College Hall Of Fame Football Cards, page 18
Image | Set | # | Card Title/Players | Pro Team | Position | College | Honors | Notes | Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards |
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1952 Bowman Small | 122 | Jim Phelan | Dallas Texans | coach | Notre Dame | College Hall of Fame 1973 | Rookie card | ||
1952 Bowman Small | 123 | Eddie Price | New York Giants | fullback | Tulane | College Hall of Fame 1982 | |||
1952 Bowman Small | 125 | Leo Nomellini | San Francisco 49ers | defensive tackle | Minnesota | 49ers Hall of Fame 2009, College Hall of Fame 1977, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1969 | |||
1952 Bowman Small | 127 | Ollie Matson | Chicago Cardinals | fullback, defensive back | San Francisco | Cardinals Ring of Honor 2006, College Hall of Fame 1976, Eagles Honor Roll 1987, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1972 | Rookie card Matson scored three non-offensive touchdowns in 1952, tying fellow rookie John Williams for the NFL lead. He scored two touchdowns on kickoff returns and one on a fumble return. |
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1952 Bowman Small | 133 | Bob Williams | Chicago Bears | quarterback | Notre Dame | College Hall of Fame 1988 | |||
1952 Wheaties | Glenn Davis in Action | Davis was nicknamed "Mr. Outside" at Army; his teammate, Doc Blanchard, was nicknamed "Mr. Inside." | |||||||
Glenn Davis | Los Angeles Rams | halfback | Army, Cal Poly Pomona | College Hall of Fame 1961, Heisman Trophy 1946 | |||||
1952 Wheaties | Glenn Davis Portrait | Davis did not play in 1952; a knee injury had ended his career. | |||||||
Glenn Davis | Los Angeles Rams | halfback | Army, Cal Poly Pomona | College Hall of Fame 1961, Heisman Trophy 1946 | |||||
1952 Wheaties | Tom Fears in Action | In 1949, Fears broke the NFL record for receptions in a season, with 77. In 1950, he broke it again, with 84. | |||||||
Tom Fears | Los Angeles Rams | end | UCLA, Santa Clara | College Hall of Fame 1976, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1970 | |||||
1952 Wheaties | Tom Fears Portrait | Fears appeared in several movies; one was Two-Minute Warning. | |||||||
Tom Fears | Los Angeles Rams | end | UCLA, Santa Clara | College Hall of Fame 1976, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1970 | |||||
1952 Wheaties | Otto Graham in Action | In 1952, Graham led the NFL in attempts, completions, passing yards, touchdown passes, and interceptions. | |||||||
Otto Graham | Cleveland Browns | quarterback | Northwestern | Browns Ring of Honor 2010, College Hall of Fame 1956, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1965 | |||||
1952 Wheaties | Otto Graham Portrait | Graham played in the league championship game in each of the ten seasons he played in the AAFC and NFL. | |||||||
Otto Graham | Cleveland Browns | quarterback | Northwestern | Browns Ring of Honor 2010, College Hall of Fame 1956, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1965 | |||||
1952 Wheaties | John Lujack in Action | Lujack set an NFL record with 468 passing yards in a game in 1949. | |||||||
John Lujack | Chicago Bears | quarterback | Notre Dame | College Hall of Fame 1960, Heisman Trophy 1947 | |||||
1952 Wheaties | John Lujack Portrait | Lujack did not play in 1952; he retired after an injury in the 1951 season. | |||||||
John Lujack | Chicago Bears | quarterback | Notre Dame | College Hall of Fame 1960, Heisman Trophy 1947 | |||||
1952 Wheaties | Doak Walker in Action | Walker missed five games because of an injury in 1952. It was the only season he did not make the Pro Bowl. | |||||||
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 | |||||
1952 Wheaties | Doak Walker Portrait | Walker had a 79-yard quick-kick punt in the 1949 Cotton Bowl. His SMU teammate, Kyle Rote, had a 84-yard quick-kick in the same game. | |||||||
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 | |||||
1953 Bowman | 1 | Eddie LeBaron | Washington Redskins | quarterback | Pacific | College Hall of Fame 1980, Commanders Ring of Fame | Rookie card | ||
1953 Bowman | 3 | Babe Parilli | Green Bay Packers | quarterback | Kentucky | College Hall of Fame 1982, Patriots Hall of Fame 1993 | exmt | ||
1953 Bowman | 6 | 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 scored 11 points (on a touchdown, a field goal, and 2 extra points) in Detroit's 17-16 win over the Cleveland Browns in the 1953 NFL Championship game. | ||
1953 Bowman | 11 | Norm Van Brocklin | Los Angeles Rams | quarterback, coach | Oregon | College Hall of Fame 1966, Eagles Honor Roll 1987, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1971 | |||
1953 Bowman | 12 | Bill McColl | Chicago Bears | end | Stanford | College Hall of Fame 1973 | McColl placed fourth in voting for the 1951 Heisman Trophy. See the Gallery's page of football cards of Heisman candidates. | ||
1953 Bowman | 13 | Jerry Groom | Chicago Cardinals | center | Notre Dame | College Hall of Fame 1994 | |||
1953 Bowman | 16 | Eddie Price | New York Giants | fullback | Tulane | College Hall of Fame 1982 | |||
1953 Bowman | 17 | Charley Trippi | Chicago Cardinals | halfback | Georgia | Cardinals Ring of Honor 2006, College Hall of Fame 1959, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1968 | |||
1953 Bowman | 19 | George Taliaferro | Baltimore Colts | halfback | Indiana | College Hall of Fame 1981 | PSA 8 | ||
1953 Bowman | 20 | Charley Conerly | New York Giants | quarterback | Mississippi | College Hall of Fame 1966, Giants Ring of Honor 2010 |