Billy Vessels Football Cards
| Image | Set | # | Card Title/Players | Pro Team | Position | College | Honors | Notes | Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards |
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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 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. |