1969 Topps 4-in-1 Football Cards
1969 Topps 4-in-1s were inserts in packs of 1969 Topps football cards. Each 4-in-1 is a panel of four cardboard stamps that Topps referred to as "mini-cards." The mini-cards were to be separated from the panels, licked, and stuck in mini-card albums, which were also inserts in the packs. There was one mini-card album for each of the 26 NFL and AFL teams, and each of the 26 albums had spaces for ten mini-cards.
For 260 mini-cards, Topps needed 65 different four-card panels. To get to an even quarter-sheet, Topps added a variation of one of the panels, giving them a total of 66. Four full sets of panels then fit on a 264-card sheet.
A few of the players on the mini-cards never appeared on standard cards of their own. See my blog article, 1969 Topps 4-in-1 Oddities, for a list of those players.
Image | Set | # | Card Title/Players | Pro Team | Position | College | Honors | Notes | Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards |
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1969 Topps 4-in-1 | Grady Alderman, Jerry Smith, Dick LeBeau, Gale Sayers | ||||||||
Grady Alderman | Minnesota Vikings | tackle | Detroit | ||||||
Dick LeBeau | Detroit Lions | defensive back | Ohio State | Pride of the Lions 2010, Pro Football Hall of Fame 2010 | |||||
Gale Sayers | Chicago Bears | halfback | Kansas | College Hall of Fame 1977, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1977 | |||||
Jerry Smith | Washington Redskins | tight end | Arizona State | Commanders Ring of Fame | |||||
1969 Topps 4-in-1 | Jim Allison, Frank Buncom, George Sauer, Frank Emanuel | ||||||||
Jim Allison | San Diego Chargers | fullback | San Diego State, El Camino College | ||||||
Frank Buncom | Cincinnati Bengals | linebacker | USC | Chargers Hall of Fame 1976 | |||||
Frank Emanuel | Miami Dolphins | linebacker | Tennessee | College Hall of Fame 2004 | |||||
George Sauer Jr. | New York Jets | end | Texas | ||||||
1969 Topps 4-in-1 | Lance Alworth, Don Maynard, Billy Cannon, Ron McDole | nm | |||||||
Lance Alworth | San Diego Chargers | end | Arkansas | Chargers Hall of Fame 1977, College Hall of Fame 1984, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1978 | |||||
Billy Cannon | Oakland Raiders | halfback | LSU | College Hall of Fame 2008, Heisman Trophy 1959 | |||||
Don Maynard | New York Jets | end | Texas-El Paso | Jets Ring of Honor 2010, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1987 | |||||
Ron McDole | Buffalo Bills | defensive end | Nebraska | ||||||
1969 Topps 4-in-1 | Dick Anderson, Mike Taliaferro, Otis Taylor, Fred Biletnikoff | ||||||||
Dick Anderson | Miami Dolphins | defensive back | Colorado | College Hall of Fame 1993, Dolphins Honor Roll 2006 | |||||
Fred Biletnikoff | Oakland Raiders | end | Florida State | College Hall of Fame 1991, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1988 | |||||
Mike Taliaferro | Boston Patriots | quarterback | Illinois | ||||||
Otis Taylor | Kansas City Chiefs | end | Prairie View | Chiefs Hall of Fame 1982 | |||||
1969 Topps 4-in-1 | Ralph Baker, Les Duncan, Bobby Bell, Eric Crabtree | nm | |||||||
Ralph Baker | New York Jets | linebacker | Penn State | ||||||
Bobby Bell | Kansas City Chiefs | linebacker, defensive end | Minnesota | Chiefs Hall of Fame 1980, College Hall of Fame 1991, Outland Trophy 1962, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1983 | |||||
Eric Crabtree | Denver Broncos | end | Pittsburgh | ||||||
Speedy Duncan | San Diego Chargers | defensive end | Jackson State | Chargers Hall of Fame 1994 | |||||
1969 Topps 4-in-1 | Gary Ballman, Jerry Hill, Boyd Dowler, Roy Jefferson | ||||||||
Gary Ballman | Philadelphia Eagles | halfback | Michigan State | ||||||
Boyd Dowler | Green Bay Packers | end, punter | Colorado | Packers Hall of Fame 1978 | |||||
Jerry Hill | Baltimore Colts | running back | Wyoming | ||||||
Roy Jefferson | Pittsburgh Steelers | wide receiver | Utah | ||||||
1969 Topps 4-in-1 | Tom Beer, Jim Colclough, Steve DeLong, Miller Farr | ||||||||
Tom Beer | Denver Broncos | end | Houston | ||||||
