1955 Topps All-American Football Cards
Image | Set | # | Card Title/Players | Pro Team | Position | College | Honors | Notes | Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |