Halfback Football Cards, page 9
Image | Set | # | Card Title/Players | Pro Team | Position | College | Honors | Notes | Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards |
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1950 Topps Felt Backs | Dan Towler (yellow) | Rookie card | |||||||
Dan Towler | halfback, fullback | Washington and Jefferson | |||||||
1950 Topps Felt Backs | Langdon Viracola | halfback | Fordham | ex | |||||
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) | 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 | 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 | 2-15 | Emil Sitko | halfback | Notre Dame | College Hall of Fame 1984 | vg | |||
1951 Bowman | 8 | George Taliaferro | New York Yanks | halfback | Indiana | College Hall of Fame 1981 | |||
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 | 17 | Jug Girard | Green Bay Packers | halfback, end | Wisconsin | ||||
1951 Bowman | 22 | Joe Geri | Pittsburgh Steelers | halfback | Georgia | ||||
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 | 36 | Bob Goode | Washington Redskins | fullback, halfback | Texas A and M | ||||
1951 Bowman | 39 | Ken Carpenter | Cleveland Browns | halfback | Oregon State | ||||
1951 Bowman | 41 | Vitamin Smith | Los Angeles Rams | halfback | Abilene Christian | Rookie card | |||
1951 Bowman | 42 | Glenn Davis | Los Angeles Rams | halfback | Army, Cal Poly Pomona | College Hall of Fame 1961, Heisman Trophy 1946 | |||
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. |
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1951 Bowman | 49 | Fred Morrison | Chicago Bears | halfback | Ohio State | ex+ | |||
1951 Bowman | 52 | Floyd Reid | Green Bay Packers | halfback, coach | Georgia | Rookie card | |||
1951 Bowman | 53 | Billy Grimes | Green Bay Packers | halfback | Oklahoma State | ||||
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 | 60 | Lynn Chandnois | Pittsburgh Steelers | halfback | Michigan State | Rookie card Chandnois led the NFL with 32.5 yards per kickoff return in 1951. |
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1951 Bowman | 63 | Bob Hoernschemeyer | Detroit Lions | halfback | Indiana | ||||
1951 Bowman | 66 | Robert Nussbaumer | Chicago Cardinals | halfback, defensive back | Michigan | ||||
1951 Bowman | 69 | John Strzykalski | San Francisco 49ers | halfback, defensive back | Marquette | ||||
1951 Bowman | 74 | Dub Jones | Cleveland Browns | halfback | LSU, Tulane | Jones scored six touchdowns in a game against the Chicago Bears in 1951. |