Halfback Football Cards, page 14
Image | Set | # | Card Title/Players | Pro Team | Position | College | Honors | Notes | Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards |
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1952 Parkhurst | 45 | Jim Ostendarp | Montreal Alouettes | halfback | Drexel, Bucknell | Ostendarp played for the New York Giants in 1951 and 1952. He was the head coach at Amherst College from 1959 to 1991. | |||
1952 Parkhurst | 57 | Dawson Tilley | Montreal Alouettes | halfback | McGill | ||||
1952 Parkhurst | 58A | Cec Findlay | Montreal Alouettes | halfback | McGill | ||||
1952 Parkhurst | 58B | Tommy Manastersky | Montreal Alouettes | halfback | |||||
1952 Parkhurst | 69 | Howie Turner | Ottawa Rough Riders | halfback, quarterback | North Carolina State | ||||
1952 Parkhurst | 73 | Gene Roberts | Ottawa Rough Riders | fullback, halfback | Kansas, Tennessee-Chattanooga | ||||
1952 Parkhurst | 75 | Ted McLarty | Ottawa Rough Riders | halfback | Error card McLarty's last name is misspelled "MacLarty" on the back of this card. |
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1952 Parkhurst | 78 | Bruce Cummings | Ottawa Rough Riders | halfback | Toronto | ||||
1952 Parkhurst | 85 | Jack Stewart | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | halfback, flying wing | |||||
1952 Wheaties | Glenn Davis in Action | Davis was nicknamed "Mr. Outside" at Army; his teammate, Doc Blanchard, was nicknamed "Mr. Inside." | |||||||
Glenn Davis | Los Angeles Rams | halfback | Army, Cal Poly Pomona | College Hall of Fame 1961, Heisman Trophy 1946 | |||||
1952 Wheaties | Glenn Davis Portrait | Davis did not play in 1952; a knee injury had ended his career. | |||||||
Glenn Davis | Los Angeles Rams | halfback | Army, Cal Poly Pomona | College Hall of Fame 1961, Heisman Trophy 1946 | |||||
1952 Wheaties | Doak Walker in Action | Walker missed five games because of an injury in 1952. It was the only season he did not make the Pro Bowl. | |||||||
Doak Walker | Detroit Lions | halfback | SMU | College Hall of Fame 1959, Heisman Trophy 1948, Pride of the Lions 2009, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1986 | |||||
1952 Wheaties | Doak Walker Portrait | Walker had a 79-yard quick-kick punt in the 1949 Cotton Bowl. His SMU teammate, Kyle Rote, had a 84-yard quick-kick in the same game. | |||||||
Doak Walker | Detroit Lions | halfback | SMU | College Hall of Fame 1959, Heisman Trophy 1948, Pride of the Lions 2009, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1986 | |||||
1953 Bowman | 6 | Doak Walker | Detroit Lions | halfback | SMU | College Hall of Fame 1959, Heisman Trophy 1948, Pride of the Lions 2009, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1986 | Walker scored 11 points (on a touchdown, a field goal, and 2 extra points) in Detroit's 17-16 win over the Cleveland Browns in the 1953 NFL Championship game. | ||
1953 Bowman | 17 | Charley Trippi | Chicago Cardinals | halfback | Georgia | Cardinals Ring of Honor 2006, College Hall of Fame 1959, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1968 | |||
1953 Bowman | 19 | George Taliaferro | Baltimore Colts | halfback | Indiana | College Hall of Fame 1981 | PSA 8 | ||
1953 Bowman | 22 | Elroy Hirsch | Los Angeles Rams | end, halfback | Wisconsin, Michigan | College Hall of Fame 1974, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1968 | In 1953, Hirsch starred in Crazylegs, a movie about himself. | ||
1953 Bowman | 29 | Billy Stone | Chicago Bears | halfback | Bradley | ||||
1953 Bowman | 30 | Buddy Young | Baltimore Colts | halfback | Illinois | College Hall of Fame 1968 | |||
1953 Bowman | 32 | Hugh McElhenny | San Francisco 49ers | halfback | Washington | 49ers Hall of Fame 2009, College Hall of Fame 1981, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1970 | McElhenny placed eighth in voting for the 1951 Heisman Trophy. See the Gallery's page of football cards of Heisman candidates. | ||
1953 Bowman | 43 | Frank Gifford | New York Giants | halfback | USC, Bakersfield College | College Hall of Fame 1975, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1977 | |||
1953 Bowman | 46 | Dub Jones | Cleveland Browns | halfback | LSU, Tulane | Jones's son, Bert Jones, played quarterback for the Baltimore Colts and Los Angeles Rams. See the Gallery's Fathers and Sons page for more fathers and sons who appeared on vintage football cards. | |||
1953 Bowman | 51 | John Karras | Chicago Cardinals | halfback | Illinois | ||||
1953 Bowman | 59 | Don Bingham | Chicago Bears | halfback | Sul Ross State | Rookie card | |||
1953 Bowman | 62 | Ray Renfro | Cleveland Browns | halfback | North Texas | Rookie card Renfro played 12 seasons in the NFL, all with the Browns. |