1972 Topps Football Cards, page 9
| Image | Set | # | Card Title/Players | Pro Team | Position | College | Honors | Notes | Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards |
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1972 Topps | 201 | Leroy Keyes | Philadelphia Eagles | defensive back, running back | Purdue | College Hall of Fame 1990 | Rookie card Keyes finished third in voting for the Heisman Trophy in 1967, behind Gary Beban and O.J. Simpson. He finished second to Simpson in 1968. |
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1972 Topps | 202 | Garland Boyette | Houston Oilers | linebacker | Grambling | |||
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1972 Topps | 203 | Tom Beer | New England Patriots | end | Houston | After football, Beer wrote a book titled Sunday's Fools: Stomped, Tromped, Kicked, and Chewed in the NFL. | ||
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1972 Topps | 204 | Buck Buchanan | Kansas City Chiefs | defensive tackle | Grambling | Chiefs Hall of Fame 1981, College Hall of Fame 1996, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1990 | ||
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1972 Topps | 205 | Larry Wilson | St. Louis Cardinals | defensive back | Utah | Cardinals Ring of Honor 2006, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1978 | ||
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1972 Topps | 206 | Scott Hunter | Green Bay Packers | quarterback | Alabama | Rookie card | ||
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1972 Topps | 207 | Ron Johnson | New York Giants | running back | Michigan | College Hall of Fame 1992 | Johnson led the NFL with 298 rushing attempts in 1972. He gained 1182 yards for an average of 4.0 yards per carry. | |
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1972 Topps | 208 | Sam Brunelli | Denver Broncos | tackle | Colorado State | |||
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1972 Topps | 209 | Deacon Jones | San Diego Chargers | defensive end | Mississippi Valley State , South Carolina State | Pro Football Hall of Fame 1980 | The Los Angeles Rams traded Jones to the Chargers in January of 1972. Both teams wear blue, but Topps strangely airbrushed Jones's jersey red for this card. | |
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1972 Topps | 210 | Fred Biletnikoff | Oakland Raiders | end | Florida State | College Hall of Fame 1991, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1988 | ||
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1972 Topps | 211 | Bill Nelsen | Cleveland Browns | quarterback | USC | |||
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1972 Topps | 212 | George Nock | New York Jets | running back | Morgan State | Rookie card After a four-year career with the NFL's New York Jets and Washington Redskins, Nock became a sculptor. |
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1972 Topps | 213 | Dan Abramowicz | New Orleans Saints | end | Xavier | Saints Hall of Fame 1988 | Abramowicz and Archie Manning were the first two players inducted into the Saints Hall of Fame. | |
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1972 Topps | 214 | Irv Goode | Buffalo Bills | guard | Kentucky | Goode's stepson, Conrad Goode, played three seasons for the New York Giants and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. After retiring from football, Conrad became an actor. | ||
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1972 Topps | 215 | Isiah Robertson | Los Angeles Rams | linebacker | Southern | Rookie card | ||
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1972 Topps | 216 | Tom Matte | Baltimore Colts | halfback | Ohio State | |||
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1972 Topps | 217 | Pat Fischer | Washington Redskins | defensive back | Nebraska | Commanders Ring of Fame | ||
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1972 Topps | 218 | Gene Washington | Minnesota Vikings | wide receiver | Stanford | |||
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1972 Topps | 219 | Paul Robinson | Cincinnati Bengals | running back | Arizona | |||
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1972 Topps | 220 | John Brodie | San Francisco 49ers | quarterback | Stanford | 49ers Hall of Fame 2009, College Hall of Fame 1986 | ||
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1972 Topps | 221 | Manny Fernandez | Miami Dolphins | defensive tackle | Utah | Rookie card | ||
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1972 Topps | 222 | Errol Mann | Detroit Lions | kicker | North Dakota | |||
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1972 Topps | 223 | Dick Gordon | Chicago Bears | end | Michigan State | |||
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1972 Topps | 224 | Calvin Hill | Dallas Cowboys | running back | Yale | |||
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1972 Topps | 225 | Fran Tarkenton | New York Giants | quarterback | Georgia | College Hall of Fame 1987, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1986, Vikings Ring of Honor 1998 |