Atlanta Falcons Football Cards
The Falcons joined the NFL as an expansion team in 1966.
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1966 Philadelphia | 1 | Falcons Logo | Atlanta Falcons | |||||
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1966 Philadelphia | 2 | Larry Benz | Atlanta Falcons | defensive back | Northwestern | Rookie card This is one of the toughest cards in the 1966 Philadelphia set to find in high grades. |
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1966 Philadelphia | 3 | Dennis Claridge | Atlanta Falcons | quarterback | Nebraska | Rookie card | ||
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1966 Philadelphia | 4 | Perry Lee Dunn | Atlanta Falcons | halfback | Mississippi | Rookie card, double print | ||
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1966 Philadelphia | 5 | Dan Grimm | Atlanta Falcons | guard | Colorado | Rookie card, double print | ||
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1966 Philadelphia | 6 | Alex Hawkins | Atlanta Falcons | halfback | South Carolina | Double print | nm | |
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1966 Philadelphia | 7 | Ralph Heck | Atlanta Falcons | linebacker | Colorado | Rookie card | ||
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1966 Philadelphia | 8 | Frank Lasky | Atlanta Falcons | tackle | Florida | Rookie card Lasky and Joe Auer were teammates at Coral Gables High School in Florida. See the Gallery's High School Teammates page. |
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1966 Philadelphia | 9 | Guy Reese | Atlanta Falcons | tackle | SMU | Double print | exmt | |
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1966 Philadelphia | 10 | Bob Richards | Atlanta Falcons | end | LSU | Rookie card | ||
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1966 Philadelphia | 11 | Ron Smith | Atlanta Falcons | defensive back | Wisconsin | Rookie card Smith led the NFL with 43 kick returns and 1013 kick return yards in 1966. |
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1966 Philadelphia | 12 | Ernie Wheelwright | Atlanta Falcons | fullback | Southern Illinois | |||
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1966 Philadelphia | 13 | Falcons Roster | Atlanta Falcons | |||||
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1967 Philadelphia | 1 | Atlanta Falcons Team | Atlanta Falcons | |||||
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1967 Philadelphia | 2 | Junior Coffey | Atlanta Falcons | halfback | Washington | Rookie card | ||
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1967 Philadelphia | 3 | Alex Hawkins | Atlanta Falcons | halfback | South Carolina | Hawkins played 3 games for the Falcons in 1967, then went to the Baltimore Colts. | ||
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1967 Philadelphia | 4 | Randy Johnson | Atlanta Falcons | quarterback | Texas A and M - Kingsville | Rookie card, double print | ||
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1967 Philadelphia | 5 | Lou Kirouac | Atlanta Falcons | guard, kicker | Boston College | Rookie card, double print | ||
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1967 Philadelphia | 6 | Billy Martin | Atlanta Falcons | end | Georgia Tech | Rookie card, double print | ||
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1967 Philadelphia | 7 | Tommy Nobis | Atlanta Falcons | linebacker | Texas | College Hall of Fame 1981, Falcons Ring of Honor 2004, Outland Trophy 1965 | Rookie card The Falcons chose Nobis with the first overall pick in the 1966 NFL draft. See the Gallery's First Overall Draft Picks page. |
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1967 Philadelphia | 8 | Jerry Richardson | Atlanta Falcons | defensive back | West Texas State | Rookie card | ||
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1967 Philadelphia | 9 | Marion Rushing | Atlanta Falcons | linebacker | Southern Illinois | Rookie card, double print | ||
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1967 Philadelphia | 10 | Ron Smith | Atlanta Falcons | defensive back | Wisconsin | Smith led the NFL with 39 kick returns and 976 kick return yards in 1967. | ||
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1967 Philadelphia | 11 | Ernie Wheelwright | Atlanta Falcons | fullback | Southern Illinois | Error card Wheelright's name is misspelled "Wheelright" on this card. |
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1967 Philadelphia | 12 | Falcons Logo | Atlanta Falcons | PSA 8 |