Football Cards, page 5
| Image | Set | # | Card Title/Players | Pro Team | Position | College | Honors | Notes | Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards |
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1953 Bowman | 86 | Don Stonesifer | Chicago Cardinals | end | Northwestern | |||
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1953 Bowman | 90 | Don Paul | Chicago Cardinals | defensive back, running back | Washington State | |||
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1953 Bowman | 96 | Billy Cross | Chicago Cardinals | halfback | West Texas A and M | According to his obituary at the Amarillo Globe-News, Cross held the career rushing record at West Texas State until Mercury Morris broke it in 1968. | ||
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1954 Bowman | 12 | Ollie Matson | Chicago Cardinals | fullback, defensive back | San Francisco | Cardinals Ring of Honor 2006, College Hall of Fame 1976, Eagles Honor Roll 1987, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1972 | Matson placed ninth in voting for the 1951 Heisman Trophy. See the Gallery's page of football cards of Heisman candidates. | |
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1954 Bowman | 24 | Don Dohoney | Chicago Cardinals | end | Michigan State | Rookie card Dohoney was an Academic All-American at Michigan State in 1953. |
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1954 Bowman | 36 | Bobby Cavazos | Chicago Cardinals | halfback | Texas Tech | A rookie in 1954, Cavazos was injured in the preseason and never played in a regular season NFL game. | nm | |
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1954 Bowman | 48 | Don Stonesifer | Chicago Cardinals | end | Northwestern | nm+ | ||
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1954 Bowman | 60 | Charley Trippi | Chicago Cardinals | halfback | Georgia | Cardinals Ring of Honor 2006, College Hall of Fame 1959, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1968 | exmt | |
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1954 Bowman | 107 | Jerry Watford | Chicago Cardinals | guard | Alabama | Rookie card Watford played two seasons for the Cardinals, After that, he coached high school football for many years. He coached his old high school, Gadsden (Alabama) High, to a state championship and a runner-up finish. |
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1954 Bowman | 117 | John Olszewski | Chicago Cardinals | fullback | California | |||
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1955 Bowman | 3 | John Olszewski | Chicago Cardinals | fullback | California | |||
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1955 Bowman | 5 | Lindon Crow | Chicago Cardinals | defensive back | USC | Rookie card | ||
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1955 Bowman | 9 | Don Stonesifer | Chicago Cardinals | end | Northwestern | |||
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1955 Bowman | 18 | Max Boydston | Chicago Cardinals | end | Oklahoma | Rookie card | SGC 88 | |
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1955 Bowman | 25 | Ollie Matson | Chicago Cardinals | fullback, defensive back | San Francisco | Cardinals Ring of Honor 2006, College Hall of Fame 1976, Eagles Honor Roll 1987, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1972 | Matson won two medals in track in the 1952 Helsinki Olympics. See the Gallery's page of Olympic athletes on vintage football cards. | |
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1955 Bowman | 27 | Jack Simmons | Chicago Cardinals | center | Detroit | nm | ||
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1955 Bowman | 31 | Dave Leggett | Chicago Cardinals | quarterback | Ohio State | Rookie card | ||
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1955 Bowman | 50 | Les Goble | Chicago Cardinals | halfback | Alfred College | Error card Gobel's name is misspelled "Gobel" on this card. |
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1955 Bowman | 52 | Pat Summerall | Chicago Cardinals | end | Arkansas | Rookie card | ||
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1955 Bowman | 123 | Leo Sanford | Chicago Cardinals | center, linebacker | Louisiana Tech | Sanford had a 92-yard interception return in 1955, longest in the NFL. | nm | |
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1955 Bowman | 127 | Gern Nagler | Chicago Cardinals | end | Santa Clara | exmt | ||
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1955 Bowman | 139 | Charley Trippi | Chicago Cardinals | halfback | Georgia | Cardinals Ring of Honor 2006, College Hall of Fame 1959, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1968 | ||
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1956 Topps | 10 | Tom Bienemann | Chicago Cardinals | end | Drake | Short print | exmt | |
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1956 Topps | 22 | Chicago Cardinals Team | Chicago Cardinals | Short print This card pictures the 1955 Chicago Cardinals team. |
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1956 Topps | 34 | Dave Mann | Chicago Cardinals | halfback | Oregon State | Rookie card, short print Mann played for the Chicago Cardinals from 1955 to 1957, and for the CFL's Toronto Argonauts in 1958 and from 1960 to 1970. |