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.

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 eBay Searches 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
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
1953 Bowman	2	John Dottley	Chicago Bears	fullback	Mississippi			$39	Current Listings Recent Sales
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
1953 Bowman	4	Bucko Kilroy	Philadelphia Eagles	guard	Temple			$46	Current Listings Recent Sales
1953 Bowman	5	Joe Tereshinski	Washington Redskins	end	Georgia			$42	Current Listings Recent Sales
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
1953 Bowman	7	Fran Polsfoot	Chicago Cardinals	end	Washington State			$35	Current Listings Recent Sales
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
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
1953 Bowman	10	Pat Brady	Pittsburgh Steelers	quarterback, punter	Nevada, Bradley		Rookie card	$43	Current Listings Recent Sales
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
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
1953 Bowman	13	Jerry Groom	Chicago Cardinals	center	Notre Dame	College Hall of Fame 1994		$35	Current Listings Recent Sales
1953 Bowman	14	Al Pollard	Philadelphia Eagles	running back, defensive back	Army			$34	Current Listings Recent Sales
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
1953 Bowman	16	Eddie Price	New York Giants	fullback	Tulane	College Hall of Fame 1982		$37	Current Listings Recent Sales
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
1953 Bowman	18	Elbert Nickel	Pittsburgh Steelers	end	Cincinnati			$32	Current Listings Recent Sales
1953 Bowman	19	George Taliaferro	Baltimore Colts	halfback	Indiana	College Hall of Fame 1981		$29	Current Listings Recent Sales
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