Rookie Football Cards, page 23
| Image | Set | # | Card Title/Players | Pro Team | Position | College | Honors | Notes | Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards |
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1952 Bowman Small | 140 | Yale Lary | Detroit Lions | defensive back | Texas A and M | Pride of the Lions 2009, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1979 | Rookie card | |
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1952 Bowman Small | 143 | John Papit | Washington Redskins | halfback | Virginia | Rookie card | ||
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1952 Bowman Small | 144 | Jim Lansford | Dallas Texans | tackle | Texas | Rookie card | ||
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1953 Bowman | 1 | Eddie LeBaron | Washington Redskins | quarterback | Pacific | College Hall of Fame 1980, Commanders Ring of Fame | Rookie card | |
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1953 Bowman | 10 | Pat Brady | Pittsburgh Steelers | quarterback, punter | Nevada, Bradley | Rookie card | ||
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1953 Bowman | 35 | Tom Catlin | Cleveland Browns | center | Oklahoma | Rookie card Catlin placed tenth in voting for the 1952 Heisman Trophy. See the Gallery's page of football cards of Heisman candidates. |
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1953 Bowman | 39 | Leo Sanford | Chicago Cardinals | center, linebacker | Louisiana Tech | Rookie card | ||
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1953 Bowman | 42 | Tom O'Connell | Chicago Bears | quarterback | Illinois | Rookie card | ||
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1953 Bowman | 45 | John Olszewski | Chicago Cardinals | fullback | California | Rookie card | ||
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1953 Bowman | 48 | Gerald Weatherly | Chicago Bears | center | Rice | Rookie card | ||
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1953 Bowman | 49 | Fred Bruney | San Francisco 49ers | defensive back, coach | Ohio State | Rookie card The Cleveland Browns drafted Bruney in 1953, then traded him to the 49ers for 1954 draft picks. |
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1953 Bowman | 50 | Jack Scarbath | Washington Redskins | quarterback | Maryland | College Hall of Fame 1983 | Rookie card | |
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1953 Bowman | 54 | Gern Nagler | Baltimore Colts | end | Santa Clara | Rookie card | ||
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1953 Bowman | 58 | Harley Sewell | Detroit Lions | guard | Texas | College Hall of Fame 2000 | Rookie card 1953 was Sewell's first year in the NFL, so this is a true rookie card. |
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1953 Bowman | 59 | Don Bingham | Chicago Bears | halfback | Sul Ross State | Rookie card | ||
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1953 Bowman | 62 | Ray Renfro | Cleveland Browns | halfback | North Texas | Rookie card Renfro played 12 seasons in the NFL, all with the Browns. |
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1953 Bowman | 67 | Bob McChesney | New York Giants | end | Hardin-Simmons | Rookie card | ||
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1953 Bowman | 83 | Bobby Thomason | Philadelphia Eagles | quarterback | Virginia Military Institute | Rookie card | ||
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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 | 93 | Ted Marchibroda | Pittsburgh Steelers | quarterback | Detroit | Colts Ring of Honor | Rookie card | |
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1954 Bowman | 4 | Doug Atkins | Cleveland Browns | defensive end | Tennessee | College Hall of Fame 1985, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1982, Saints Hall of Fame 1995 | Rookie card | |
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1954 Bowman | 5 | Bill Stits | Detroit Lions | defensive back | UCLA | Rookie card 1954 was Stits's rookie season, so this is a true rookie card. He had 6 interceptions and made the Pro Bowl. |
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1954 Bowman | 11 | Zeke Bratkowski | Chicago Bears | quarterback | Georgia | Packers Hall of Fame 1989 | Rookie card | exmt |
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1954 Bowman | 16 | Bobby Garrett | Cleveland Browns | quarterback | Stanford | Rookie card Garrett placed fifth in voting for the 1953 Heisman Trophy. See the Gallery's page of football cards of Heisman candidates. |
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1954 Bowman | 18 | Leo Rucka | San Francisco 49ers | center | Rice | Rookie card The 49ers drafted Rucka in 1954, but he served two years in the Air Force before joining the team. He played in five games for the 49ers in 1956. |
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