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Picture Set # Card Pro Team Position College Honors Notes Est. NM Value (?) eBay Searches
1955 Topps All-American Bob Odell 1955 Topps All-American 91 Bob Odell halfback Pennsylvania College Hall of Fame 1992 Error card

The player pictured on this card is actually Howard Odell, Bob Odell's brother. Howard Odell played at the University of Pittsburgh. See my Mistaken Identities page for more football cards that picture the wrong player.
$41 Current Listings

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1956 Topps Harlon Hill 1956 Topps 59 Harlon Hill Chicago Bears end North Alabama Error card

Hill's first name is misspelled "Harlan."
$15 Current Listings

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1956 Topps Bob Schnelker 1956 Topps 89 Bob Schnelker New York Giants end Bowling Green Error card

Last name misspelled "Schnecker" on back of card.
$9 Current Listings

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1957 Topps John Henry Johnson 1957 Topps 16 John Henry Johnson Detroit Lions fullback Arizona State, St. Mary's 49ers Hall of Fame 2009, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1987 Error card

Card says Browns, but Johnson was never with the Browns.
$17 Current Listings

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1957 Topps Dave Hanner 1957 Topps 21 Dave Hanner Green Bay Packers defensive tackle Arkansas Packers Hall of Fame 1974 Error card $13 Current Listings

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1957 Topps Will Sherman 1957 Topps 58err Will Sherman Los Angeles Rams defensive back St. Mary's Error card

No team on front.
$110 Current Listings

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1957 Topps Howard Ferguson 1957 Topps 132 Howard Ferguson Green Bay Packers halfback Packers Hall of Fame 1974 Error card

Last name misspelled "Furgeson."
$45 Current Listings

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1958 Topps Bill Howton 1958 Topps 6 Bill Howton Green Bay Packers end Rice Packers Hall of Fame 1974 Error card

This is the only place I've seen Howton's first name spelled "Billie."
$14 Current Listings

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1958 Topps John Unitas 1958 Topps 22 John Unitas Baltimore Colts quarterback Louisville Pro Football Hall of Fame 1979 Error card

Back of card says Unitas's college was Pittsburgh, but he went to Louisville.
$150 Current Listings

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1958 Topps Sid Youngelman 1958 Topps 24 Sid Youngelman Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Alabama Error card

Name misspelled Youngleman on back
$10 Current Listings

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1958 Topps Carl Brettschneider 1958 Topps 28 Carl Brettschneider Chicago Cardinals linebacker Iowa State Rookie card, error card

Brettschneider's name is misspelled "Brettschnieder."
$11 Current Listings

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1958 Topps Billy Wells 1958 Topps 49 Billy Wells Pittsburgh Steelers halfback Michigan State Error card

The back of this card says Wells's college was Michigan, but he went to Michigan State.
$9 Current Listings

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1958 Topps R.C. Owens 1958 Topps 64 R.C. Owens San Francisco 49ers halfback, end College of Idaho 49ers Hall of Fame 2011 Rookie card, error card

The player pictured is Don Owens, not R.C. Owens. See other football cards that picture the wrong player on my Mistaken Identities page.
$11 Current Listings

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1958 Topps Marv Matuszak 1958 Topps 79 Marv Matuszak San Francisco 49ers linebacker Tulsa Rookie card, error card

Last name misspelled "Matuzsak."
$11 Current Listings

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1958 Topps Woodley Lewis 1958 Topps 82 Woodley Lewis Chicago Cardinals end Los Angeles City, Oregon Error card

First name misspelled "Woodly."
$17 Current Listings

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1958 Topps Jim Podoley 1958 Topps 121 Jim Podoley Washington Redskins halfback Central Michigan Rookie card, error card

The player pictured is not Podoley, it is Volney Peters. See other football cards that picture the wrong player on my Mistaken Identities page.
$11 Current Listings

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1958 Topps CFL Jackie Parker 1958 Topps CFL 18 Jackie Parker Edmonton Eskimos quarterback Mississippi Canadian Football Hall of Fame 1971, College Hall of Fame 1976 Error card

The front of this card says Parker was a tackle. He played halfback.
$50 Current Listings

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1958 Topps CFL Pete Neft 1958 Topps CFL 65 Pete Neft BC Lions quarterback Pittsburgh Error card

Pittsburgh is misspelled "Pittsburg" on back.
$10 Current Listings

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1958 Topps CFL Burdette Hess 1958 Topps CFL 83 Burdette Hess Calgary Stampeders tackle Idaho Error card

Hess's first name is misspelled "Berdett."
$10 Current Listings

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1959 Bazooka Charley Conerly 1959 Bazooka 5err Charley Conerly New York Giants quarterback Mississippi Giants Ring of Honor 2010, College Hall of Fame 1966 Error card

Conerly played for the Giants, not the Baltimore Colts.
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