1948 Leaf Football Cards
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1948 Leaf | 1 | Sid Luckman | Chicago Bears | quarterback | Columbia | College Hall of Fame 1960, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1965 | Rookie card | |
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1948 Leaf | 3 | Bulldog Turner | Chicago Bears | center, linebacker | Hardin-Simmons | College Hall of Fame 1960, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1966 | Rookie card | |
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1948 Leaf | 4 | Doak Walker | halfback | SMU | College Hall of Fame 1959, Heisman Trophy 1948, Pride of the Lions 2009, 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. |
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1948 Leaf | 6R | Bobby Layne | Chicago Bears | quarterback | Texas | College Hall of Fame 1968, Pride of the Lions 2009, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1967, Steelers Hall of Honor 2017 | Rookie card, error card Name misspelled "Bobbie," red pants variation. |
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1948 Leaf | 6Y | Bobby Layne | Chicago Bears | quarterback | Texas | College Hall of Fame 1968, Pride of the Lions 2009, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1967, Steelers Hall of Honor 2017 | Rookie card, error card Name misspelled "Bobbie," yellow pants variation. |
PSA 3 mc |
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1948 Leaf | 16B | Pete Pihos | Philadelphia Eagles | end | Indiana | College Hall of Fame 1966, Eagles Honor Roll 1987, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1970 | Rookie card blue numbers |
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1948 Leaf | 16Y | Pete Pihos | Philadelphia Eagles | end | Indiana | College Hall of Fame 1966, Eagles Honor Roll 1987, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1970 | Rookie card yellow numbers |
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1948 Leaf | 19A | George McAfee | Chicago Bears | halfback | Duke | College Hall of Fame 1961, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1966 | Rookie card with nickname |
PSA 2 |
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1948 Leaf | 19B | George McAfee | Chicago Bears | halfback | Duke | College Hall of Fame 1961, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1966 | Rookie card without nickname |
PSA 3 |
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1948 Leaf | 22G | Steve Van Buren | Philadelphia Eagles | halfback | LSU | Eagles Honor Roll 1987, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1965 | Rookie card Variation with green jersey. |
PSA 6, PSA 3 |
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1948 Leaf | 22Y | Steve Van Buren | Philadelphia Eagles | halfback | LSU | Eagles Honor Roll 1987, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1965 | Rookie card Variation with yellow jersey. |
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1948 Leaf | 26B | Bob Waterfield | Los Angeles Rams | quarterback, kicker | UCLA | Pro Football Hall of Fame 1965 | Rookie card black name |
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1948 Leaf | 26W | Bob Waterfield | Los Angeles Rams | quarterback, kicker | UCLA | Pro Football Hall of Fame 1965 | Rookie card white name |
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1948 Leaf | 29 | Charley Trippi | Chicago Cardinals | halfback | Georgia | Cardinals Ring of Honor 2006, College Hall of Fame 1959, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1968 | Rookie card Trippi played one season of minor league baseball before starting his NFL career. |
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1948 Leaf | 34 | Sammy Baugh | Washington Redskins | quarterback, coach | TCU | College Hall of Fame 1951, Commanders Ring of Fame , Pro Football Hall of Fame 1963 | Rookie card Baugh finished fourth in voting for the 1936 Heisman Trophy. See the Gallery's page of football cards of Heisman candidates. |
PSA 3, PSA 3.5, PSA 2, PSA 1.5 |
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1948 Leaf | 36 | Bill Dudley | Detroit Lions | halfback | Virginia | College Hall of Fame 1956, Commanders Ring of Fame , Pro Football Hall of Fame 1966, Steelers Hall of Honor 2017 | Rookie card Dudley finished fifth in voting for the Heisman Trophy in 1941. See the Gallery's football cards of Heisman candidates page. |
PSA 3, PSA 2 |
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1948 Leaf | 37 | George Connor | Chicago Bears | linebacker | Holy Cross, Notre Dame | College Hall of Fame 1963, Outland Trophy 1946, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1975 | Rookie card | |
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1948 Leaf | 52M | Leo Nomellini | defensive tackle | Minnesota | 49ers Hall of Fame 2009, College Hall of Fame 1977, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1969 | Rookie card maroon jersey |
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| 1948 Leaf | 52R | Leo Nomellini | defensive tackle | Minnesota | 49ers Hall of Fame 2009, College Hall of Fame 1977, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1969 | Rookie card red jersey |
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1948 Leaf | 54 | Chuck Bednarik | center, defensive tackle | Pennsylvania | College Hall of Fame 1969, Eagles Honor Roll 1987, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1967 | Rookie card The Philadelphia Eagles chose Bednarik with the first overall pick in the 1949 NFL draft. See the Gallery's First Overall Draft Picks page. |
PSA 5 mc |