Denver Broncos Football Cards
The Broncos were one of the eight original teams of the American Football League, which began play in 1960. They joined the NFL with the NFL/AFL merger in 1970.
| Image | Set | # | Card Title/Players | Pro Team | Position | College | Honors | Notes | Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards |
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1960 Fleer | 6 | Sam Salerno | Denver Broncos | tackle | Colorado | |||
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1960 Fleer | 10 | Bob Stransky | Denver Broncos | halfback | Colorado | Stransky was elected to the University of Colorado Athletic Hall of Fame in 2010. This card shows him in his Colorado uniform. | ||
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1960 Fleer | 26 | Frank Tripucka | Denver Broncos | quarterback | Notre Dame | Broncos Ring of Fame 1986 | Tripucka threw the first touchdown pass in AFL history, a 59-yarder to Al Carmichael. | |
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1960 Fleer | 33 | Ken Adamson | Denver Broncos | guard | Notre Dame | Rookie card Adamson was captain of the Notre Dame football team in 1959. This card shows him in his Notre Dame uniform. |
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1960 Fleer | 40 | Jim Padgett | Denver Broncos | tackle | Clemson | |||
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1960 Fleer | 46 | George Herring | Denver Broncos | quarterback | Southern Mississippi | |||
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1960 Fleer | 47 | Willie Smith | Denver Broncos | tackle | Michigan | Rookie card | ||
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1960 Fleer | 54 | Frank Bernardi | Denver Broncos | halfback | Colorado | Rookie card Bernardi was inducted into the University of Colorado Athletic Hall of Fame in 2012. The image on this card pictures him in his Colorado uniform, though he was playing in the NFL by 1955. |
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1960 Fleer | 60 | Carl Larpenter | Denver Broncos | guard | Texas | |||
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1960 Fleer | 74 | Billy Shoemake | Denver Broncos | end | LSU | |||
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1960 Fleer | 82 | Don Allen | Denver Broncos | fullback | Texas | |||
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1960 Fleer | 88 | Jack Work | Denver Broncos | halfback | Denver | |||
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1960 Fleer | 95 | Larry Cundiff | Denver Broncos | center | Michigan State | Cundiff never played in a regular season NFL or AFL game. | ||
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1960 Fleer | 106 | Al Day | Denver Broncos | fullback | Eastern Michigan | |||
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1960 Fleer | 110 | Al Carmichael | Denver Broncos | halfback | USC | Packers Hall of Fame 1974 | Carmichael scored the first touchdown in AFL history, on a 59-yard reception from Frank Tripucka. | |
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1960 Fleer | 114 | Ronnie Cain | Denver Broncos | end | Kentucky | |||
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1960 Fleer AFL Team Decals | Denver Broncos | Denver Broncos | ||||||
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1961 Fleer | 144 | Frank Tripucka | Denver Broncos | quarterback | Notre Dame | Broncos Ring of Fame 1986 | Tripucka's son, Kelly Tripucka, played basketball for the NBA's Detroit Pistons, Utah Jazz, and Charlotte Hornets. | |
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1961 Fleer | 145 | Al Carmichael | Denver Broncos | halfback | USC | Packers Hall of Fame 1974 | ||
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1961 Fleer | 146 | Bob McNamara | Denver Broncos | halfback | Minnesota | |||
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1961 Fleer | 147 | Lionel Taylor | Denver Broncos | end | New Mexico Highlands | Broncos Ring of Fame 1984 | Rookie card Taylor played linebacker for the NFL's Chicago Bears in 1959. |
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1961 Fleer | 148 | Eldon Danenhauer | Denver Broncos | tackle | Pittsburg State | Rookie card | ||
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1961 Fleer | 149 | Willie Smith | Denver Broncos | tackle | Michigan | |||
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1961 Fleer | 150 | Carl Larpenter | Denver Broncos | guard | Texas | |||
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1961 Fleer | 151 | Ken Adamson | Denver Broncos | guard | Notre Dame |