Image |
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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1956 Parkhurst |
31 |
Ed Kotowich |
Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
guard |
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1956 Parkhurst |
32 |
Herb Gray |
Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
end |
Texas |
Canadian Football Hall of Fame 1983 |
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1956 Parkhurst |
33 |
Cal Jones |
Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
guard |
Iowa |
College Hall of Fame 1980, Outland Trophy 1955 |
Jones was the first Black player to win the Outland Trophy. He also placed tenth in voting for the Heisman Trophy in 1955. (See the Gallery's page of football cards of Heisman candidates.) Jones died in a plane crash with four members of the Saskatchewan Roughriders: Mel Becket, Mario DeMarco, Ray Syrnyk, and Gordon Sturtridge. |
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1956 Parkhurst |
34 |
Eagle Day |
Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
quarterback |
Mississippi |
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1956 Parkhurst |
35 |
Buddy Leake |
Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
quarterback, kicker |
Oklahoma |
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1956 Parkhurst |
36 |
Bob McNamara |
Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
halfback |
Minnesota |
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McNamara placed tenth in voting for the 1954 Heisman Trophy. See the Gallery's page of football cards of Heisman candidates. |
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