Rookie Football Cards, page 24
| Image | Set | # | Card Title/Players | Pro Team | Position | College | Honors | Notes | Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards |
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1954 Bowman | 21 | Norm Willey | Philadelphia Eagles | defensive end | Marshall | Rookie card | ||
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1954 Bowman | 23 | George Blanda | Chicago Bears | quarterback, kicker | Kentucky | Pro Football Hall of Fame 1981, Titans Ring of Honor 1999 | Rookie card | |
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1954 Bowman | 24 | Don Dohoney | Chicago Cardinals | end | Michigan State | Rookie card Dohoney was an Academic All-American at Michigan State in 1953. |
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1954 Bowman | 29 | Les Bingaman | Detroit Lions | guard | Illinois | Rookie card | ||
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1954 Bowman | 30 | Joe Arenas | San Francisco 49ers | halfback | Nebraska - Omaha | Rookie card Arenas played for the 49ers from 1951 to 1957. He had the NFL's longest kick return average in 1953, at 34.4 yards per return. |
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1954 Bowman | 31 | Ray Wietecha | New York Giants | center | Northwestern, Michigan State | Rookie card | exmt | |
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1954 Bowman | 33 | Harold Giancanelli | Philadelphia Eagles | halfback | Loyola Marymount | Rookie card | ||
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1954 Bowman | 72 | Tom Keane | Baltimore Colts | defensive back | West Virginia | Rookie card, short print Keane played from 1948 to 1955 for the Los Angeles Rams, Dallas Texans, Baltimore Colts, and Chicago Cardinals. |
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1954 Bowman | 80 | John Martinkovic | Green Bay Packers | defensive end | Xavier | Packers Hall of Fame 1974 | Rookie card, short print | |
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1954 Bowman | 81 | Dale Dodrill | Pittsburgh Steelers | linebacker | Colorado State | Rookie card, short print | ||
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1954 Bowman | 88 | Dave Hanner | Green Bay Packers | defensive tackle | Arkansas | Packers Hall of Fame 1974 | Rookie card, short print | |
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1954 Bowman | 92 | Don Heinrich | New York Giants | quarterback, coach | Washington | College Hall of Fame 1987 | Rookie card, short print Heinrich led the NCAA in pass completions in 1950 and 1952. |
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1954 Bowman | 95 | Jerry Hilgenberg | Cleveland Browns | center | Iowa | Rookie card, short print The Browns drafted Hilgenberg in 1954, but he never played for the Browns. He entered the U.S. Air Force in 1954 instead. When he left the Air Force, he took a position as an assistant coach at Iowa. |
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1954 Bowman | 103 | Stan West | Los Angeles Rams | guard | Oklahoma | Rookie card | ||
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1954 Bowman | 105 | Veryl Switzer | Green Bay Packers | halfback | Kansas State | Rookie card Switzer averaged 12.8 yards per punt return in 1954, best in the NFL. |
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1954 Bowman | 107 | Jerry Watford | Chicago Cardinals | guard | Alabama | Rookie card Watford played two seasons for the Cardinals, After that, he coached high school football for many years. He coached his old high school, Gadsden (Alabama) High, to a state championship and a runner-up finish. |
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1954 Bowman | 109 | Ed Sharkey | Baltimore Colts | linebacker | Duke, Nevada | Rookie card Sharkey played for the AAFC's New York Yankees; the NFL's New York Yanks, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Colts, Philadelphia Eagles, and San Francisco 49ers; and the CFL's British Columbia Lions. Between the AAFC and the NFL, he served in the Korean War with the U.S. Marines. |
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1954 Bowman | 110 | Steve Meilinger | Washington Redskins | end | Kentucky | College Hall of Fame 2013 | Rookie card | nm+ |
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1954 Bowman | 115 | Al Carmichael | Green Bay Packers | halfback | USC | Packers Hall of Fame 1974 | Rookie card | |
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1954 Bowman | 125 | Wilford White | Chicago Bears | halfback | Arizona State | Rookie card White played for the Bears in 1951 and 1952, but he did not appear on a football card until 1954. His son, Danny White, was a quarterback and punter for the Dallas Cowboys for 13 seasons. |
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1954 Bowman | 128 | John Lattner | Pittsburgh Steelers | halfback | Notre Dame | College Hall of Fame 1979, Heisman Trophy 1953 | Rookie card Lattner placed fifth in voting for the Heisman Trophy in 1952, and he won it in 1953. See the Gallery's page of football cards of Heisman candidates. |
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1955 Bowman | 2 | Mike McCormack | Cleveland Browns | tackle | Kansas | Browns Ring of Honor 2010, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1984 | Rookie card | |
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1955 Bowman | 5 | Lindon Crow | Chicago Cardinals | defensive back | USC | Rookie card | ||
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1955 Bowman | 8 | Alan Ameche | Baltimore Colts | fullback | Wisconsin | College Hall of Fame 1975, Heisman Trophy 1954 | Rookie card, error card Heisman is misspelled "Heismann" on the back of this card. |
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1955 Bowman | 14 | Len Ford | Cleveland Browns | defensive end | Michigan, Morgan State | Browns Ring of Honor 2010, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1976 | Rookie card |