1948 Leaf Football Cards

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See my blog article, L is for Leaf, for a description of the 1948 Leaf football card set. Also see my virtual uncut sheets of 1948 Leaf football cards. Thanks to Legacy Sports Rarities for providing the images for most of the 1948 Leaf cards. And thanks to Scott Alpaugh for providing images of the many variations.

Rookie cards of Pro Football Hall of Famers in the 1948 Leaf set: Sammy Baugh, Chuck Bednarik, George Connor, Bill Dudley, Bobby Layne, Bobby Layne, Sid Luckman, George McAfee, George McAfee, Leo Nomellini, Leo Nomellini, Pete Pihos, Pete Pihos, Charley Trippi, Bulldog Turner, Steve Van Buren, Steve Van Buren, Doak Walker, Bob Waterfield, Bob Waterfield. Rookie cards of Heisman Trophy winners in the 1948 Leaf set: Doak Walker, John Lujack, John Lujack, Leon Hart.

To see a large picture of any card (or stamp, sticker, etc.) in the Gallery, click on the small picture or the title. To estimate a card's value, click the Recent Sales link in the rightmost column and look for cards in the same condition as yours.

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Set	#	Card	Pro Team	Position	College	Honors	Notes	Est. NM Value (?)	eBay Searches
1948 Leaf	1	Sid Luckman	Chicago Bears	quarterback	Columbia	College Hall of Fame 1960, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1965	Rookie card	$1284	Current Listings Recent Sales
1948 Leaf	2	Steve Suhey	Pittsburgh Steelers	guard	Penn State	College Hall of Fame 1985	Rookie card Suhey played two seasons for the Steelers. His son, Matt, played fullback for ten seasons with the Chicago Bears. You can see a lot of Matt Suhey's cards on eBay.	$264	Current Listings Recent Sales
1948 Leaf	3	Bulldog Turner	Chicago Bears	center, linebacker	Hardin-Simmons	College Hall of Fame 1960, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1966	Rookie card	$593	Current Listings Recent Sales
1948 Leaf	4	Doak Walker		halfback	SMU	College Hall of Fame 1959, Heisman Trophy 1948, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1986	Rookie card Walker was the second player to win the Heisman Trophy as a junior. The first was Army's Doc Blanchard. Notre Dame's Leon Hart won the Heisman in Walker's senior year, 1949.	$679	Current Listings Recent Sales
1948 Leaf	5	Levi Jackson		halfback	Yale		Rookie card	$159	Current Listings Recent Sales
1948 Leaf	6R	Bobby Layne	Chicago Bears	quarterback	Texas	College Hall of Fame 1968, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1967	Rookie card, error card Name misspelled "Bobbie," red pants variation.	$3942	Current Listings Recent Sales
1948 Leaf	6Y	Bobby Layne	Chicago Bears	quarterback	Texas	College Hall of Fame 1968, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1967	Rookie card, error card Name misspelled "Bobbie," yellow pants variation.	$1378	Current Listings Recent Sales
1948 Leaf	7R	Bill Fischer		tackle, guard	Notre Dame	College Hall of Fame 1983, Outland Trophy 1948	Rookie card Variation with red background between knees.	$365	Current Listings Recent Sales
1948 Leaf	7W	Bill Fischer		tackle, guard	Notre Dame	College Hall of Fame 1983, Outland Trophy 1948	Rookie card Variation with white background between knees.	$5491	Current Listings Recent Sales
1948 Leaf	8B	Vince Banonis	Chicago Cardinals	defensive tackle	Detroit Mercy	College Hall of Fame 1986	Rookie card black name	$122	Current Listings Recent Sales
1948 Leaf	8W	Vince Banonis	Chicago Cardinals	defensive tackle	Detroit Mercy	College Hall of Fame 1986	Rookie card white name	$2509	Current Listings Recent Sales
1948 Leaf	9B	Tommy Thompson	Philadelphia Eagles	quarterback, coach	Tulsa		Rookie card blue numbers	$2509	Current Listings Recent Sales
1948 Leaf	9Y	Tommy Thompson	Philadelphia Eagles	quarterback, coach	Tulsa		Rookie card yellow numbers	$365	Current Listings Recent Sales
1948 Leaf	10	Perry Moss	Green Bay Packers	quarterback	Tulsa, Illinois		Rookie card	$164	Current Listings Recent Sales
1948 Leaf	11	Terry Brennan		halfback	Notre Dame		Rookie card	$109	Current Listings Recent Sales
1948 Leaf	12B	Bill Swiacki	New York Giants	end	Holy Cross, Columbia	College Hall of Fame 1976	Rookie card black name	$62	Current Listings Recent Sales
1948 Leaf	12W	Bill Swiacki	New York Giants	end	Holy Cross, Columbia	College Hall of Fame 1976	Rookie card white name	$725	Current Listings Recent Sales
1948 Leaf	13C	John Lujack	Chicago Bears	quarterback	Notre Dame	College Hall of Fame 1960, Heisman Trophy 1947	Rookie card	$822	Current Listings Recent Sales
1948 Leaf	13E	John Lujack	Chicago Bears	quarterback	Notre Dame	College Hall of Fame 1960, Heisman Trophy 1947	Rookie card, error card Name misspelled "Jonny."	$12355	Current Listings Recent Sales
1948 Leaf	14B	Mal Kutner	Chicago Cardinals	end	Texas	College Hall of Fame 1974	Rookie card black name	$151	Current Listings Recent Sales