Jim Colclough | Boston Patriots | end | Boston College | ||||||
Steve DeLong | San Diego Chargers | defensive end | Tennessee | College Hall of Fame 1993, Outland Trophy 1964 | |||||
Miller Farr | Houston Oilers | defensive back | Wichita State | ||||||
1969 Topps 4-in-1 | Sonny Bishop, Pete Banaszak, Tom Day, Paul Guidry | ||||||||
Pete Banaszak | Oakland Raiders | running back | Miami Florida | ||||||
Sonny Bishop | Houston Oilers | guard | Fresno State | ||||||
Tom Day | San Diego Chargers | defensive end | North Carolina A and T | ||||||
Paul Guidry | Buffalo Bills | linebacker | McNeese State | ||||||
1969 Topps 4-in-1 | Bruce Bosley, J.R. Wilburn, Jim Simon, Tom Nowatzke | ||||||||
Bruce Bosley | San Francisco 49ers | guard, center | West Virginia | College Hall of Fame 1982 | |||||
Tom Nowatzke | Detroit Lions | fullback | Indiana | ||||||
Jim Simon | Atlanta Falcons | guard | Miami Florida | ||||||
J.R. Wilburn | Pittsburgh Steelers | wide receiver | South Carolina | ||||||
1969 Topps 4-in-1 | Larry Bowie, Willis Crenshaw, Paul Flatley, Tommy Davis | ||||||||
Larry Bowie | Minnesota Vikings | guard | Purdue | ||||||
Willis Crenshaw | St. Louis Cardinals | fullback | Kansas State | ||||||
Tommy Davis | San Francisco 49ers | kicker, punter | LSU | ||||||
Paul Flatley | Atlanta Falcons | end | Northwestern | ||||||
1969 Topps 4-in-1 | Nick Buoniconti, George Saimes, Pete Duranko, Jacque MacKinnon | ||||||||
Nick Buoniconti | Miami Dolphins | linebacker | Notre Dame | Dolphins Honor Roll 1991, Patriots Hall of Fame 1992, Pro Football Hall of Fame 2001 | |||||
Pete Duranko | Denver Broncos | defensive end | Notre Dame | ||||||
Jacque MacKinnon | San Diego Chargers | tight end | Colgate | Chargers Hall of Fame 1976 | |||||
George Saimes | Buffalo Bills | defensive back | Michigan State | Bills Wall of Fame 2000 | |||||
1969 Topps 4-in-1 | Jim Burson, Dan Abramowicz, Dick Witcher, Ed O'Bradovich | ||||||||
Dan Abramowicz | New Orleans Saints | end | Xavier | Saints Hall of Fame 1988 | |||||
Jim Burson | Atlanta Falcons | defensive back | Auburn | ||||||
Ed O'Bradovich | Chicago Bears | defensive end | Illinois | ||||||
Dick Witcher | San Francisco 49ers | end | UCLA | ||||||
1969 Topps 4-in-1 | Reg Carolan, Larry Garron, Pete Jaquess, W.K. Hicks | Reg Carolan never appeared on a regular Topps card. (See my blog article, 1969 Topps 4-in-1 Oddities.) Carolan's son, Brett Carolan, played for the Miami Dolphins and San Francisco 49ers in the mid-1990s. | |||||||
Reg Carolan | Kansas City Chiefs | tight end | Idaho | ||||||
Larry Garron | Boston Patriots | fullback | Western Illinois | ||||||
W.K. Hicks | Houston Oilers | defensive back | Texas Southern | ||||||
Pete Jaquess | Denver Broncos | defensive back | Eastern New Mexico | ||||||
1969 Topps 4-in-1 | Bert Coan, John Hadl, Sam Brunelli, Dan Birdwell | ex | |||||||
Dan Birdwell | Oakland Raiders | defensive end, linebacker | Houston | ||||||
Sam Brunelli | Denver Broncos | tackle | Colorado State | ||||||
Bert Coan | Kansas City Chiefs | halfback | Kansas | ||||||
John Hadl | San Diego Chargers | quarterback | Kansas | Chargers Hall of Fame 1983, College Hall of Fame 1994 | |||||
1969 Topps 4-in-1 | Hewritt Dixon, Goldie Sellers, Howard Twilley, Joe Namath | ||||||||
Hewritt Dixon | Oakland Raiders | halfback | Florida A and M | ||||||
Joe Namath | New York Jets | quarterback | Alabama | Jets Ring of Honor 2010, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1985 | |||||
Goldie Sellers | Kansas City Chiefs | defensive back | Grambling | ||||||
Howard Twilley | Miami Dolphins | end | Tulsa | College Hall of Fame 1992 | |||||
1969 Topps 4-in-1 | Charlie Durkee, Clifton McNeil, Fran Tarkenton, Maxie Baughan | ||||||||
Maxie Baughan | Los Angeles Rams | linebacker | Georgia Tech | College Hall of Fame 1988, Eagles Honor Roll 2015 | |||||
Charlie Durkee | New Orleans Saints | kicker | Oklahoma State | ||||||
Clifton McNeil | San Francisco 49ers | wide receiver | Grambling | ||||||
