Auburn Alumni Football Cards

Image Set #Card Title/Players Pro Team Position College Honors Notes Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards
1950 Bowman Travis Tidwell 1950 Bowman 33 Travis Tidwell New York Giants quarterback Auburn Rookie card exmt
1951 Bowman Travis Tidwell 1951 Bowman 19 Travis Tidwell New York Giants quarterback Auburn
1952 Bowman Large Ray Pelfrey 1952 Bowman Large 106 Ray Pelfrey Green Bay Packers end Auburn, Eastern Kentucky Rookie card

Pelfrey played for three NFL teams in 1952: one game for the Packers, one for the Chicago Cardinals, and six for the Dallas Texans
1952 Bowman Small Ray Pelfrey 1952 Bowman Small 106 Ray Pelfrey Green Bay Packers end Auburn, Eastern Kentucky Rookie card

In a three-year NFL career, Pelfrey played for four teams: the Packers, Chicago Cardinals, Dallas Texans, and New York Giants.
1956 Topps Dave Middleton 1956 Topps 68 Dave Middleton Detroit Lions end Auburn Rookie card
1956 Topps Detroit Lions Team 1956 Topps 92 Detroit Lions Team Detroit Lions This card pictures the 1955 Lions team.
1957 Topps Dave Middleton 1957 Topps 8 Dave Middleton Detroit Lions end Auburn
1957 Topps Joe Childress 1957 Topps 100 Joe Childress Chicago Cardinals halfback Auburn Rookie card exmt
1958 49ers Team Issue Bill Atkins 1958 49ers Team Issue Bill Atkins San Francisco 49ers defensive back, punter Auburn nm
1958 Topps Cleveland Browns Team 1958 Topps 9 Cleveland Browns Team Cleveland Browns This photo pictures the 1957 Browns team. Number 48, sixth from the left in the second row, is decathlete Milt Campbell, who won the silver medal at the Helsinki Olympics in 1952 and the gold medal at Melbourne in 1956. After one season with the Browns, Campbell played several years in the the Canadian Football League. exmt
1958 Topps Chicago Cardinals Team 1958 Topps 69 Chicago Cardinals Team Chicago Cardinals This card pictures the 1957 Chicago Cardinals team. Click here to see a large, black-and-white copy of this image. Dick Lane, in the upper right corner of the photo, appears to have been cut-and-pasted in.
1958 Topps Detroit Lions Team 1958 Topps 115 Detroit Lions Team Detroit Lions This card pictures the 1957 Detroit Lions team. Click here to see a large, black-and-white copy of this image. This was the last Lions team to win the NFL title; they beat the Browns 59-14 in the championship game.
1959 Bell Brand Rams Jim Phillips 1959 Bell Brand Rams 32 Jim Phillips Los Angeles Rams end Auburn In 1958, his rookie season, Phillips had the NFL's longest reception, 93 yards. PSA 5, vg
1959 Topps Joe Childress 1959 Topps 13 Joe Childress Chicago Cardinals halfback Auburn exmt
1959 Topps Dave Middleton 1959 Topps 113 Dave Middleton Detroit Lions end Auburn Error card

This card has the Cleveland Browns logo on the front, not the Lions.
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1959 Topps New York Giants Team 1959 Topps 133 New York Giants Team New York Giants Though printed in 1959, this card pictures the 1958 New York Giants team. There is a larger copy of the image on the Giants web site. The picture includes two players who would later become stars in the AFL: Jack Kemp is number 17 in the front row, and Don Maynard is number 13, two rows behind Kemp.
1959 Topps Jim Phillips 1959 Topps 142 Jim Phillips Los Angeles Rams end Auburn Rookie card

Phillips played 10 seasons in the NFL: 7 for the Rams, and 3 for the Minnesota Vikings.
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1960 Bell Brand Rams Jim Phillips 1960 Bell Brand Rams 13 Jim Phillips Los Angeles Rams end Auburn
1960 Bills Team Issue Bill Atkins 1960 Bills Team Issue Bill Atkins Buffalo Bills defensive back, punter Auburn Atkins played for the NFL's San Francisco 49ers in 1958 and 1959. He spent two seasons with the Bills, then played for three different AFL teams in the next two years.
1960 Fleer Ben Preston 1960 Fleer 8 Ben Preston Los Angeles Chargers end Auburn Rookie card
1960 Fleer Bill Atkins 1960 Fleer 24 Bill Atkins Buffalo Bills defensive back, punter Auburn Rookie card
1960 Fleer Mike Simmons 1960 Fleer 68 Mike Simmons New York Titans end Auburn Rookie card nm+
1960 Topps Dave Middleton 1960 Topps 43 Dave Middleton Detroit Lions end Auburn exmt
1960 Topps Jim Phillips 1960 Topps 66 Jim Phillips Los Angeles Rams end Auburn Phillips placed sixth in voting for the 1957 Heisman Trophy. See the Gallery's page of football cards of Heisman Trophy candidates. exmt
1960-61 Redskins Matchbooks Bo Russell 1960-61 Redskins Matchbooks Bo Russell Washington Redskins tackle Auburn

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