Coach Football Cards
Image | Set | # | Card Title/Players | Pro Team | Position | College | Honors | Notes | Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards |
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1924 Lafayette | Cullen Gourley | coach | Lafayette | ||||||
1924 Lafayette | Herb McCracken | coach | Lafayette | College Hall of Fame 1973 | |||||
1924 Lafayette | Bodie Weldon | coach | Lafayette | Weldon played for the Buffalo All-Americans of the American Professional Football Association (APFA) in 1920. The APFA became the NFL in 1922. | |||||
1933 Sport Kings | 35 | Knute Rockne | coach, end | Notre Dame | College Hall of Fame 1951 | Rookie card | |||
1935 Diamond Matchbooks | Steve Owen | New York Giants | tackle, coach | Phillips | Giants Ring of Honor 2010, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1966 | Owen and his brother, Bill Owen, were teammates for four seasons with the Giants. See the Gallery's Teammate Brothers page for more cards of brothers who played on the same NFL team. | |||
1935 Diamond Matchbooks | Ray Richards | Chicago Bears | coach, tackle | Nebraska | Richards was the head coach of the Chicago Cardinals from 1955 to 1957. | ||||
1935 National Chicle | 9 | Knute Rockne | coach, end | Notre Dame | College Hall of Fame 1951 | Rockne's card is the only one in the 1935 National Chicle set that does not picture an NFL player. | |||
1942 Redskins Matchbooks | Sammy Baugh | Washington Redskins | quarterback, coach | TCU | College Hall of Fame 1951, Commanders Ring of Fame , Pro Football Hall of Fame 1963 | Pre-rookie card Baugh, Ki Aldrich, and L.D. Meyer were the MVPs of the first Cotton Bowl Classic, played on January 1, 1937. |
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1942 Redskins Matchbooks | Dick Todd | Washington Redskins | halfback, coach | Texas A and M | |||||
1948 Bowman | 13 | Hugh Taylor | Washington Redskins | end, coach | Tulane, Oklahoma City University | Rookie card | |||
1948 Bowman | 16 | Tommy Thompson | Philadelphia Eagles | quarterback, coach | Tulsa | Rookie card Thompson led the NFL with 25 touchdown passes in 1948. |
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1948 Bowman | 22 | Sammy Baugh | Washington Redskins | quarterback, coach | TCU | College Hall of Fame 1951, Commanders Ring of Fame , Pro Football Hall of Fame 1963 | Rookie card Baugh wore number 33 for his entire NFL career. At TCU he wore number 45. I don't know why this card shows him in number 43. |
PSA 3 mc | |
1948 Bowman | 50 | Charles Cherundolo | Pittsburgh Steelers | center, coach | Penn State | Rookie card Before he passed away, Cherundolo had been the fourth-oldest living professional football player. He died at age 96. |
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1948 Bowman | 52 | Neill Armstrong | Philadelphia Eagles | end, coach | Oklahoma State | Rookie card, error card Armstrong's first name is misspelled "Neil" on the back of this card. |
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1948 Bowman | 99 | Harry Gilmer | Washington Redskins | quarterback, coach | Alabama | College Hall of Fame 1993 | Rookie card, short print | ||
1948-52 Exhibit | Frankie Albert | quarterback, coach | Stanford | College Hall of Fame 1956 | Albert played seven seasons for the 49ers: four in the AAFC and three in the NFL. | ||||
1948-52 Exhibit | Sammy Baugh | quarterback, coach | TCU | College Hall of Fame 1951, Commanders Ring of Fame , Pro Football Hall of Fame 1963 | Baugh led the NFL in passing yards for the fourth time in 1948. | ||||
1948 Leaf | 9B | Tommy Thompson | Philadelphia Eagles | quarterback, coach | Tulsa | Rookie card Variation with blue jersey numbers |
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1948 Leaf | 9Y | Tommy Thompson | Philadelphia Eagles | quarterback, coach | Tulsa | Rookie card Variation with yellow jersey numbers |
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1948 Leaf | 18 | Harry Gilmer | Washington Redskins | quarterback, coach | Alabama | College Hall of Fame 1993 | Rookie card The Washington Redskins chose Gilmer with the first overall pick in the 1948 NFL draft. See the Gallery's First Overall Draft Picks page. |
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1948 Leaf | 34 | Sammy Baugh | Washington Redskins | quarterback, coach | TCU | College Hall of Fame 1951, Commanders Ring of Fame , Pro Football Hall of Fame 1963 | Rookie card Baugh finished fourth in voting for the 1936 Heisman Trophy. See the Gallery's page of football cards of Heisman candidates. |
PSA 3.5, PSA 3, PSA 2, PSA 1.5 | |
1949 Leaf | 13 | Tommy Thompson | Philadelphia Eagles | quarterback, coach | Tulsa | ||||
1949 Leaf | 26 | Sammy Baugh | Washington Redskins | quarterback, coach | TCU | College Hall of Fame 1951, Commanders Ring of Fame , Pro Football Hall of Fame 1963 | Baugh led the NFL in completion percentage for the ninth time in 1949. | ||
1949 Leaf | 62 | Harry Gilmer | Washington Redskins | quarterback, coach | Alabama | College Hall of Fame 1993 | |||
1950 Bowman | 30 | Hugh Taylor | Washington Redskins | end, coach | Tulane, Oklahoma City University | nm |