1970 Topps football card of a player who also had a memorable nickname, former Denver Bronco defensive lineman Rich “Tombstone” Jackson. He played in an era before the quarterback sack was an official statistic, and his career was shortened by injury, but former teammates and opponents remember him as one of the finest defensive linemen of his time. A product of Southern University, Jackson is a prime example of the type of player who thrived in the old American Football League, from a small black college. Those players likely wouldn’t have had opportunities to play in the NFL, which had an unspoken “quota” system for minorities. After retiring as a player, Jackson served as a school administrator in his hometown of New Orleans.