Top 80 Redskins
The Redskins, in 2012, announced the Top 80 Greatest Redskins of all-time. This makes a for an interesting collecting challenge – try to get the rookie card for all 80 Redskins.
It has been fun and I am not done though I am only four cards away.
I have tried to use the “true” rookie card for each player. Do you agree with the rookie cards I have chosen for each player?
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Person |
Years |
Rookie Card |
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Terry Allen |
1995-98 |
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LaVar Arrington |
2000-2005 |
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Mike Bass |
1969-75 |
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Cliff Battles |
1932-37 |
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Sammy Baugh |
1937-52 |
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Bobby Beathard |
1978-1988 |
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Don Bosseler |
1957-64 |
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Jeff Bostic |
1980-93 |
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Mike Bragg |
1968-79 |
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Gene Brito |
1951-53, 1955-58 |
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Larry Brown |
1969-76 |
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Bill Brundige |
1970-77 |
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Joe Bugel |
1981-1989 |
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Dave Butz |
1975-88 |
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Earnest Byner |
1989-93 |
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Gary Clark |
1985-92 |
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Monte Coleman |
1979-94 |
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Al DeMao |
1945-53 |
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Chuck Drazenovich |
1950-59 |
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Bill Dudley Dudley’s rookie cards are in the 1948 Bowman and Leaf sets. |
1950-51, 1953 |
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Turk Edwards |
1932-40 |
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Andy Farkas This is a 1939 Ross Jewelry Matchbook and is the closest thing to a rookie card for Farkas |
1938-44 |
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Pat Fischer |
1968-77 |
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Darrell Green |
1983-2002 |
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Russ Grimm |
1981-91 |
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Chris Hanburger |
1965-78 |
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Ken Harvey |
1994-98 |
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Len Hauss |
1964-77 |
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Terry Hermeling |
1970-1980 |
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Ken Houston |
1973-80 |
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Sam Huff |
1964-67, 1969 |
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Joe Jacoby |
1981-93 |
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Dick James |
1955-63 |
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Jon Jansen |
1999-2008 |
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Roy Jefferson |
1971-1976 |
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Sonny Jurgensen |
1964-74 |
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Charlie Justice |
1950, 1952-54 |
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Billy Kilmer |
1971-78 |
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Paul Krause |
1964-67 |
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Jim Lachey |
1988-95 |
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Eddie LeBaron |
1952-53, 1955-59 |
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Dexter Manley |
1981-89 |
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Charles Mann |
1983-93 |
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Wilbur Marshall |
1988-92 |
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Mark May |
1981-89 |
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Ron McDole His rookie card is in the 1965 Topps set. It is a very difficult card to acquire in good condition. Here is his second card. |
1971-78 |
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Raleigh McKenzie |
1985-94 |
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Harold McLinton |
1969-78 |
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Wayne Millner His rookie card is 1952 Bowman Large or Small and I have not been able to get it yet. Instead, I am showing his Goal Line Art card that I think is stunning. |
1936-41, 1945 |
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Bobby Mitchell |
1962-68 |
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Brian Mitchell |
1990-99 |
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Art Monk |
1980-93 |
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Mark Moseley |
1974-86 |
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Mark Murphy |
1977-84 |
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Mike Nelms |
1980-84 |
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Neal Olkewicz |
1979-89 |
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Brig Owens |
1966-77 |
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Richie Petitbon |
1971-1972 |
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Clinton Portis |
2004-2010 |
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Vince Promuto |
1960-70 |
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John Riggins |
1976-79, 1981-85 |
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Mark Rypien |
1987-93 |
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Chris Samuels |
2000-2009 |
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Ricky Sanders |
1986-93 |
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Ed Simmons |
1987-93 |
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Jerry Smith |
1965-77 |
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Dick Stanfel |
1956-58 |
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George Starke |
1973-84 |
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Diron Talbert |
1971-80 |
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Hugh (Bones) Taylor His rookie card is in the 1948 Bowman set. I do not have that card yet, so I picked his next card. |
1947-54 |
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Charley Taylor |
1964-77 |
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Sean Taylor |
2004-2007 |
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Joe Theismann |
1974-85 |
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Rusty Tillman There is not much out there featuring Tillman. The only card I found is from a recently issued Hero Deck. There are Hero decks for all 32 teams. Each deck features 52 people from a team. The Redskins deck includes Tillman. |
1970-77 |
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Don Warren |
1979-92 |
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Joe Washington |
1981-84 |
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Doug Williams |
1986-89 |
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George Allen This is the only regular issue George Allen (in a major set) that I know of. This is the 1994 Ted Williams set. |
1971-77 |
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Ray Flaherty He doesn’t have any regular issue cards. I selected his 1933 Diamond Matchbook card that shows him as a player with the New York Giants. This is as close to a rookie card as it gets. |
1936-42 |
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Joe Gibbs There is a regular issue Pro-Line card for him. I am still debating whether to include that card or the Goal Line Art card that is being shown. |
1981-92 |
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