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The 54-card deck of 1979 Stanford Playing Cards contains 11 player cards, 11 cards of coaches and athletic directors, 1 card of Stanford Stadium, and a whopping 31 text cards of Stanford football records, schedules, poll results, bowl appearances, etc. More players would have been nice--John Elway was a freshman on the team, wouldn't that have been cool?--but the people who produced the decks apparently thought we'd rather read stuff.

Remarkably, four of the coaches in the deck eventually became head coaches in the NFL. The most successful was George Seifert, who led the San Francisco 49ers to two Super Bowl wins.

Also remarkably, 9 of the 11 players in the deck went on to play in the NFL, and 6 of them had pro careers of 7 or more years. Darrin Nelson played the longest, 11 years with the Minnesota Vikings and San Diego Chargers.

The 1979 Stanford cards can be found with two different backs: white on a red background and red on a white background. I have seen them in a single-deck box and a two-deck box with a snazzy felt cover.

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Image Set #Card Title/Players Pro Team Position College Honors Notes Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards
1979 Stanford Playing Cards 1979 Stanford Schedule 1979 Stanford Playing Cards 1979 Stanford Schedule Stanford Stanford was ranked #13 before the start of the 1979 season, but the team lost its first game to Tulane, 33-10, and fell out of the rankings for the rest of the season. The Cardinal did tie #1 USC, 21-21, the only blemish on USC's 11-0-1 season. Stanford finished 5-5-1.
1979 Stanford Playing Cards Stanford's Heisman Trophy Winner 1979 Stanford Playing Cards Stanford's Heisman Trophy Winner Stanford Jim Plunkett is still Stanford's only Heisman winner. See the Gallery's page of football cards of Heisman candidates.
1979 Stanford Playing Cards Rod Dowhower 1979 Stanford Playing Cards Rod Dowhower coach San Diego State Dowhower was Stanford's head coach for only one season. In 1980 he left to take the offensive coordinator position for the Denver Broncos. (Paul Wiggin succeeded him as head coach at Stanford.) Dowhower was the head coach of the Indianapolis Colts in 1985 and 1986.
1979 Stanford Playing Cards Stanford Stadium 1979 Stanford Playing Cards Stanford Stadium Stanford
1979 Stanford Playing Cards 1980 Stanford Schedule 1979 Stanford Playing Cards 1980 Stanford Schedule Stanford Stanford was ranked #15 going into the 1980 season, but the team finished just 6-5 and out of the rankings
1979 Stanford Playing Cards Stanford Players in Pro Football 1979 Stanford Playing Cards Stanford Players in Pro Football Stanford
1979 Stanford Playing Cards Russel Charles 1979 Stanford Playing Cards Russel Charles coach UCLA Charles was a running back at UCLA in the early 1970s; he gained 1163 career rushing yards in 187 attempts. He was Stanford's offensive line coach in 1979.
1979 Stanford Playing Cards All-Time Leaders - Single Game Passing Attempts 1979 Stanford Playing Cards All-Time Leaders - Single Game Passing Attempts Stanford
1979 Stanford Playing Cards 1978 Stanford Results 1979 Stanford Playing Cards 1978 Stanford Results Stanford
1979 Stanford Playing Cards All-Time Leaders - Single Game Receptions 1979 Stanford Playing Cards All-Time Leaders - Single Game Receptions Stanford
1979 Stanford Playing Cards Bill Dutton 1979 Stanford Playing Cards Bill Dutton coach California Dutton was Stanford's defensive line coach in 1979.
1979 Stanford Playing Cards All-Time Leaders - Single Game Touchdown Passes 1979 Stanford Playing Cards All-Time Leaders - Single Game Touchdown Passes Stanford
1979 Stanford Playing Cards 1978 Leaders 1979 Stanford Playing Cards 1978 Leaders Stanford
1979 Stanford Playing Cards All-Time Leaders - Season Receptions 1979 Stanford Playing Cards All-Time Leaders - Season Receptions Stanford
1979 Stanford Playing Cards Jim Fassel 1979 Stanford Playing Cards Jim Fassel coach Long Beach State Fassel was Stanford's running backs coach in 1979. He eventually became the head coach of the New York Giants, holding that position from 1997 to 2003.
1979 Stanford Playing Cards All-Time Leaders - Career Touchdown Passes 1979 Stanford Playing Cards All-Time Leaders - Career Touchdown Passes Stanford
1979 Stanford Playing Cards Final 1978 UPI Poll 1979 Stanford Playing Cards Final 1978 UPI Poll Stanford
1979 Stanford Playing Cards All-Time Leaders - Career Receptions 1979 Stanford Playing Cards All-Time Leaders - Career Receptions Stanford
1979 Stanford Playing Cards John Godden 1979 Stanford Playing Cards John Godden coach San Diego State Godden played linebacker for the Continental Football League's Hartford Charter Oaks in 1965. He was Stanford's inside linebackers coach in 1979.
1979 Stanford Playing Cards All-Time Leaders - Season Passing Yards 1979 Stanford Playing Cards All-Time Leaders - Season Passing Yards Stanford
1979 Stanford Playing Cards Final 1978 AP Poll 1979 Stanford Playing Cards Final 1978 AP Poll Stanford
1979 Stanford Playing Cards All-Time Leaders - Single Game Rushing Yards 1979 Stanford Playing Cards All-Time Leaders - Single Game Rushing Yards Stanford
1979 Stanford Playing Cards Ray Handley 1979 Stanford Playing Cards Ray Handley coach Stanford Handley was Stanford's linebackers coach in 1979. He eventually served two seasons, 1991 and 1992, as head coach of the New York Giants.
1979 Stanford Playing Cards All-Time Leaders - Career Passing Yards 1979 Stanford Playing Cards All-Time Leaders - Career Passing Yards Stanford
1979 Stanford Playing Cards Bowl Record 1979 Stanford Playing Cards Bowl Record Stanford

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