Fran Tarkenton | New York Giants | quarterback | Georgia | College Hall of Fame 1987, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1986, Vikings Ring of Honor 1998 | |||||
1969 Topps 4-in-1 | Pete Gogolak, Ron Bull, Willie Richardson, Chuck LaTourette | nm+ | |||||||
Ron Bull | Chicago Bears | running back | Baylor | ||||||
Pete Gogolak | New York Giants | kicker | Cornell | Giants Ring of Honor 2010 | |||||
Chuck LaTourette | St. Louis Cardinals | defensive back | Rice | ||||||
Willie Richardson | Baltimore Colts | wide receiver | Jackson State | College Hall of Fame 2003 | |||||
1969 Topps 4-in-1 | Bob Griese, Jim LeMoine, Walt Sweeney, Dave Grayson | ||||||||
Dave Grayson | Oakland Raiders | defensive back | Oregon | ||||||
Bob Griese | Miami Dolphins | quarterback | Purdue | College Hall of Fame 1984, Dolphins Honor Roll 1990, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1990 | |||||
Jim LeMoine | Houston Oilers | guard | Chabot Junior College, Utah State | ||||||
Walt Sweeney | San Diego Chargers | guard | Syracuse | Chargers Hall of Fame 1981 | |||||
1969 Topps 4-in-1 | Jim Hart, Darrell Dess, Mick Tingelhoff, Kermit Alexander | nm | |||||||
Kermit Alexander | San Francisco 49ers | defensive back | UCLA | ||||||
Darrell Dess | New York Giants | guard | North Carolina State | ||||||
Jim Hart | St. Louis Cardinals | quarterback | Southern Illinois | Cardinals Ring of Honor 2017 | |||||
Mick Tingelhoff | Minnesota Vikings | center | Nebraska | Pro Football Hall of Fame 2015, Vikings Ring of Honor 2001 | |||||
1969 Topps 4-in-1 | Alvin Haymond, Elijah Pitts, Ken Willard, Billy Ray Smith | ||||||||
Alvin Haymond | Philadelphia Eagles | defensive back | Southern | ||||||
Elijah Pitts | Green Bay Packers | halfback | Philander Smith | Packers Hall of Fame 1979 | |||||
Billy Ray Smith | Baltimore Colts | tackle | Arkansas | ||||||
Ken Willard | San Francisco 49ers | running back | North Carolina | ||||||
1969 Topps 4-in-1 | Gene Hickerson, Donny Anderson, Mike Lucci, Dick Butkus | ||||||||
Donny Anderson | Green Bay Packers | running back | Texas Tech | College Hall of Fame 1989, Packers Hall of Fame 1983 | |||||
Dick Butkus | Chicago Bears | linebacker | Illinois | College Hall of Fame 1983, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1979 | |||||
Gene Hickerson | Cleveland Browns | guard | Mississippi | Browns Ring of Honor 2010, Pro Football Hall of Fame 2007 | |||||
Mike Lucci | Detroit Lions | linebacker | Tennessee | ||||||
1969 Topps 4-in-1 | Fred Hill, Ernie Koy, Bennie McRae, Tommy Nobis | ||||||||
Fred Hill | Philadelphia Eagles | end | USC | ||||||
Ernie Koy | New York Giants | running back | Texas | ||||||
Bennie McRae | Chicago Bears | defensive back, halfback | Michigan | ||||||
Tommy Nobis | Atlanta Falcons | linebacker | Texas | College Hall of Fame 1981, Falcons Ring of Honor 2004, Outland Trophy 1965 | |||||
1969 Topps 4-in-1 | Dick Hoak, Roman Gabriel, Dave Williams, Ed Sharockman | ||||||||
Roman Gabriel | Los Angeles Rams | quarterback | North Carolina State | College Hall of Fame 1989 | |||||
Dick Hoak | Pittsburgh Steelers | running back | Penn State | Steelers Hall of Honor 2017 | |||||
Ed Sharockman | Minnesota Vikings | halfback | Pittsburgh | ||||||
Dave Williams | St. Louis Cardinals | wide receiver | Washington | ||||||
1969 Topps 4-in-1 | Jim Houston, Roy Shivers, Bill Asbury, Carroll Dale | ||||||||
Bill Asbury | Pittsburgh Steelers | fullback | Kent State | ||||||
Carroll Dale | Green Bay Packers | end | Virginia Tech | College Hall of Fame 1987, Packers Hall of Fame 1979 | |||||
Jim Houston | Cleveland Browns | linebacker, defensive end | Ohio State | College Hall of Fame 2005 | |||||
Roy Shivers | St. Louis Cardinals | halfback | Utah State | Canadian Football Hall of Fame 2022 | |||||
1969 Topps 4-in-1 | Gene Howard, Joe Morrison, Ben Davis, Billy Martin | ||||||||
Ben Davis | Cleveland Browns | defensive back | Defiance College | ||||||
Gene Howard | New Orleans Saints | defensive back | Langston | ||||||
Billy Martin | Minnesota Vikings | end | Georgia Tech | ||||||
Joe Morrison | New York Giants | end | Cincinnati | Giants Ring of Honor 2010 |