Cereal | 19 | Roosevelt Grier | New York Giants | defensive tackle | Penn State | Grier was a finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1973. See the Gallery's Almost Hall of Famers page. | ||
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1962 Post Cereal | 20 | 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 | Huff did television commercials for 1962 Post Cereal football cards. You can watch one on YouTube. | |
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1962 Post Cereal | 21 | Jim Katcavage | New York Giants | defensive end, defensive tackle | Dayton | Katcavage led the NFL in fumble return yards in 1961. He recovered three fumbles and returned them a total of 38 yards. | ||
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1962 Post Cereal | 22 | Cliff Livingston | New York Giants | linebacker | UCLA | Livingston's older brother, Howard Livingston, also played in the NFL. | ||
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1962 Post Cereal | 23 | Dick Lynch | New York Giants | defensive back | Notre Dame | Giants Ring of Honor 2010 | ||
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1962 Post Cereal | 24 | Joe Morrison | New York Giants | end | Cincinnati | Giants Ring of Honor 2010 | Short print | |
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1962 Post Cereal | 25 | Dick Nolan | New York Giants | defensive back | Maryland | Short print |