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Set |
# | Card Title/Players |
Pro Team |
Position |
College |
Honors |
Notes |
Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards |
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1954 Blue Ribbon |
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Jack Jacobs |
Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
quarterback, halfback |
Oklahoma |
Canadian Football Hall of Fame 1963 |
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1954 Blue Ribbon |
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Neill Armstrong |
Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
end, coach |
Oklahoma State |
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After retiring as a player, Armstrong had a long coaching career, including head coaching jobs with the Edmonton Eskimos and Chicago Bears. |
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1954 Blue Ribbon |
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Lorne Benson |
Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
fullback |
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1954 Blue Ribbon |
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Tom Casey |
Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
tailback, defensive back |
Hampton |
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Casey played for the AAFC's New York Yankees in 1948. |
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1954 Blue Ribbon |
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Vinnie Drake |
Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
quarterback, defensive back |
Fordham |
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1954 Blue Ribbon |
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Tommy Ford |
Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
halfback |
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1954 Blue Ribbon |
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Bud Grant |
Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
end, defensive end |
Minnesota |
Canadian Football Hall of Fame 1983, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1994, Vikings Ring of Honor 1998 |
Grant played two seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles before moving to Canada. In 1952 he caught 56 passes for the Eagles, gaining 997 yards. |
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1954 Blue Ribbon |
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Dick Huffman |
Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
tackle |
Tennessee |
Canadian Football Hall of Fame 1987 |
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1954 Blue Ribbon |
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Gerry James |
Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
running back |
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Canadian Football Hall of Fame 1981 |
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1954 Blue Ribbon |
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Bud Korchak |
Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
flying wing, kicker |
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1954 Blue Ribbon |
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Tom Lumsden |
Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
end, defensive end |
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1954 Blue Ribbon |
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Steve Patrick |
Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
tackle |
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1954 Blue Ribbon |
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Keith Pearce |
Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
end, defensive back |
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1954 Blue Ribbon |
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Jesse Thomas |
Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
defensive back |
Michigan State |
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Thomas played three seasons for the NFL's Baltimore Colts and one for the AFL's Los Angeles Chargers. |
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1954 Blue Ribbon |
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Buddy Tinsley |
Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
tackle |
Baylor |
Canadian Football Hall of Fame 1982 |
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1954 Blue Ribbon |
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Al Wiley |
Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
guard |
Western Ontario |
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1954 Blue Ribbon |
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Winty Young |
Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
guard, tackle |
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1954 Blue Ribbon |
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Joe Zaleski |
Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
quarterback, defensive back |
Dayton |
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Zaleski was the head coach of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers from 1967 to 1969. |
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1954 Blue Ribbon |
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Ron Vaccher |
Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
end, defensive end |
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1954 Blue Ribbon |
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John Gramling |
Ottawa Rough Riders |
quarterback |
South Carolina |
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1954 Blue Ribbon |
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Bob Simpson |
Ottawa Rough Riders |
end |
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Canadian Football Hall of Fame 1975 |
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1954 Blue Ribbon |
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Bruno Bitkowski |
Ottawa Rough Riders |
center |
Assumption College |
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1954 Blue Ribbon |
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Kaye Vaughan |
Ottawa Rough Riders |
guard |
Tulsa |
Canadian Football Hall of Fame 1978 |
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1954 Blue Ribbon |
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Don Carter |
Ottawa Rough Riders |
tackle |
Tulsa |
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1954 Blue Ribbon |
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Gene Roberts |
Ottawa Rough Riders |
fullback, halfback |
Kansas, Tennessee-Chattanooga |
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Roberts played four seasons for the New York Giants, then played four more seasons in Canada. |
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