Halfback Football Cards, page 15
Image | Set | # | Card Title/Players | Pro Team | Position | College | Honors | Notes | Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards |
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1953 Bowman | 63 | Leon Heath | Washington Redskins | halfback | Oklahoma | ||||
1953 Bowman | 66 | Robert Smith | Detroit Lions | defensive back, halfback | Tulsa, Iowa | ||||
1953 Bowman | 74 | Julie Rykovich | Washington Redskins | halfback | Illinois, Notre Dame | ||||
1953 Bowman | 76 | Lynn Chandnois | Pittsburgh Steelers | halfback | Michigan State | Chandnois led the NFL with 1593 all-purpose yards in 1953. | |||
1953 Bowman | 87 | John Williams | Washington Redskins | halfback, defensive back | USC | Rookie card Williams scored three non-offensive touchdowns in 1952, tying fellow rookie Ollie Matson for the NFL lead. He scored two touchdowns on punt returns and one on an interception. |
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1953 Bowman | 89 | Frank Ziegler | Philadelphia Eagles | halfback | Georgia Tech | ||||
1953 Bowman | 92 | Ken Carpenter | Cleveland Browns | halfback | Oregon State | ||||
1953 Bowman | 96 | Billy Cross | Chicago Cardinals | halfback | West Texas A and M | According to his obituary at the Amarillo Globe-News, Cross held the career rushing record at West Texas State until Mercury Morris broke it in 1968. | |||
1953 Oregon | Farrell Albright | halfback | Oregon | Albright became a dentist. He had a practice in Mercer Island, Washington, for 30 years. | |||||
1953 Oregon | Ted Anderson | halfback | Oregon | ||||||
1953 Rams Team Issue | Elroy Hirsch | Los Angeles Rams | end, halfback | Wisconsin, Michigan | College Hall of Fame 1974, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1968 | Hirsch was second in the NFL in receiving yards in 1953, and he was voted first team All-Pro. | |||
1953 Rams Team Issue | Tom McCormick | Los Angeles Rams | halfback | Pacific | 1953 was McCormick's rookie year. He played four seasons for the Rams and San Francisco 49ers. | ||||
1953 Rams Team Issue | Volney Quinlan | Los Angeles Rams | halfback | San Diego State | Quinlan had the NFL's longest run in 1953, a 74-yarder. | ||||
1953 Rams Team Issue | Herb Rich | Los Angeles Rams | halfback | Vanderbilt | Rich had 8 interceptions in 1952. | ||||
1953 Rams Team Issue | Vitamin Smith | Los Angeles Rams | halfback | Abilene Christian | Smith returned 3 kickoff returns for touchdowns in 1950. That was an NFL record until Travis Williams returned 4 in 1967. | ||||
1953 Rams Team Issue | Dan Towler | Los Angeles Rams | halfback, fullback | Washington and Jefferson | Towler made the Pro Bowl in 1953, his second of four appearances. | ||||
1954 Blue Ribbon | Jack Jacobs | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | quarterback, halfback | Oklahoma | Canadian Football Hall of Fame 1963 | ||||
1954 Blue Ribbon | Tommy Ford | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | halfback | ||||||
1954 Blue Ribbon | Gene Roberts | Ottawa Rough Riders | fullback, halfback | Kansas, Tennessee-Chattanooga | Roberts played four seasons for the New York Giants, then played four more seasons in Canada. | ||||
1954 Blue Ribbon | Howie Turner | Ottawa Rough Riders | halfback, quarterback | North Carolina State | |||||
1954 Blue Ribbon | Tom McHugh | Ottawa Rough Riders | halfback | Notre Dame | |||||
1954 Blue Ribbon | John Bright | Calgary Stampeders | halfback | Drake | Canadian Football Hall of Fame 1970, College Hall of Fame 1984 | ||||
1954 Blue Ribbon | Peter Maxwell-Muir | Calgary Stampeders | halfback | Western Washington | |||||
1954 Blue Ribbon | Alex Webster | Montreal Alouettes | halfback | North Carolina State | Giants Ring of Honor 2011 | ||||
1954 Blue Ribbon | Chuck Hunsinger | Montreal Alouettes | halfback | Florida |