1953 Bowman Football Cards
There are 96 cards in the 1953 Bowman football card set, distributed very unevenly among the 12 NFL teams of the time. (For example, the set contains only two Green Bay Packers.) There are no rookie cards of Hall of Famers or Heisman Trophy winners in the set. According to the price guides, some of the 1953 Bowmans are short prints, but I am skeptical of that. It appears to me that the set was printed on three 32-card sheets, and there were no short prints or double prints. For details on this, see my virtual uncut sheets of 1953 Bowman cards.
Also see my blog article, B is for Bowman, for an overview of the 1948-1955 Bowman football card sets.
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1953 Bowman | 1 | Eddie LeBaron | Washington Redskins | quarterback | Pacific | College Hall of Fame 1980, Redskins Ring of Fame 2000 | Rookie card | $59 | Current Listings Recent Sales |
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1953 Bowman | 2 | John Dottley | Chicago Bears | fullback | Mississippi | $39 | Current Listings Recent Sales |
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1953 Bowman | 3 | Babe Parilli | Green Bay Packers | quarterback | Kentucky | College Hall of Fame 1982, Patriots Hall of Fame 1993 | $54 | Current Listings Recent Sales |
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1953 Bowman | 4 | Bucko Kilroy | Philadelphia Eagles | guard | Temple | $46 | Current Listings Recent Sales |
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1953 Bowman | 5 | Joe Tereshinski | Washington Redskins | end | Georgia | $42 | Current Listings Recent Sales |
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1953 Bowman | 6 | Doak Walker | Detroit Lions | halfback | SMU | College Hall of Fame 1959, Heisman Trophy 1948, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1986 | Walker was a Pro Football Hall of Fame finalist in 1972, 1973, 1974, and 1976. He was finally inducted in 1986. | $71 | Current Listings Recent Sales |
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1953 Bowman | 7 | Fran Polsfoot | Chicago Cardinals | end | Washington State | $35 | Current Listings Recent Sales |
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1953 Bowman | 8 | Sisto Averno | Baltimore Colts | guard | Muhlenberg | Averno was the last player chosen in the 1951 NFL Draft. See my Mr. Irrelevant page for cards of more players who were drafted last. | $36 | Current Listings Recent Sales |
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1953 Bowman | 9 | Marion Motley | Cleveland Browns | fullback | South Carolina State, Nevada | Browns Ring of Honor 2010, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1968 | $144 | Current Listings Recent Sales |
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1953 Bowman | 10 | Pat Brady | Pittsburgh Steelers | quarterback, punter | Nevada, Bradley | Rookie card | $43 | Current Listings Recent Sales |
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1953 Bowman | 11 | Norm Van Brocklin | Los Angeles Rams | quarterback, coach | Oregon | College Hall of Fame 1966, Eagles Honor Roll 1987, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1971 | $72 | Current Listings Recent Sales |
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1953 Bowman | 12 | Bill McColl | Chicago Bears | end | Stanford | College Hall of Fame 1973 | McColl placed fourth in voting for the 1951 Heisman Trophy. See my page of football cards of Heisman candidates. | $38 | Current Listings Recent Sales |
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1953 Bowman | 13 | Jerry Groom | Chicago Cardinals | center | Notre Dame | College Hall of Fame 1994 | $35 | Current Listings Recent Sales |
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1953 Bowman | 14 | Al Pollard | Philadelphia Eagles | running back, defensive back | Army | $34 | Current Listings Recent Sales |
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1953 Bowman | 15 | Dante Lavelli | Cleveland Browns | end | Ohio State | Browns Ring of Honor 2010, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1975 | $71 | Current Listings Recent Sales |
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1953 Bowman | 16 | Eddie Price | New York Giants | fullback | Tulane | College Hall of Fame 1982 | $37 | Current Listings Recent Sales |
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1953 Bowman | 17 | Charley Trippi | Chicago Cardinals | halfback | Georgia | Cardinals Ring of Honor 2006, College Hall of Fame 1959, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1968 | $71 | Current Listings Recent Sales |
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1953 Bowman | 18 | Elbert Nickel | Pittsburgh Steelers | end | Cincinnati | $32 | Current Listings Recent Sales |
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1953 Bowman | 19 | George Taliaferro | Baltimore Colts | halfback | Indiana | College Hall of Fame 1981 | $29 | Current Listings Recent Sales |
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1953 Bowman | 20 | Charley Conerly | New York Giants | quarterback | Mississippi | Giants Ring of Honor 2010, College Hall of Fame 1966 | $73 | Current Listings Recent Sales |

Search Nearmint's Vintage Football Cards for 1953 Bowman.
| Listing Title | Listing Type | Price | Time Left | |
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| DANTE LAVELLI 1953 BOWMAN PSA 7 | Auction | 39.00 | 10 hrs 58 mins | |
| 1953 Bowman FB #30 Buddy Young PSA 7 | Auction | 60.00 | 1 day 4 hrs |
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