Grambling Alumni Football Cards
| Image | Set | # | Card Title/Players | Pro Team | Position | College | Honors | Notes | Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards |
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1948-52 Exhibit | Tank Younger | fullback | Grambling | College Hall of Fame 2000 | ||||
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1950 Bowman | 15 | Tank Younger | Los Angeles Rams | fullback | Grambling | College Hall of Fame 2000 | Rookie card Younger played from 1949 to 1958 for the Los Angeles Rams and Pittsburgh Steelers. |
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1951 Bowman | 112 | Tank Younger | Los Angeles Rams | fullback | Grambling | College Hall of Fame 2000 | Younger made his first Pro Bowl in 1951. | |
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1952 Bowman Large | 25 | Tank Younger | Los Angeles Rams | fullback | Grambling | College Hall of Fame 2000 | ||
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1952 Bowman Small | 25 | Tank Younger | Los Angeles Rams | fullback | Grambling | College Hall of Fame 2000 | ||
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1953 Rams Team Issue | Tank Younger | Los Angeles Rams | fullback | Grambling | College Hall of Fame 2000 | Younger had 8 rushing touchdowns in 1953, second in the NFL. | ||
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1954 Rams Team Issue | Tank Younger | Los Angeles Rams | fullback | Grambling | College Hall of Fame 2000 | Younger averaged 6.7 yards per carry in 1954, leading the NFL. | ||
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1955 Bowman | 38 | Tank Younger | Los Angeles Rams | fullback | Grambling | College Hall of Fame 2000 | Younger made his fourth Pro Bowl in 1955. | |
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1955 Rams Team Issue | Tank Younger | Los Angeles Rams | fullback | Grambling | College Hall of Fame 2000 | |||
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1956 Topps | 18 | Tank Younger | Los Angeles Rams | fullback | Grambling | College Hall of Fame 2000 | ||
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1956 Topps | 114 | Los Angeles Rams Team | Los Angeles Rams | This card pictures the 1955 Los Angeles Rams team. One of the players, Jack Bighead, was with the Baltimore Colts until early in 1955, so he also appears on the Colts team card. | ||||
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1957 Rams Team Issue | Tank Younger | Los Angeles Rams | fullback | Grambling | College Hall of Fame 2000 | nm | ||
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1957 Topps | 152 | Tank Younger | Los Angeles Rams | fullback | Grambling | College Hall of Fame 2000 | Younger attempted the only pass of his career in 1957. It was intercepted. | |
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1960 Kahns | Willie Davis | Green Bay Packers | defensive end | Grambling | Packers Hall of Fame 1975, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1981 | Pre-rookie card Davis is the only player in the 1960 Kahn's set who is not a Pittsburgh Steeler or a Cleveland Brown. The Browns traded Davis to the Green Bay Packers in July of 1960, apparently after this set was in the works. Rather than removing him, Kahn's just changed the team on the back of his card. This is a pre-rookie card for Davis; his 1964 Philadelphia card is considered his rookie card. |
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1961 Browns Team Issue 6x9 | Preston Powell | Cleveland Browns | fullback | Grambling | ||||
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1961 National City Bank Browns | Preston Powell | Cleveland Browns | fullback | Grambling | ||||
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1961 Packers Lake to Lake | 3 | Willie Davis | Green Bay Packers | defensive end | Grambling | Packers Hall of Fame 1975, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1981 | Pre-rookie card, short print | |
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1962 Fleer | 86 | Ernie Ladd | San Diego Chargers | defensive tackle | Grambling | Chargers Hall of Fame 1981 | Rookie card | |
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1963 Fleer | 76 | Ernie Ladd | San Diego Chargers | defensive tackle | Grambling | Chargers Hall of Fame 1981 | Ladd was also a professional wrestler, and he appeared on at least one wrestling card. You can see it on the Gallery's Cards in Multiple Sports page. | BVG 8 |
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1964 Coke Caps Packers | Willie Davis | Green Bay Packers | defensive end | Grambling | Packers Hall of Fame 1975, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1981 | |||
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1964 Philadelphia | 25 | Roosevelt Taylor | Chicago Bears | defensive back | Grambling | Rookie card, double print | ||
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1964 Philadelphia | 72 | Willie Davis | Green Bay Packers | defensive end | Grambling | Packers Hall of Fame 1975, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1981 | Rookie card, double print | |
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1964 Philadelphia | 169 | Garland Boyette | Rookie card, error card The player pictured on this card is Don Gillis, not Garland Boyette. Gillis played for the Cardinals from 1958 to 1961. For more cards that picture the wrong player, see the Gallery's Mistaken Identities page. |
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| Garland Boyette | St. Louis Cardinals | linebacker | Grambling | ||||||
| Don Gillis | St. Louis Cardinals | center | Rice | ||||||
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1964 Topps | 92 | Buck Buchanan | Kansas City Chiefs | defensive tackle | Grambling | Chiefs Hall of Fame 1981, College Hall of Fame 1996, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1990 | Rookie card The Chiefs chose Buchanan with the first overall pick in the 1963 AFL draft. See the Gallery's First Overall Draft Picks page. |
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1964 Topps | 163 | Ernie Ladd | San Diego Chargers | defensive tackle | Grambling | Chargers Hall of Fame 1981 | ||