Heisman Trophy Football Cards, page 3
| Image | Set | # | Card Title/Players | Pro Team | Position | College | Honors | Notes | Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards |
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1955 Bowman | 133 | Vic Janowicz | Washington Redskins | halfback | Ohio State | College Hall of Fame 1976, Heisman Trophy 1950 | ||
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1955 Topps All-American | 6 | Nile Kinnick | halfback | Iowa | College Hall of Fame 1951, Heisman Trophy 1939 | Rookie card, error card Kinnick died in a plane crash in World War II. His name is misspelled "Niles" on this card. |
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1955 Topps All-American | 19 | Bruce Smith | halfback | Minnesota | College Hall of Fame 1972, Heisman Trophy 1941 | |||
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1955 Topps All-American | 23 | Dick Kazmaier | quarterback | Princeton | College Hall of Fame 1966, Heisman Trophy 1951 | Rookie card | ||
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1955 Topps All-American | 26 | Larry Kelley | end | Yale | College Hall of Fame 1969, Heisman Trophy 1936 | Rookie card | ||
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1955 Topps All-American | 34 | Davey O'Brien | quarterback | TCU | College Hall of Fame 1955, Heisman Trophy 1938 | Rookie card O'Brien played two seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles. In 1939, his rookie year, he broke Sammy Baugh's NFL record for most yards passing in a season. According to his page on the Heisman Trophy web site, he retired to become an FBI agent. |
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1955 Topps All-American | 35 | Tom Harmon | halfback | Michigan | College Hall of Fame 1954, Heisman Trophy 1940 | Rookie card The Chicago Bears chose Harmon with the first overall pick in the 1941 NFL draft. See the Gallery's First Overall Draft Picks page. |
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1955 Topps All-American | 52 | John Lujack | quarterback | Notre Dame | College Hall of Fame 1960, Heisman Trophy 1947 | Lujack was inducted into the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame in 1978. | ||
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1955 Topps All-American | 59 | Doc Blanchard | fullback | Army | College Hall of Fame 1959, Heisman Trophy 1945 | Rookie card Blanchard was the first player to win the Heisman Trophy as a junior. He placed third in Heisman voting in 1944, first in 1945, and fourth in 1946. See the Gallery's page of Heisman candidates. |
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1955 Topps All-American | 69 | Frank Sinkwich | halfback | Georgia | College Hall of Fame 1954, Heisman Trophy 1942 | Rookie card Sinkwich played two seasons for the Detroit Lions and two seasons for the AAFC's New York Yankees and Baltimore Colts. |
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1955 Topps All-American | 76 | Angelo Bertelli | quarterback | Notre Dame | College Hall of Fame 1972, Heisman Trophy 1943 | Rookie card Bertelli was second in Heisman voting in 1941, sixth in 1942, and first in 1943. After serving in World War II, he played three seasons for the AAFC's Los Angeles Dons and Chicago Rockets. |
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1955 Topps All-American | 78 | Jay Berwanger | halfback | Chicago | College Hall of Fame 1954, Heisman Trophy 1935 | Rookie card Berwanger was the first Heisman Trophy winner and the first player ever chosen in the NFL draft. He decided not to play pro football, however. See the Gallery's Heisman Trophy Candidates and First Overall Draft Picks pages. |
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1956 Topps | 12 | Alan Ameche | Baltimore Colts | fullback | Wisconsin | College Hall of Fame 1975, Heisman Trophy 1954 | Ameche placed sixth in voting for the Heisman Trophy in 1953, and he won it in 1954. See the Gallery's page of football cards of Heisman candidates. | |
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1956 Topps | 13 | Vic Janowicz | Washington Redskins | halfback | Ohio State | College Hall of Fame 1976, Heisman Trophy 1950 | Short print Janowicz was inducted into the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame in 1987. |
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1956 Topps | 48 | Baltimore Colts Team | Baltimore Colts | This card pictures the 1955 Baltimore Colts team. Hall of Fame NFL coach Don Shula is in the front row. Leroy Vaughn, father of major league baseball's Mo Vaughn, is in the back row. | ||||
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1956 Topps | 61 | Washington Redskins Team | Washington Redskins | Short print This card pictures the 1955 Washington Redskins team. About 15 of the players never appeared on cards of their own. |
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1956 Topps | 92 | Detroit Lions Team | Detroit Lions | This card pictures the 1955 Lions team. | ||||
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1956 Topps | 104 | Leon Hart | Detroit Lions | fullback | Notre Dame | College Hall of Fame 1973, Heisman Trophy 1949 | Hart was inducted into the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame in 1988. | |
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1956 Topps | 120 | Billy Vessels | Baltimore Colts | halfback | Oklahoma | College Hall of Fame 1974, Heisman Trophy 1952 | Rookie card Vessels played for the Edmonton Eskimos, then with the Western Interprovincial Football Union, in 1953. He won the Canadian Rugby Union's most outstanding player award, the Schenley Award, that season. After serving in the U.S. military, Vessels played the 1956 season with the Baltimore Colts. |
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1957 49ers Team Issue | Tom Harmon | San Francisco 49ers | halfback | Michigan | College Hall of Fame 1954, Heisman Trophy 1940 | Harmon won the Heisman Trophy in 1940. See the Gallery's page of football cards of Heisman candidates. | ||
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1957 Topps | 29 | Billy Vessels | Baltimore Colts | halfback | Oklahoma | College Hall of Fame 1974, Heisman Trophy 1952 | Vessels did not play in 1957; he left football after the 1956 season. | |
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1957 Topps | 53 | Alan Ameche | Baltimore Colts | fullback | Wisconsin | College Hall of Fame 1975, Heisman Trophy 1954 | ||
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1957 Topps | 80 | Howard Cassady | Detroit Lions | halfback | Ohio State | College Hall of Fame 1979, Heisman Trophy 1955 | Rookie card | |
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1957 Topps | 118 | Leon Hart | Detroit Lions | fullback | Notre Dame | College Hall of Fame 1973, Heisman Trophy 1949 | ||
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1957 Topps | 151 | Paul Hornung | Green Bay Packers | halfback | Notre Dame | College Hall of Fame 1985, Heisman Trophy 1956, Packers Hall of Fame 1975, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1986 | Rookie card The Packers chose Hornung with the first overall pick in the 1957 NFL draft. See the Gallery's First Overall Draft Picks page. |
PSA 4, PSA 3, PSA 2, PSA 1 |