Ollie Matson Football Cards
| Image | Set | # | Card Title/Players | Pro Team | Position | College | Honors | Notes | Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards |
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1948-52 Exhibit | Ollie Matson | 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 | ||||
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1952 Bowman Large | 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, short print | |
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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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1954 Bowman | 12 | 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 | Matson placed ninth in voting for the 1951 Heisman Trophy. See the Gallery's page of football cards of Heisman candidates. | |
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1955 Bowman | 25 | 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 | Matson won two medals in track in the 1952 Helsinki Olympics. See the Gallery's page of Olympic athletes on vintage football cards. | |
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1956 Topps | 22 | Chicago Cardinals Team | Chicago Cardinals | Short print This card pictures the 1955 Chicago Cardinals team. |
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1956 Topps | 58 | 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 | Short print | ex |
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1957 Topps | 26 | 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 | ||
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1958 Topps | 69 | Chicago Cardinals Team | Chicago Cardinals | This card pictures the 1957 Chicago Cardinals team. Click here to see a large, black-and-white copy of this image. Dick Lane, in the upper right corner of the photo, appears to have been cut-and-pasted in. | ||||
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1958 Topps | 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 | ||
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1959 Bazooka | Ollie Matson | Los Angeles Rams | 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 | |||
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1959 Bell Brand Rams | 10 | Ollie Matson | Los Angeles Rams | 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 | ||
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1959 Topps | 50 | Ollie Matson | Los Angeles Rams | 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 | exmt+ | |
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1960 Bell Brand Rams | 10 | Ollie Matson | Los Angeles Rams | 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 | PSA 8 | |
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1960 Topps | 63 | Ollie Matson | Los Angeles Rams | 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 | nm | |
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1961 Fleer | 99 | Ollie Matson | Los Angeles Rams | 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 | ||
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1961 Topps | 50 | Ollie Matson | Los Angeles Rams | 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 | ||
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1962 Post Cereal | 167 | Ollie Matson | Los Angeles Rams | 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 | ||
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1962 Topps | 79 | Ollie Matson | Short print The player pictured in the inset photo on this card is Bob Ferguson of Ohio State. Topps changed Ferguson's jersey number in the image to 33, which was Matson's number. Topps reused the image on the cover of the Denver Broncos 1969 Topps Mini-Card Album. |
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| Bob Ferguson | running back | Ohio State | College Hall of Fame 1996 | ||||||
| Ollie Matson | Los Angeles Rams | 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 | |||||
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1963 Stancraft | 4D | 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 | ||
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1974 Fleer Immortal Roll | Ollie Matson | 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 | Matson made the Pro Bowl his first six seasons in the NFL, 1952 and 1954-1958. (He was in the military for the 1953 season.) | |||
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1975 Fleer Immortal Roll | Ollie Matson | 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 | nm | |||
