1948-52 Exhibit Football Cards

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Image Set #Card Title/Players Pro Team Position College Honors Notes Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards
1948-52 Exhibit Frankie Albert 1948-52 Exhibit Frankie Albert quarterback, coach Stanford College Hall of Fame 1956 Albert played seven seasons for the 49ers: four in the AAFC and three in the NFL.
1948-52 Exhibit Dick Barwegen 1948-52 Exhibit Dick Barwegen
Dick Barwegan guard Purdue
1948-52 Exhibit Sammy Baugh 1948-52 Exhibit Sammy Baugh quarterback, coach TCU College Hall of Fame 1951, Commanders Ring of Fame , Pro Football Hall of Fame 1963 Baugh led the NFL in passing yards for the fourth time in 1948.
1948-52 Exhibit Chuck Bednarik 1948-52 Exhibit Chuck Bednarik center, defensive tackle Pennsylvania College Hall of Fame 1969, Eagles Honor Roll 1987, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1967 Bednarik finished third in voting for the Heisman Trophy in 1948, behind Doak Walker and Charlie Justice. See the Gallery's page of football cards of Heisman candidates.
1948-52 Exhibit Tony Canadeo 1948-52 Exhibit Tony Canadeo halfback Gonzaga Packers Hall of Fame 1973, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1974
1948-52 Exhibit Paul Christman 1948-52 Exhibit Paul Christman quarterback Missouri College Hall of Fame 1956
1948-52 Exhibit Bob Cifers 1948-52 Exhibit Bob Cifers halfback Tennessee Cifers's older brother, Ed Cifers, played for the Washington Redskins and Chicago Bears.
1948-52 Exhibit Irv Comp 1948-52 Exhibit Irv Comp tailback Benedictine Packers Hall of Fame 1986 Comp led the NFL in passing yards in 1944, with 1159.
1948-52 Exhibit Charley Conerly 1948-52 Exhibit Charley Conerly quarterback Mississippi College Hall of Fame 1966, Giants Ring of Honor 2010
1948-52 Exhibit George Connor 1948-52 Exhibit George Connor linebacker Holy Cross, Notre Dame College Hall of Fame 1963, Outland Trophy 1946, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1975
1948-52 Exhibit Tex Coulter 1948-52 Exhibit Tex Coulter tackle, end Army
1948-52 Exhibit Glenn Davis 1948-52 Exhibit Glenn Davis halfback Army, Cal Poly Pomona College Hall of Fame 1961, Heisman Trophy 1946
1948-52 Exhibit Glenn Dobbs 1948-52 Exhibit Glenn Dobbs tailback Tulsa College Hall of Fame 1980 Dobbs played four seasons for the AAFC's Brooklyn Dodgers and Los Angeles Dons, and four seasons for Canada's Saskatchewan Roughriders and Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
1948-52 Exhibit John Dottley 1948-52 Exhibit John Dottley fullback Mississippi
1948-52 Exhibit Bill Dudley 1948-52 Exhibit Bill Dudley halfback Virginia College Hall of Fame 1956, Commanders Ring of Fame , Pro Football Hall of Fame 1966, Steelers Hall of Honor 2017 The Pittsburgh Steelers chose Dudley with the first overall pick in the 1942 NFL draft. See the Gallery's First Overall Draft Picks page.
1948-52 Exhibit Tom Fears 1948-52 Exhibit Tom Fears end UCLA, Santa Clara College Hall of Fame 1976, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1970
1948-52 Exhibit Joe Geri 1948-52 Exhibit Joe Geri halfback Georgia
1948-52 Exhibit Otto Graham 1948-52 Exhibit Otto Graham quarterback Northwestern Browns Ring of Honor 2010, College Hall of Fame 1956, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1965 According to his biography at ottograham.net, Graham weighed 14 pounds, 12 ounces at birth--then an Illinois state record for a boy.
1948-52 Exhibit Pat Harder 1948-52 Exhibit Pat Harder fullback, kicker Wisconsin College Hall of Fame 1993
1948-52 Exhibit Elroy Hirsch 1948-52 Exhibit Elroy Hirsch end, halfback Wisconsin, Michigan College Hall of Fame 1974, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1968
1948-52 Exhibit Dick Hoerner 1948-52 Exhibit Dick Hoerner fullback, halfback Iowa
1948-52 Exhibit Bob Hoernschemeyer 1948-52 Exhibit Bob Hoernschemeyer halfback Indiana
1948-52 Exhibit Les Horvath 1948-52 Exhibit Les Horvath Horvath won the Big Ten's MVP award, the Chicago Tribune Silver Football, in 1944.
Leslie Horvath halfback Ohio State College Hall of Fame 1969, Heisman Trophy 1944
1948-52 Exhibit Jack Jacobs 1948-52 Exhibit Jack Jacobs quarterback, halfback Oklahoma Canadian Football Hall of Fame 1963
1948-52 Exhibit Nate Johnson 1948-52 Exhibit Nate Johnson tackle, defensive tackle Illinois