1973 Alabama Playing Cards
The deck of 1973 Alabama playing cards contains pictures of 51 players and Coach Bear Bryant. The jokers picture Alabama's Denny Stadium and Memorial Coliseum. At least eight players in the deck later played in the NFL, and four played in the CFL. (One player, Mike Raines, played in both leagues.) Woodrow Lowe, who played eleven seasons for the San Diego Chargers, is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame. Coach Bryant is also a member of the College Hall of Fame.
Going into the Sugar Bowl, the 1973 Alabama team was undefeated and ranked #1 in the country. Alabama lost the Sugar Bowl 24-23 to #3 Notre Dame, and Notre Dame took the AP national championship.
Image | Set | # | Card Title/Players | Pro Team | Position | College | Honors | Notes | Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards |
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1973 Alabama Playing Cards | Skip Kubelius | defensive tackle | Alabama | Kubelius played for the World Football League's Birmingham Americans in 1974. | nm | ||||
1973 Alabama Playing Cards | Mark Prudhomme | defensive back | Alabama | ||||||
1973 Alabama Playing Cards | Robert Fraley | quarterback | Alabama | Fraley died in a plane crash with golfer Payne Stewart. | |||||
1973 Alabama Playing Cards | Bear Bryant | coach | Alabama | College Hall of Fame 1986 | |||||
1973 Alabama Playing Cards | David Watkins | defensive end | Alabama | nm+ | |||||
1973 Alabama Playing Cards | Richard Todd | quarterback | Alabama | Todd played eight seasons for the New York Jets and two seasons for the New Orleans Saints. | |||||
1973 Alabama Playing Cards | Buddy Pope | guard | Alabama | nm+ | |||||
1973 Alabama Playing Cards | Chuck Strickland | linebacker | Alabama | Strickland played one season for the CFL's Winnipeg Blue Bombers. | nm | ||||
1973 Alabama Playing Cards | Bob Bryan | tackle | Alabama | ||||||
1973 Alabama Playing Cards | Gary Hanrahan | guard | Alabama | ||||||
1973 Alabama Playing Cards | Greg Montgomery | linebacker | Alabama | nm+ | |||||
1973 Alabama Playing Cards | Warren Dyar | tight end | Alabama | ||||||
1973 Alabama Playing Cards | Greg Gantt | punter | Alabama | Gantt played two seasons for the New York Jets. | nm+ | ||||
1973 Alabama Playing Cards | Johnny Sharpless | wide receiver | Alabama | nm | |||||
1973 Alabama Playing Cards | Rick Watson | running back | Alabama | ||||||
1973 Alabama Playing Cards | John Rogers | tackle | Alabama | nm+ | |||||
1973 Alabama Playing Cards | George Pugh | tight end | Alabama | nm+ | |||||
1973 Alabama Playing Cards | Jeff Rouzie | linebacker | Alabama | ex | |||||
1973 Alabama Playing Cards | Buddy Brown | guard | Alabama | Brown played four seasons for the CFL's Winnipeg Blue Bombers. | |||||
1973 Alabama Playing Cards | Randy Moore | tight end | Alabama | nm | |||||
1973 Alabama Playing Cards | Ray Maxwell | guard | Alabama | ||||||
1973 Alabama Playing Cards | Alan Pizzitola | defensive back | Alabama | ||||||
1973 Alabama Playing Cards | Paul Spivey | running back | Alabama | vg | |||||
1973 Alabama Playing Cards | Ron Robertson | linebacker | Alabama | nm+ | |||||
1973 Alabama Playing Cards | Pete Pappas | wide receiver | Alabama |