LSU Alumni Football Cards

Image Set #Card Title/Players Pro Team Position College Honors Notes Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards
1948 Bowman Steve Van Buren 1948 Bowman 7 Steve Van Buren Philadelphia Eagles halfback LSU Eagles Honor Roll 1987, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1965 Rookie card

According to his page on the Pro Football Hall of Fame web site, Van Buren failed to make his high school football team as a sophomore.
1948 Bowman Dan Sandifer 1948 Bowman 87 Dan Sandifer Washington Redskins defensive back, halfback LSU Rookie card, short print

Sandifer led the NFL with 13 interceptions in 1948. He also had the league's longest reception, an 86-yarder.
1948 Colts Matchbooks Y.A. Tittle 1948 Colts Matchbooks Y.A. Tittle Baltimore Colts quarterback LSU 49ers Hall of Fame 2009, Giants Ring of Honor 2010, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1971 Pre-rookie card
1948-52 Exhibit Y.A. Tittle 1948-52 Exhibit Y.A. Tittle quarterback LSU 49ers Hall of Fame 2009, Giants Ring of Honor 2010, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1971 Tittle and Al Baldwin were the MVPs of the 1947 Cotton Bowl Classic.
1948-52 Exhibit Steve Van Buren 1948-52 Exhibit Steve Van Buren halfback LSU Eagles Honor Roll 1987, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1965
1948 Leaf Steve Van Buren 1948 Leaf 22G Steve Van Buren Philadelphia Eagles halfback LSU Eagles Honor Roll 1987, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1965 Rookie card

Variation with green jersey.
PSA 6, PSA 3
1948 Leaf Steve Van Buren 1948 Leaf 22Y Steve Van Buren Philadelphia Eagles halfback LSU Eagles Honor Roll 1987, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1965 Rookie card

Variation with yellow jersey.
1948 Leaf Ken Kavanaugh 1948 Leaf 23 Ken Kavanaugh Chicago Bears end LSU College Hall of Fame 1963 Rookie card
1948 Leaf Harrell Collins 1948 Leaf 67 Harrell Collins fullback, halfback LSU Rookie card
1949 Leaf Ken Kavanaugh 1949 Leaf 51 Ken Kavanaugh Chicago Bears end LSU College Hall of Fame 1963 vg-ex
1949 Leaf Steve Van Buren 1949 Leaf 79 Steve Van Buren Philadelphia Eagles halfback LSU Eagles Honor Roll 1987, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1965 Van Buren rushed for 205 yards in a game against Pittsburgh in 1949, setting an Eagles team record that stood until 2013.
1950 Bowman Y.A. Tittle 1950 Bowman 5 Y.A. Tittle Baltimore Colts quarterback LSU 49ers Hall of Fame 2009, Giants Ring of Honor 2010, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1971 Rookie card

Tittle started his career with the AAFC's Baltimore Colts in 1948. He remained with the team when it joined the NFL in 1950. He led the league in pass completions that year, with 161.
1950 Bowman Steve Van Buren 1950 Bowman 23 Steve Van Buren Philadelphia Eagles halfback LSU Eagles Honor Roll 1987, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1965 Van Buren was the NFL's leading rusher in 1945, 1947, 1948, and 1949.
1950 Bowman Walter Barnes 1950 Bowman 61 Walter Barnes Philadelphia Eagles guard LSU Rookie card
1950 Bowman Dan Sandifer 1950 Bowman 74 Dan Sandifer Detroit Lions defensive back, halfback LSU Sandifer played for three different NFL teams during the 1950 regular season, but he didn't miss a week. He played five games for the Lions, two for the San Francisco 49ers, and five for the Philadelphia Eagles.
1950 Bowman Dub Jones 1950 Bowman 117 Dub Jones Cleveland Browns halfback LSU, Tulane Rookie card
1950 Bowman Ken Kavanaugh 1950 Bowman 137 Ken Kavanaugh Chicago Bears end LSU College Hall of Fame 1963
1950 Bread for Health Labels Y.A. Tittle 1950 Bread for Health Labels Y.A. Tittle Baltimore Colts quarterback LSU 49ers Hall of Fame 2009, Giants Ring of Honor 2010, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1971
1950 Bread for Health Labels Steve Van Buren 1950 Bread for Health Labels Steve Van Buren Philadelphia Eagles halfback LSU Eagles Honor Roll 1987, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1965
1950 Topps Felt Backs Melvin Lyle 1950 Topps Felt Backs Melvin Lyle end LSU vg+
1951 Bowman Steve Van Buren 1951 Bowman 10 Steve Van Buren Philadelphia Eagles halfback LSU Eagles Honor Roll 1987, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1965 Van Buren's brother, Ebert Van Buren, also played for the Eagles.The brothers were teammates in 1951. See the Gallery's Teammate Brothers page.
1951 Bowman Ed Neal 1951 Bowman 18 Ed Neal Green Bay Packers center, guard LSU, Tulane
1951 Bowman Y.A. Tittle 1951 Bowman 32 Y.A. Tittle San Francisco 49ers quarterback LSU 49ers Hall of Fame 2009, Giants Ring of Honor 2010, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1971 Tittle's full name was Yelberton Abraham Tittle.
1951 Bowman Zollie Toth 1951 Bowman 45 Zollie Toth New York Yanks fullback LSU Rookie card exmt
1951 Bowman Walter Barnes 1951 Bowman 48 Walter Barnes Philadelphia Eagles guard LSU After football, Barnes had a long acting career. ex