1955 Topps All-American Football Cards

Set	#	Card Title/Players	Position	College	Honors	Notes	Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards
1955 Topps All-American	6	Nile Kinnick	halfback	Iowa	College Hall of Fame 1951, Heisman Trophy 1939	Rookie card, error card Kinnick died in a plane crash in World War II. His name is misspelled "Niles" on this card.	PSA 6
1955 Topps All-American	19	Bruce Smith	halfback	Minnesota	College Hall of Fame 1972, Heisman Trophy 1941
1955 Topps All-American	23	Dick Kazmaier	quarterback	Princeton	College Hall of Fame 1966, Heisman Trophy 1951	Rookie card
1955 Topps All-American	26	Larry Kelley	end	Yale	College Hall of Fame 1969, Heisman Trophy 1936	Rookie card
1955 Topps All-American	34	Davey O'Brien	quarterback	TCU	College Hall of Fame 1955, Heisman Trophy 1938	Rookie card O'Brien played two seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles. In 1939, his rookie year, he broke Sammy Baugh's NFL record for most yards passing in a season. According to his page on the Heisman Trophy web site, he retired to become an FBI agent.
1955 Topps All-American	35	Tom Harmon	halfback	Michigan	College Hall of Fame 1954, Heisman Trophy 1940	Rookie card The Chicago Bears chose Harmon with the first overall pick in the 1941 NFL draft. See the Gallery's First Overall Draft Picks page.
1955 Topps All-American	52	John Lujack	quarterback	Notre Dame	College Hall of Fame 1960, Heisman Trophy 1947	Lujack was inducted into the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame in 1978.
1955 Topps All-American	59	Doc Blanchard	fullback	Army	College Hall of Fame 1959, Heisman Trophy 1945	Rookie card Blanchard was the first player to win the Heisman Trophy as a junior. He placed third in Heisman voting in 1944, first in 1945, and fourth in 1946. See the Gallery's page of Heisman candidates.
1955 Topps All-American	69	Frank Sinkwich	halfback	Georgia	College Hall of Fame 1954, Heisman Trophy 1942	Rookie card Sinkwich played two seasons for the Detroit Lions and two seasons for the AAFC's New York Yankees and Baltimore Colts.	vg
1955 Topps All-American	76	Angelo Bertelli	quarterback	Notre Dame	College Hall of Fame 1972, Heisman Trophy 1943	Rookie card Bertelli was second in Heisman voting in 1941, sixth in 1942, and first in 1943. After serving in World War II, he played three seasons for the AAFC's Los Angeles Dons and Chicago Rockets.	PSA 8
1955 Topps All-American	78	Jay Berwanger	halfback	Chicago	College Hall of Fame 1954, Heisman Trophy 1935	Rookie card Berwanger was the first Heisman Trophy winner and the first player ever chosen in the NFL draft. He decided not to play pro football, however. See the Gallery's Heisman Trophy Candidates and First Overall Draft Picks pages.