Halfback Football Cards, page 9

Image Set #Card Title/Players Pro Team Position College Honors Notes Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards
1950 Topps Felt Backs Dan Towler (yellow) 1950 Topps Felt Backs Dan Towler (yellow) Rookie card
Dan Towler halfback, fullback Washington and Jefferson
1950 Topps Felt Backs Langdon Viracola 1950 Topps Felt Backs Langdon Viracola halfback Fordham ex
1950 Topps Felt Backs Doak Walker (brown) 1950 Topps Felt Backs Doak Walker (brown) The price guides assign a higher value to the yellow variation of this card, but the brown variation is actually scarcer.
Doak Walker halfback SMU College Hall of Fame 1959, Heisman Trophy 1948, Pride of the Lions 2009, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1986
1950 Topps Felt Backs Doak Walker (yellow) 1950 Topps Felt Backs Doak Walker (yellow) Walker scored all of the Lions' 24 points in a win against the Packers in November 1950.
Doak Walker halfback SMU College Hall of Fame 1959, Heisman Trophy 1948, Pride of the Lions 2009, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1986
1951 Berk Ross Doak Walker 1951 Berk Ross 2-14 Doak Walker halfback SMU College Hall of Fame 1959, Heisman Trophy 1948, Pride of the Lions 2009, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1986 Hockey player Jack Stewart's card was attached to right side of Walker's.
1951 Berk Ross Emil Sitko 1951 Berk Ross 2-15 Emil Sitko halfback Notre Dame College Hall of Fame 1984 vg
1951 Bowman George Taliaferro 1951 Bowman 8 George Taliaferro New York Yanks halfback Indiana College Hall of Fame 1981
1951 Bowman Steve Van Buren 1951 Bowman 10 Steve Van Buren Philadelphia Eagles halfback LSU Eagles Honor Roll 1987, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1965 Van Buren's brother, Ebert Van Buren, also played for the Eagles.The brothers were teammates in 1951. See the Gallery's Teammate Brothers page.
1951 Bowman Jug Girard 1951 Bowman 17 Jug Girard Green Bay Packers halfback, end Wisconsin
1951 Bowman Joe Geri 1951 Bowman 22 Joe Geri Pittsburgh Steelers halfback Georgia
1951 Bowman Doak Walker 1951 Bowman 25 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 and Bobby Layne were teammates at Highland Park High School in Dallas, Texas. See the Gallery's High School Teammates page.
1951 Bowman Bob Goode 1951 Bowman 36 Bob Goode Washington Redskins fullback, halfback Texas A and M
1951 Bowman Ken Carpenter 1951 Bowman 39 Ken Carpenter Cleveland Browns halfback Oregon State
1951 Bowman Vitamin Smith 1951 Bowman 41 Vitamin Smith Los Angeles Rams halfback Abilene Christian Rookie card
1951 Bowman Glenn Davis 1951 Bowman 42 Glenn Davis Los Angeles Rams halfback Army, Cal Poly Pomona College Hall of Fame 1961, Heisman Trophy 1946
1951 Bowman Russ Craft 1951 Bowman 47 Russ Craft Philadelphia Eagles halfback, defensive back Alabama Rookie card

Craft intercepted 4 of Jim Hardy's passes in a game against the Chicago Cardinals in 1950. That's still an NFL record; he shares it with about 20 other players.
1951 Bowman Fred Morrison 1951 Bowman 49 Fred Morrison Chicago Bears halfback Ohio State ex+
1951 Bowman Floyd Reid 1951 Bowman 52 Floyd Reid Green Bay Packers halfback, coach Georgia Rookie card
1951 Bowman Billy Grimes 1951 Bowman 53 Billy Grimes Green Bay Packers halfback Oklahoma State
1951 Bowman Tom McWilliams 1951 Bowman 58 Tom McWilliams Pittsburgh Steelers halfback, defensive back Mississippi State, Army McWilliams placed 10th in voting for the Heisman Trophy in 1944. See the Gallery's page of football cards of Heisman candidates.
1951 Bowman Lynn Chandnois 1951 Bowman 60 Lynn Chandnois Pittsburgh Steelers halfback Michigan State Rookie card

Chandnois led the NFL with 32.5 yards per kickoff return in 1951.
1951 Bowman Bob Hoernschemeyer 1951 Bowman 63 Bob Hoernschemeyer Detroit Lions halfback Indiana
1951 Bowman Robert Nussbaumer 1951 Bowman 66 Robert Nussbaumer Chicago Cardinals halfback, defensive back Michigan
1951 Bowman John Strzykalski 1951 Bowman 69 John Strzykalski San Francisco 49ers halfback, defensive back Marquette
1951 Bowman Dub Jones 1951 Bowman 74 Dub Jones Cleveland Browns halfback LSU, Tulane Jones scored six touchdowns in a game against the Chicago Bears in 1951.

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