Halfback Football Cards, page 22
Image | Set | # | Card Title/Players | Pro Team | Position | College | Honors | Notes | Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards |
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1956 Topps | 120 | Billy Vessels | Baltimore Colts | halfback | Oklahoma | College Hall of Fame 1974, Heisman Trophy 1952 | Rookie card Vessels played for the Edmonton Eskimos, then with the Western Interprovincial Football Union, in 1953. He won the Canadian Rugby Union's most outstanding player award, the Schenley Award, that season. After serving in the U.S. military, Vessels played the 1956 season with the Baltimore Colts. |
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1957 49ers Team Issue | Joe Arenas | San Francisco 49ers | halfback | Nebraska - Omaha | Arenas attempted 3 passes in 1957, and he completed all 3 of them. The went for 92 yards and 2 touchdowns. | nm | |||
1957 49ers Team Issue | Tom Harmon | San Francisco 49ers | halfback | Michigan | College Hall of Fame 1954, Heisman Trophy 1940 | Harmon won the Heisman Trophy in 1940. See the Gallery's page of football cards of Heisman candidates. | |||
1957 49ers Team Issue | Hugh McElhenny | San Francisco 49ers | halfback | Washington | 49ers Hall of Fame 2009, College Hall of Fame 1981, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1970 | ||||
1957 49ers Team Issue | R.C. Owens | San Francisco 49ers | halfback, end | College of Idaho | 49ers Hall of Fame 2011 | Owens's full name was Raleigh C. Owens. He played from 1957 to 1964 with the 49ers, Baltimore Colts, and New York Giants. | |||
1957 49ers Team Issue | J.D. Smith | San Francisco 49ers | halfback | North Carolina A and T | exmt | ||||
1957 Giants Team Issue | Gene Filipski | New York Giants | halfback | Villanova, Army | nm+ | ||||
1957 Giants Team Issue | Frank Gifford | New York Giants | halfback | USC, Bakersfield College | College Hall of Fame 1975, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1977 | ||||
1957 Giants Team Issue | Dennis Mendyk | New York Giants | halfback | Michigan State | ex | ||||
1957 Giants Team Issue | Alex Webster | New York Giants | halfback | North Carolina State | Giants Ring of Honor 2011 | ||||
1957 Rams Team Issue | Jon Arnett | Los Angeles Rams | halfback | USC | College Hall of Fame 2001 | ||||
1957 Rams Team Issue | Elroy Hirsch | Los Angeles Rams | end, halfback | Wisconsin, Michigan | College Hall of Fame 1974, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1968 | ||||
1957 Rams Team Issue | Ron Waller | Los Angeles Rams | halfback | Maryland | exmt | ||||
1957 Rams Team Issue | Tom Wilson | Los Angeles Rams | halfback | nm | |||||
1957 Topps | 4 | Lou Baldacci | Pittsburgh Steelers | halfback | Michigan | Rookie card | |||
1957 Topps | 7 | Bobby Watkins | Chicago Bears | halfback | Ohio State | ||||
1957 Topps | 19 | Perry Jeter | Chicago Bears | halfback | Cal Poly | Rookie card | |||
1957 Topps | 29 | Billy Vessels | Baltimore Colts | halfback | Oklahoma | College Hall of Fame 1974, Heisman Trophy 1952 | Vessels did not play in 1957; he left football after the 1956 season. | ||
1957 Topps | 44 | Gene Gedman | Detroit Lions | halfback | Indiana | Rookie card | |||
1957 Topps | 46 | Elroy Hirsch | Los Angeles Rams | end, halfback | Wisconsin, Michigan | College Hall of Fame 1974, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1968 | |||
1957 Topps | 50 | Dave Mann | Chicago Cardinals | halfback | Oregon State | At various points in his career, Mann was a running back, defensive back, punter, kicker, flanker, and kick returner. | |||
1957 Topps | 57 | Al Carmichael | Green Bay Packers | halfback | USC | Packers Hall of Fame 1974 | |||
1957 Topps | 66 | Joe Arenas | San Francisco 49ers | halfback | Nebraska - Omaha | Arenas was an assistant football coach for the University of Houston for 24 years, 1963 to 1986. | |||
1957 Topps | 75 | Sid Watson | Pittsburgh Steelers | halfback | Northeastern | Rookie card | |||
1957 Topps | 76 | Ray Renfro | Cleveland Browns | halfback | North Texas | nm |