Defensive Back Football Cards, page 5
Image | Set | # | Card Title/Players | Pro Team | Position | College | Honors | Notes | Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards |
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1953 Bowman | 94 | Chuck Drazenovich | Washington Redskins | defensive back | Penn State | ||||
1953 Rams Team Issue | Jack Dwyer | Los Angeles Rams | defensive back | Loyola Marymount | Dwyer played from 1951 to 1955 for the Redskins and Rams. | ||||
1953 Rams Team Issue | Norb Hecker | Los Angeles Rams | defensive back | Baldwin Wallace | Hecker was the first head coach of the Atlanta Falcons. | ||||
1953 Rams Team Issue | Dick Lane | Los Angeles Rams | defensive back | Scottsbluff Junior College | Cardinals Ring of Honor 2006, Pride of the Lions 2009, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1974 | Pre-rookie card Lane had 14 interceptions in 1953, still the NFL record. Despite this, he did not appear on a regular-issue football card until 1957. |
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1954 Blue Ribbon | Tom Casey | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | tailback, defensive back | Hampton | Casey played for the AAFC's New York Yankees in 1948. | ||||
1954 Blue Ribbon | Vinnie Drake | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | quarterback, defensive back | Fordham | |||||
1954 Blue Ribbon | Keith Pearce | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | end, defensive back | ||||||
1954 Blue Ribbon | Jesse Thomas | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | defensive back | Michigan State | Thomas played three seasons for the NFL's Baltimore Colts and one for the AFL's Los Angeles Chargers. | ||||
1954 Blue Ribbon | Joe Zaleski | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | quarterback, defensive back | Dayton | Zaleski was the head coach of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers from 1967 to 1969. | ||||
1954 Blue Ribbon | Dick Brown | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | running back, defensive back | Toronto | |||||
1954 Blue Ribbon | Ray Willsey | Edmonton Eskimos | defensive back | California | Willsey was the head coach at the University of California from 1964 to 1971. | ||||
1954 Blue Ribbon | Eddie Macon | Calgary Stampeders | defensive back | Pacific | The Chicago Bears drafted Macon in 1952, and he played for the Bears for two seasons. He was the first Black player to play for the team. In 1954 he moved to Canada to play for the Stampeders. | ||||
1954 Blue Ribbon | Larry Grigg | Montreal Alouettes | running back, defensive back | Oklahoma | |||||
1954 Blue Ribbon | Virgil Wagner | Montreal Alouettes | running back, defensive back | John Milliken | Canadian Football Hall of Fame 1980 | ||||
1954 Blue Ribbon | Bruce Coulter | Montreal Alouettes | quarterback, defensive back | Canadian Football Hall of Fame 1997 | |||||
1954 Blue Ribbon | Jim Mitchener | Montreal Alouettes | defensive back | McGill | |||||
1954 Bowman | 5 | Bill Stits | Detroit Lions | defensive back | UCLA | Rookie card 1954 was Stits's rookie season, so this is a true rookie card. He had 6 interceptions and made the Pro Bowl. |
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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. | ||
1954 Bowman | 26 | Bert Rechichar | Baltimore Colts | defensive back | Tennessee | Rechichar kicked a 56-yard field goal in 1953, setting a new NFL record. The record stood until Tom Dempsey kicked a 63-yarder in 1970. | |||
1954 Bowman | 51 | Dick Alban | Washington Redskins | defensive back | Northwestern | Alban had a career-high 9 interceptions in 1954. That was second-most in the NFL, behind Dick Lane's 10. | |||
1954 Bowman | 72 | Tom Keane | Baltimore Colts | defensive back | West Virginia | Rookie card, short print Keane played from 1948 to 1955 for the Los Angeles Rams, Dallas Texans, Baltimore Colts, and Chicago Cardinals. |
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1954 Bowman | 74 | Warren Lahr | Cleveland Browns | defensive back | Case Western | Short print | |||
1954 Bowman | 100 | Jack Christiansen | Detroit Lions | defensive back | Colorado State | Pride of the Lions 2009, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1970 | exmt | ||
1954 Bowman | 102cor | Emlen Tunnell (corrected) | Tunnell's name is spelled correctly on this variation. | ex | |||||
Emlen Tunnell | New York Giants | defensive back | Iowa, Toledo | Giants Ring of Honor 2010, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1967 | |||||
1954 Bowman | 102err | Emlen Tunnell (error) | Error card Tunnell's name is misspelled "Tunnel" on this variation. |
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Emlen Tunnell | New York Giants | defensive back | Iowa, Toledo | Giants Ring of Honor 2010, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1967 |