College Hall Of Fame Football Cards, page 28
| Image | Set | # | Card Title/Players | Pro Team | Position | College | Honors | Notes | Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards |
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1956 Topps | 40 | Philadelphia Eagles Team | Philadelphia Eagles | This card pictures the 1955 Philadelphia Eagles team. | ||||
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1956 Topps | 42 | Tom Fears | Los Angeles Rams | end | UCLA, Santa Clara | College Hall of Fame 1976, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1970 | ||
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1956 Topps | 44 | Joe Schmidt | Detroit Lions | linebacker | Pittsburgh | College Hall of Fame 2000, Pride of the Lions 2009, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1973 | Rookie card | |
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1956 Topps | 45 | Cleveland Browns Team | Cleveland Browns | This card pictures the 1955 Cleveland Browns team. 1955 was Otto Graham's last season, and the Browns won the NFL Championship. Hall of Fame coach Chuck Noll was a linebacker on the team. | ||||
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1956 Topps | 48 | Baltimore Colts Team | Baltimore Colts | This card pictures the 1955 Baltimore Colts team. Hall of Fame NFL coach Don Shula is in the front row. Leroy Vaughn, father of major league baseball's Mo Vaughn, is in the back row. | ||||
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1956 Topps | 49 | Eddie LeBaron | Washington Redskins | quarterback | Pacific | College Hall of Fame 1980, Commanders Ring of Fame | Short print | |
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1956 Topps | 50 | Hugh McElhenny | San Francisco 49ers | halfback | Washington | 49ers Hall of Fame 2009, College Hall of Fame 1981, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1970 | McElhenny had the NFL's longest run in 1956, 86 yards. | |
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1956 Topps | 53 | Frank Gifford | New York Giants | halfback | USC, Bakersfield College | College Hall of Fame 1975, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1977 | ||
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1956 Topps | 58 | 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 | Short print | ex |
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1956 Topps | 61 | Washington Redskins Team | Washington Redskins | Short print This card pictures the 1955 Washington Redskins team. About 15 of the players never appeared on cards of their own. |
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1956 Topps | 63 | Pittsburgh Steelers Team | Pittsburgh Steelers | This card pictures the 1955 Steelers team. For a larger version of the image on the card, see the 1955 Pittsburgh Steelers page at steelersuk.com. | ||||
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1956 Topps | 64 | Bob Pellegrini | Philadelphia Eagles | linebacker | Maryland | College Hall of Fame 1996 | Rookie card Pellegrini was the All-Stars' MVP in the 1956 College All-Star game against the Cleveland Browns. The Browns beat the All-Stars 26-0. |
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1956 Topps | 71 | Stan Jones | Chicago Bears | guard | Maryland | College Hall of Fame 2000, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1991 | Rookie card | |
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1956 Topps | 74 | Leo Nomellini | San Francisco 49ers | defensive tackle | Minnesota | 49ers Hall of Fame 2009, College Hall of Fame 1977, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1969 | ||
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1956 Topps | 77 | Charley Conerly | New York Giants | quarterback | Mississippi | College Hall of Fame 1966, Giants Ring of Honor 2010 | ||
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1956 Topps | 78 | Elroy Hirsch | Los Angeles Rams | end, halfback | Wisconsin, Michigan | College Hall of Fame 1974, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1968 | ||
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1956 Topps | 83 | Bill McColl | Chicago Bears | end | Stanford | College Hall of Fame 1973 | McColl threw four passes in 1956. Two were intercepted, and one went to Harlon Hill for 79 yards and a touchdown--the NFL's longest pass play of the season. You can see the play on YouTube. | |
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1956 Topps | 92 | Detroit Lions Team | Detroit Lions | This card pictures the 1955 Lions team. | ||||
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1956 Topps | 96 | Buddy Young | Baltimore Colts | halfback | Illinois | College Hall of Fame 1968 | ||
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1956 Topps | 104 | Leon Hart | Detroit Lions | fullback | Notre Dame | College Hall of Fame 1973, Heisman Trophy 1949 | Hart was inducted into the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame in 1988. | |
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1956 Topps | 112 | Tom Scott | Philadelphia Eagles | defensive end | Virginia | College Hall of Fame 1979 | ||
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1956 Topps | 113 | New York Giants Team | New York Giants | This card pictures the 1955 New York Giants team. Future Hall of Fame coaches Vince Lombardi and Tom Landry are included in the photo. Lombardi is an assistant coach in the second row, and Landry is a player, also in the second row. | ||||
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1956 Topps | 114 | Los Angeles Rams Team | Los Angeles Rams | This card pictures the 1955 Los Angeles Rams team. One of the players, Jack Bighead, was with the Baltimore Colts until early in 1955, so he also appears on the Colts team card. | ||||
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1956 Topps | 116 | 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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1956 Topps | 119 | Chicago Bears Team | Chicago Bears | This card pictures the 1955 Chicago Bears team. One of the players on the card, Harry Hugasian, played part of the 1955 season for the Baltimore Colts, and he also appears on the Colts team card. |