1971 O-Pee-Chee CFL Football Cards
There are 132 cards in the 1971 O-Pee-Chee CFL football card set: 14-15 players from each of the 9 CFL teams, plus a checklist with the players' names in tiny print. At least sixteen players in the set also saw playing time in the NFL or AFL. I have identified those players in the notes below.
| Image | Set | # | Card Title/Players | Pro Team | Position | College | Honors | Notes | Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards |
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1971 O-Pee-Chee CFL | 1 | Bill Symons | Toronto Argonauts | running back | Colorado | Canadian Football Hall of Fame 1997 | ||
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1971 O-Pee-Chee CFL | 2 | Mel Profit | Toronto Argonauts | tight end | UCLA | |||
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1971 O-Pee-Chee CFL | 3 | Jim Tomlin | Toronto Argonauts | defensive back | Stephen F. Austin | nm | ||
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1971 O-Pee-Chee CFL | 4 | Ed Harrington | Toronto Argonauts | defensive end | Langston | |||
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1971 O-Pee-Chee CFL | 5 | Jim Corrigall | Toronto Argonauts | linebacker | Kent State | Canadian Football Hall of Fame 1990 | exmt | |
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1971 O-Pee-Chee CFL | 6 | Chip Barrett | Toronto Argonauts | defensive back | British Columbia | |||
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1971 O-Pee-Chee CFL | 7 | Marv Luster | Toronto Argonauts | defensive back, wide receiver | UCLA | Canadian Football Hall of Fame 1974 | ||
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1971 O-Pee-Chee CFL | 8 | Ellison Kelly | Toronto Argonauts | tackle | Michigan State | Canadian Football Hall of Fame 1992 | nm | |
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1971 O-Pee-Chee CFL | 9 | Charlie Bray | Toronto Argonauts | guard | Central State | nm | ||
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1971 O-Pee-Chee CFL | 10 | Peter Martin | Toronto Argonauts | linebacker | Western Ontario | Canadian Football Hall of Fame 2000 | nm | |
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1971 O-Pee-Chee CFL | 11 | Tony Moro | Toronto Argonauts | tight end | Dayton | |||
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1971 O-Pee-Chee CFL | 12 | Dave Raimey | Toronto Argonauts | running back, defensive back | Michigan | Canadian Football Hall of Fame 2000 | Raimey played for the NFL's Cleveland Browns in 1964. | |
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1971 O-Pee-Chee CFL | 13 | Joe Theismann | Toronto Argonauts | quarterback | Notre Dame | College Hall of Fame 2003, Commanders Ring of Fame | Pre-rookie card Theismann played three seasons for the Argonauts, then moved to the NFL and played twelve seasons for the Washington Redskins. |
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1971 O-Pee-Chee CFL | 14 | Greg Barton | Toronto Argonauts | quarterback | Tulsa | Barton played in one game for the Detroit Lions in 1969. See the Gallery's Cups of Coffee page for cards of other players who appeared in exactly one NFL, AFL, or AAFC game. | ||
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1971 O-Pee-Chee CFL | 15 | Leon McQuay | Toronto Argonauts | running back | Tampa | McQuay played from 1974 to 1976 in the NFL: one season each with the New York Giants, New England Patriots, and New Orleans Saints. | ||
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1971 O-Pee-Chee CFL | 16 | Don Jonas | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | quarterback, kicker | Penn State | Jonas was named the CFL's Most Outstanding Player in 1971. | ||
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1971 O-Pee-Chee CFL | 17 | Doug Strong | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | running back | Waterloo Lutheran | |||
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1971 O-Pee-Chee CFL | 18 | Paul Brule | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | defensive back | St. Francis Xavier | Canadian Football Hall of Fame 2018 | exmt | |
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1971 O-Pee-Chee CFL | 19 | Bill Frank | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | tackle | Colorado | Canadian Football Hall of Fame 2001 | Frank played for the NFL's Dallas Cowboys in 1964. | ex |
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1971 O-Pee-Chee CFL | 20 | Joe Critchlow | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | defensive tackle | Southest Missouri State | nm | ||
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1971 O-Pee-Chee CFL | 21 | Chuck Liebrock | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | guard | Hillsdale | exmt | ||
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1971 O-Pee-Chee CFL | 22 | Rob McLaren | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | linebacker | Simon Fraser | |||
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1971 O-Pee-Chee CFL | 23 | Bob Swift | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | guard, center | Clemson | |||
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1971 O-Pee-Chee CFL | 24 | Rick Shaw | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | wide receiver | Arizona State | |||
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1971 O-Pee-Chee CFL | 25 | Ross Richardson | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | guard | North Dakota | exmt |