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Today’s card of the day is a 1953 Bowman card of Al Conway<\/a>. Conway, who played college football at Army and at William Jewell College in Missouri, was the second-round draft pick of the Philadelphia Eagles in 1953. Unfortunately, according to Wikipedia<\/a>, injuries kept him from ever playing in the NFL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conway did, however, serve as an official for 28 seasons in the AFL and NFL, starting in 1969. He worked 31 playoff games, including four Super Bowls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conway’s 1953 Bowman card is one of 96 in the set<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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