1955 Football Cards, page 3
| Image | Set | # | Card Title/Players | Pro Team | Position | College | Honors | Notes | Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards |
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1955 Bowman | 13 | Bobby Walston | Philadelphia Eagles | end | Georgia | Eagles Honor Roll 2019 | ||
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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 | |
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1955 Bowman | 15 | Jug Girard | Detroit Lions | halfback, end | Wisconsin | |||
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1955 Bowman | 16 | Charley Conerly | New York Giants | quarterback | Mississippi | College Hall of Fame 1966, Giants Ring of Honor 2010 | ex | |
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1955 Bowman | 17 | Volney Peters | Washington Redskins | tackle | USC | Rookie card | ||
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1955 Bowman | 18 | Max Boydston | Chicago Cardinals | end | Oklahoma | Rookie card | SGC 88 | |
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1955 Bowman | 19 | Leon Hart | Detroit Lions | fullback | Notre Dame | College Hall of Fame 1973, Heisman Trophy 1949 | ||
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1955 Bowman | 20 | Bert Rechichar | Baltimore Colts | defensive back | Tennessee | Rechichar attempted 24 field goals in 1955, most in the NFL. He made just 10 of them, though. | ||
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1955 Bowman | 21 | Lee Riley | Detroit Lions | defensive back | Detroit | Rookie card | ||
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1955 Bowman | 22 | John Carson | Washington Redskins | end | Georgia | ex | ||
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1955 Bowman | 23 | Harry Thompson | Los Angeles Rams | guard | Los Angeles City, UCLA | |||
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1955 Bowman | 24 | Ray Wietecha | New York Giants | center | Northwestern, Michigan State | Wietecha played minor league baseball in 1953. | ||
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1955 Bowman | 25 | Ollie Matson | Chicago Cardinals | fullback, defensive back | San Francisco | Cardinals Ring of Honor 2006, College Hall of Fame 1976, Eagles Honor Roll 1987, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1972 | Matson won two medals in track in the 1952 Helsinki Olympics. See the Gallery's page of Olympic athletes on vintage football cards. | |
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1955 Bowman | 26 | Eddie LeBaron | Washington Redskins | quarterback | Pacific | College Hall of Fame 1980, Commanders Ring of Fame | LeBaron placed sixth in voting for the Heisman Trophy in 1949. See the Gallery's page of football cards of Heisman candidates. | |
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1955 Bowman | 27 | Jack Simmons | Chicago Cardinals | center | Detroit | nm | ||
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1955 Bowman | 28 | Jack Christiansen | Detroit Lions | defensive back | Colorado State | Pride of the Lions 2009, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1970 | ||
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1955 Bowman | 29 | Bucko Kilroy | Philadelphia Eagles | guard | Temple | Kilroy was a finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2020. See the Gallery's Almost Hall of Famers page. | ||
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1955 Bowman | 30 | Tom Keane | Baltimore Colts | defensive back | West Virginia | Keane's brother, Jim Keane, also played in the NFL. | ex | |
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1955 Bowman | 31 | Dave Leggett | Chicago Cardinals | quarterback | Ohio State | Rookie card | ||
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1955 Bowman | 32 | Norm Van Brocklin | Los Angeles Rams | quarterback, coach | Oregon | College Hall of Fame 1966, Eagles Honor Roll 1987, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1971 | ||
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1955 Bowman | 33 | Harlon Hill | Chicago Bears | end | North Alabama | Rookie card Hill won the Newspaper Enterprise Association NFL MVP Award in 1955. |
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1955 Bowman | 34 | Bob Haner | Washington Redskins | back | Villanova | Rookie card | SGC 88, nm | |
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1955 Bowman | 35 | Veryl Switzer | Green Bay Packers | halfback | Kansas State | ex+ | ||
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1955 Bowman | 36 | Dick Stanfel | Detroit Lions | guard | San Francisco | Pride of the Lions 2016, Pro Football Hall of Fame 2016 | Rookie card | |
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1955 Bowman | 37 | Lou Groza | Cleveland Browns | tackle, kicker | Ohio State | Browns Ring of Honor 2010, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1974 | ex |
