1952 Bowman Small Football Cards
There are 144 cards in the 1952 Bowman Small football card set. Except for their size, the cards are identical to 1952 Bowman Large cards. The Smalls were printed on sheets in the same arrangement as the Larges, but the Smalls fit properly on the sheets, so there are no short prints in the Small set. See my virtual uncut sheets of 1952 Bowman Large football cards for more details. Also see my blog article, B is for Bowman, for an overview of the 1948-1955 Bowman football card sets.
Rookie cards of Pro Football Hall of Famers in the 1952 Bowman Small set: Paul Brown, Jack Christiansen, Art Donovan, Frank Gifford, George Halas, Yale Lary, Gino Marchetti, Ollie Matson, Hugh McElhenny, Wayne Millner, Steve Owen, Les Richter, Andy Robustelli, Joe Stydahar.
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1952 Bowman Small | 1 | Norm Van Brocklin | Los Angeles Rams | quarterback, coach | Oregon | College Hall of Fame 1966, Eagles Honor Roll 1987, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1971 | Sitko placed seventh in voting for the Heisman Trophy in 1948, and eighth in 1949. See my page of football cards of Heisman candidates. | $63 | Current Listings Recent Sales |
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1952 Bowman Small | 2 | Otto Graham | Cleveland Browns | quarterback | Northwestern | Browns Ring of Honor 2010, College Hall of Fame 1956, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1965 | $145 | Current Listings Recent Sales |
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1952 Bowman Small | 3 | Doak Walker | Detroit Lions | halfback | SMU | College Hall of Fame 1959, Heisman Trophy 1948, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1986 | Walker was an MVP of the Cotton Bowl game in both 1948 and 1949. He was a member of the inaugural class of the Cotton Bowl Hall of Fame. | $61 | Current Listings Recent Sales |
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1952 Bowman Small | 4 | Steve Owen | New York Giants | tackle, coach | Phillips | Giants Ring of Honor 2010, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1966 | Rookie card Owen's brother, Bill Owen, also played in the NFL. |
$105 | Current Listings Recent Sales |
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1952 Bowman Small | 5 | Frankie Albert | San Francisco 49ers | quarterback, coach | Stanford | College Hall of Fame 1956 | $35 | Current Listings Recent Sales |
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1952 Bowman Small | 6 | Laurie Niemi | Washington Redskins | tackle | Washington State | $33 | Current Listings Recent Sales |
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1952 Bowman Small | 7 | Chuck Hunsinger | Chicago Bears | halfback | Florida | $34 | Current Listings Recent Sales |
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1952 Bowman Small | 8 | Ed Modzelewski | Pittsburgh Steelers | fullback | Maryland | $36 | Current Listings Recent Sales |
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1952 Bowman Small | 9 | Joe Spencer | Green Bay Packers | tackle | Oklahoma State | $37 | Current Listings Recent Sales |
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1952 Bowman Small | 10 | Chuck Bednarik | Philadelphia Eagles | center, defensive tackle | Pennsylvania | College Hall of Fame 1969, Eagles Honor Roll 1987, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1967 | $62 | Current Listings Recent Sales |
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1952 Bowman Small | 11 | Barney Poole | Dallas Texans | end | Army, Mississippi | College Hall of Fame 1974 | $30 | Current Listings Recent Sales |
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1952 Bowman Small | 12 | Charley Trippi | Chicago Cardinals | halfback | Georgia | Cardinals Ring of Honor 2006, College Hall of Fame 1959, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1968 | $58 | Current Listings Recent Sales |
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1952 Bowman Small | 13 | Tom Fears | Los Angeles Rams | end | UCLA, Santa Clara | College Hall of Fame 1976, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1970 | $48 | Current Listings Recent Sales |
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1952 Bowman Small | 14 | Paul Brown | Cleveland Browns | coach | Miami Ohio | Browns Ring of Honor 2010, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1967 | Rookie card | $213 | Current Listings Recent Sales |
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1952 Bowman Small | 15 | Leon Hart | Detroit Lions | fullback | Notre Dame | College Hall of Fame 1973, Heisman Trophy 1949 | $29 | Current Listings Recent Sales |
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1952 Bowman Small | 16 | Frank Gifford | New York Giants | halfback | USC | College Hall of Fame 1975, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1977 | Rookie card | $179 | Current Listings Recent Sales |
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1952 Bowman Small | 17 | Y.A. Tittle | San Francisco 49ers | quarterback | LSU | 49ers Hall of Fame 2009, Giants Ring of Honor 2010, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1971 | $101 | Current Listings Recent Sales |
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1952 Bowman Small | 18 | Charlie Justice | Washington Redskins | running back | North Carolina | College Hall of Fame 1961, Redskins Ring of Fame 2000 | $34 | Current Listings Recent Sales |
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1952 Bowman Small | 19 | George Connor | Chicago Bears | linebacker | Holy Cross, Notre Dame | College Hall of Fame 1963, Outland Trophy 1946, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1975 | $62 | Current Listings Recent Sales |
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1952 Bowman Small | 20 | Lynn Chandnois | Pittsburgh Steelers | halfback | Michigan State | $30 | Current Listings Recent Sales |

Search Nearmint's Vintage Football Cards for 1952 Bowman Small.
| Listing Title | Listing Type | Price | Time Left | |
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| 1952 Bowman Small - EX to EXMT - #67 - Richard Logan - Browns - 52bsq67 | Auction | 9.99 | 2 days 15 hrs | |
| 1952 Bowman Small - EX to EXMT - #79 - Robert Hoernschemeyer - Lions - 52bsq79 | Auction | 9.99 | 2 days 15 hrs |
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