College Hall Of Fame Football Cards, page 13
Image | Set | # | Card Title/Players | Pro Team | Position | College | Honors | Notes | Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards |
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1950 Topps Felt Backs | Doak Walker (yellow) | Walker scored all of the Lions' 24 points in a win against the Packers in November 1950. | |||||||
Doak Walker | halfback | SMU | College Hall of Fame 1959, Heisman Trophy 1948, Pride of the Lions 2009, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1986 | ||||||
1950 Topps Felt Backs | Art Weiner | end | North Carolina | College Hall of Fame 1992 | Weiner played one season for the NFL's New York Yanks. | ||||
1950 Topps Felt Backs | Froggy Williams | end | Rice | College Hall of Fame 1965 | Williams, Bill Burkhalter, and Joe Watson were the MVPs of the January 1, 1950, Cotton Bowl Classic. | ||||
1951 Berk Ross | 1-14 | Leon Hart | fullback | Notre Dame | College Hall of Fame 1973, Heisman Trophy 1949 | ||||
1951 Berk Ross | 1-15 | Jim Martin | linebacker, kicker | Notre Dame | College Hall of Fame 1995 | ||||
1951 Berk Ross | 2-14 | Doak Walker | halfback | SMU | College Hall of Fame 1959, Heisman Trophy 1948, Pride of the Lions 2009, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1986 | Hockey player Jack Stewart's card was attached to right side of Walker's. | |||
1951 Berk Ross | 2-15 | Emil Sitko | halfback | Notre Dame | College Hall of Fame 1984 | vg | |||
1951 Berk Ross | 3-15 | Rodney Franz | guard | California | College Hall of Fame 1977 | ||||
1951 Berk Ross | 4-14 | Arnold Galiffa | quarterback | Army | College Hall of Fame 1983 | Galiffa placed fourth in voting for the Heisman Trophy in 1949. See the Gallery's page of football cards of Heisman candidates. | |||
1951 Berk Ross | 4-15 | Charlie Justice | running back | North Carolina | College Hall of Fame 1961, Commanders Ring of Fame | The University of North Carolina has retired Justice's jersey number, 22. | |||
1951 Bowman | 1 | Weldon Humble | Cleveland Browns | guard | Rice, Louisiana-Lafayette | College Hall of Fame 1961 | |||
1951 Bowman | 2 | Otto Graham | Cleveland Browns | quarterback | Northwestern | Browns Ring of Honor 2010, College Hall of Fame 1956, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1965 | Graham finished third in voting for the Heisman Trophy in 1943, behind Angelo Bertelli and Bob Odell. | ||
1951 Bowman | 4 | Norm Van Brocklin | Los Angeles Rams | quarterback, coach | Oregon | College Hall of Fame 1966, Eagles Honor Roll 1987, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1971 | Rookie card | ||
1951 Bowman | 6 | Tom Fears | Los Angeles Rams | end | UCLA, Santa Clara | College Hall of Fame 1976, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1970 | |||
1951 Bowman | 8 | George Taliaferro | New York Yanks | halfback | Indiana | College Hall of Fame 1981 | |||
1951 Bowman | 9 | Barney Poole | New York Yanks | end | Army, Mississippi | College Hall of Fame 1974 | Poole's brothers, Ray and Jim, also played in the NFL. | ||
1951 Bowman | 11 | Al Wistert | Philadelphia Eagles | tackle | Michigan | College Hall of Fame 1968, Eagles Honor Roll 2009 | Error card Wistert's nickname was "Ox," not "Whitey." "Whitey" was the nickname of his brother, Francis. |
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1951 Bowman | 12 | Chuck Bednarik | Philadelphia Eagles | center, defensive tackle | Pennsylvania | College Hall of Fame 1969, Eagles Honor Roll 1987, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1967 | |||
1951 Bowman | 13 | Bulldog Turner | Chicago Bears | center, linebacker | Hardin-Simmons | College Hall of Fame 1960, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1966 | |||
1951 Bowman | 14 | Bob Williams | Chicago Bears | quarterback | Notre Dame | College Hall of Fame 1988 | Rookie card | ||
1951 Bowman | 15 | John Lujack | Chicago Bears | quarterback | Notre Dame | College Hall of Fame 1960, Heisman Trophy 1947 | Lujack lived to the age of 98. He passed away in 2023. | ||
1951 Bowman | 25 | Doak Walker | Detroit Lions | halfback | SMU | College Hall of Fame 1959, Heisman Trophy 1948, Pride of the Lions 2009, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1986 | Walker and Bobby Layne were teammates at Highland Park High School in Dallas, Texas. See the Gallery's High School Teammates page. | ||
1951 Bowman | 26 | Leon Hart | Detroit Lions | fullback | Notre Dame | College Hall of Fame 1973, Heisman Trophy 1949 | |||
1951 Bowman | 27 | Thurman McGraw | Detroit Lions | tackle, defensive tackle | Colorado State | College Hall of Fame 1981 | Rookie card | ex+ | |
1951 Bowman | 28 | Buster Ramsey | Chicago Cardinals | guard, coach | William and Mary | College Hall of Fame 1978 | vg-ex |