College Hall Of Fame Football Cards, page 19
| Image | Set | # | Card Title/Players | Pro Team | Position | College | Honors | Notes | Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards |
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1953 Bowman | 11 | Norm Van Brocklin | Los Angeles Rams | quarterback, coach | Oregon | College Hall of Fame 1966, Eagles Honor Roll 1987, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1971 | ||
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1953 Bowman | 12 | Bill McColl | Chicago Bears | end | Stanford | College Hall of Fame 1973 | McColl placed fourth in voting for the 1951 Heisman Trophy. See the Gallery's page of football cards of Heisman candidates. | |
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1953 Bowman | 13 | Jerry Groom | Chicago Cardinals | center | Notre Dame | College Hall of Fame 1994 | ||
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1953 Bowman | 16 | Eddie Price | New York Giants | fullback | Tulane | College Hall of Fame 1982 | ||
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1953 Bowman | 17 | 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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1953 Bowman | 19 | George Taliaferro | Baltimore Colts | halfback | Indiana | College Hall of Fame 1981 | PSA 8 | |
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1953 Bowman | 20 | Charley Conerly | New York Giants | quarterback | Mississippi | College Hall of Fame 1966, Giants Ring of Honor 2010 | ||
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1953 Bowman | 21 | Bobby Layne | Detroit Lions | quarterback | Texas | College Hall of Fame 1968, Pride of the Lions 2009, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1967, Steelers Hall of Honor 2017 | ||
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1953 Bowman | 22 | Elroy Hirsch | Los Angeles Rams | end, halfback | Wisconsin, Michigan | College Hall of Fame 1974, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1968 | In 1953, Hirsch starred in Crazylegs, a movie about himself. | |
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1953 Bowman | 24 | Chuck Bednarik | Philadelphia Eagles | center, defensive tackle | Pennsylvania | College Hall of Fame 1969, Eagles Honor Roll 1987, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1967 | ||
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1953 Bowman | 25 | Kyle Rote | New York Giants | end | SMU | College Hall of Fame 1964, Giants Ring of Honor 2022 | Rote had an 84-yard punt in the 1949 Cotton Bowl, still a Bowl Championship Series record. His SMU teammate, Doak Walker, had a 79-yard punt in the same game. Both punts were "quick kicks." | |
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1953 Bowman | 26 | Otto Graham | Cleveland Browns | quarterback | Northwestern | Browns Ring of Honor 2010, College Hall of Fame 1956, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1965 | The Browns have retired Graham's jersey number, 14. See the Gallery's retired numbers page for the retired numbers of all of the NFL teams. | |
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1953 Bowman | 27 | Harry Gilmer | Washington Redskins | quarterback, coach | Alabama | College Hall of Fame 1993 | ||
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1953 Bowman | 30 | Buddy Young | Baltimore Colts | halfback | Illinois | College Hall of Fame 1968 | ||
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1953 Bowman | 31 | Leon Hart | Detroit Lions | fullback | Notre Dame | College Hall of Fame 1973, Heisman Trophy 1949 | ||
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1953 Bowman | 32 | Hugh McElhenny | San Francisco 49ers | halfback | Washington | 49ers Hall of Fame 2009, College Hall of Fame 1981, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1970 | McElhenny placed eighth in voting for the 1951 Heisman Trophy. See the Gallery's page of football cards of Heisman candidates. | |
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1953 Bowman | 36 | Tom Fears | Los Angeles Rams | end | UCLA, Santa Clara | College Hall of Fame 1976, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1970 | ||
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1953 Bowman | 37 | George Connor | Chicago Bears | linebacker | Holy Cross, Notre Dame | College Hall of Fame 1963, Outland Trophy 1946, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1975 | ||
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1953 Bowman | 43 | Frank Gifford | New York Giants | halfback | USC, Bakersfield College | College Hall of Fame 1975, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1977 | ||
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1953 Bowman | 50 | Jack Scarbath | Washington Redskins | quarterback | Maryland | College Hall of Fame 1983 | Rookie card | |
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1953 Bowman | 58 | Harley Sewell | Detroit Lions | guard | Texas | College Hall of Fame 2000 | Rookie card 1953 was Sewell's first year in the NFL, so this is a true rookie card. |
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1953 Bowman | 71 | Thurman McGraw | Detroit Lions | tackle, defensive tackle | Colorado State | College Hall of Fame 1981 | McGraw was elected to the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame in 1971. | |
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1953 Bowman | 73 | Pete Pihos | Philadelphia Eagles | end | Indiana | College Hall of Fame 1966, Eagles Honor Roll 1987, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1970 | ||
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1953 Bowman | 81 | Pat Harder | Detroit Lions | fullback, kicker | Wisconsin | College Hall of Fame 1993 | ||
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1953 Bowman | 88 | Leo Nomellini | San Francisco 49ers | defensive tackle | Minnesota | 49ers Hall of Fame 2009, College Hall of Fame 1977, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1969 |