1959 Topps Football Cards

See Nearmint's Blog for descriptions of the 1950-1959 Topps sets.

Rookie cards of hall-of-famers in this set: Sam Huff, Jim Parker, Bobby Mitchell, Jim Taylor.

Rookie cards of Heisman winners in this set: John David Crow.

To see a large picture of any card, pick the small picture or the card title.

Picture	Set	#	Card	Team	Position	College	Honors	Notes
	1959 Topps	1	John Unitas	Baltimore Colts	quarterback	Louisville	Hall of Fame 1979
	1959 Topps	2	Gene Brito	Los Angeles Rams	defensive end	Loyola (L.A.)
	1959 Topps	3	Lions Team	Detroit Lions
	1959 Topps	4	Max McGee	Green Bay Packers	end	Tulane		rookie card
	1959 Topps	5	Hugh McElhenny	San Francisco 49ers	halfback	Washington	Hall of Fame 1970
	1959 Topps	6	Joe Schmidt	Detroit Lions	linebacker	Pittsburgh	Hall of Fame 1973
	1959 Topps	7	Kyle Rote	New York Giants	end	SMU
	1959 Topps	8	Clarence Peaks	Philadelphia Eagles	fullback	Michigan State
	1959 Topps	9	Steelers Pennant	Pittsburgh Steelers
	1959 Topps	10	Jim Brown	Cleveland Browns	fullback	Syracuse	Browns Ring of Honor 2010, Hall of Fame 1971
	1959 Topps	11	Ray Mathews	Pittsburgh Steelers	end	Clemson
	1959 Topps	12	Bobby Dillon	Green Bay Packers	defensive back	Texas
	1959 Topps	13	Joe Childress	Chicago Cardinals	halfback	Auburn
	1959 Topps	14	Terry Barr	Detroit Lions	defensive back	Michigan		rookie card
	1959 Topps	15	Del Shofner	Los Angeles Rams	end	Baylor		rookie card
	1959 Topps	16	Bob Pellegrini	Philadelphia Eagles	linebacker	Maryland
	1959 Topps	17	Colts Team	Baltimore Colts
	1959 Topps	18	Preston Carpenter	Cleveland Browns	halfback	Arkansas
	1959 Topps	19	Leo Nomellini	San Francisco 49ers	defensive tackle	Minnesota	Hall of Fame 1969
	1959 Topps	20	Frank Gifford	New York Giants	halfback	USC	Hall of Fame 1977

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