Quarterback Football Cards, page 21

Image Set #Card Title/Players Pro Team Position College Honors Notes Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards
1959 Bell Brand Rams Buddy Humphrey 1959 Bell Brand Rams 2 Buddy Humphrey Los Angeles Rams quarterback Baylor Humphrey and Larry Hickman were teammates at Kilgore (Texas) High School and at Baylor University. See the Gallery's High School Teammates page.
1959 Bell Brand Rams Frank Ryan 1959 Bell Brand Rams 3 Frank Ryan Los Angeles Rams quarterback Rice The Rams drafted Ryan in the 5th round in 1958. He had split time at quarterback with King Hill at Rice University. vg
1959 Kahns Bobby Layne 1959 Kahns Bobby Layne Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Texas College Hall of Fame 1968, Pride of the Lions 2009, Pride of the Lions 2010, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1967, Steelers Hall of Honor 2017
1959 Kahns Jim Ninowski 1959 Kahns Jim Ninowski Cleveland Browns quarterback Michigan State
1959 Kahns Milt Plum 1959 Kahns Milt Plum Cleveland Browns quarterback Penn State
1959 Topps John Unitas 1959 Topps 1 John Unitas Baltimore Colts quarterback Louisville Pro Football Hall of Fame 1979, Ravens Ring of Honor 2002 Unitas led the NFL with 2899 passing yards and 32 touchdown passes in 1959.
1959 Topps Bart Starr 1959 Topps 23 Bart Starr Green Bay Packers quarterback Alabama Packers Hall of Fame 1977, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1977 PSA 4
1959 Topps Bobby Layne 1959 Topps 40 Bobby Layne Detroit Lions quarterback Texas College Hall of Fame 1968, Pride of the Lions 2009, Pride of the Lions 2010, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1967, Steelers Hall of Honor 2017 exmt
1959 Topps Charley Conerly 1959 Topps 65 Charley Conerly New York Giants quarterback Mississippi College Hall of Fame 1966, Giants Ring of Honor 2010 exmt
1959 Topps Zeke Bratkowski 1959 Topps 90 Zeke Bratkowski Chicago Bears quarterback Georgia Packers Hall of Fame 1989 exmt
1959 Topps Ralph Guglielmi 1959 Topps 97 Ralph Guglielmi Washington Redskins quarterback Notre Dame College Hall of Fame 2001 Error card

Guglielmi's name is misspelled "Gugliemi" on this card.
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1959 Topps Babe Parilli 1959 Topps 107 Babe Parilli Green Bay Packers quarterback Kentucky College Hall of Fame 1982, Patriots Hall of Fame 1993 This card shows Parilli with the Packers, but he played for the CFL's Ottawa Rough Riders in 1959. exmt
1959 Topps Bill Wade 1959 Topps 110 Bill Wade Los Angeles Rams quarterback Vanderbilt Wade had the NFL's best completion percentage in 1959, 58.6%.
1959 Topps King Hill 1959 Topps 117 King Hill Chicago Cardinals quarterback, punter Rice Rookie card

The Cardinals chose Hill with the first overall pick in the 1958 NFL draft. See the Gallery's First Overall Draft Picks page.
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1959 Topps Jim Ninowski 1959 Topps 125 Jim Ninowski Cleveland Browns quarterback Michigan State Rookie card nm
1959 Topps Y.A. Tittle 1959 Topps 130 Y.A. Tittle San Francisco 49ers quarterback LSU 49ers Hall of Fame 2009, Giants Ring of Honor 2010, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1971 nm
1959 Topps New York Giants Team 1959 Topps 133 New York Giants Team New York Giants Though printed in 1959, this card pictures the 1958 New York Giants team. There is a larger copy of the image on the Giants web site. The picture includes two players who would later become stars in the AFL: Jack Kemp is number 17 in the front row, and Don Maynard is number 13, two rows behind Kemp.
1959 Topps M.C. Reynolds 1959 Topps 135 M.C. Reynolds Chicago Cardinals quarterback LSU Rookie card

M.C. is short for Mack Charles.
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1959 Topps Ed Brown 1959 Topps 137 Ed Brown Chicago Bears quarterback San Francisco Brown had the NFL's longest pass completion in 1959, 88 yards to Harlon Hill. nm
1959 Topps Eddie LeBaron 1959 Topps 150 Eddie LeBaron Washington Redskins quarterback Pacific College Hall of Fame 1980, Commanders Ring of Fame nm
1959 Topps Tobin Rote 1959 Topps 170 Tobin Rote Detroit Lions quarterback Rice Packers Hall of Fame 1974 nm
1959 Topps CFL Jim Van Pelt 1959 Topps CFL 5 Jim Van Pelt Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Michigan
1959 Topps CFL Al Dorow 1959 Topps CFL 15 Al Dorow BC Lions quarterback Michigan State Dorow is one of a handful of players who appeared on NFL, CFL, and AFL cards. See the others on the Gallery's Cards in Three Leagues page.
1959 Topps CFL Nobby Wirkowski 1959 Topps CFL 26 Nobby Wirkowski Calgary Stampeders quarterback Miami Ohio nm+
1959 Topps CFL Don Getty 1959 Topps CFL 39 Don Getty Edmonton Eskimos quarterback Western Ontario nm