Cardinals Ring Of Honor Football Cards
Image | Set | # | Card Title/Players | Pro Team | Position | College | Honors | Notes | Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards |
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1926 Spalding Champions | Ernie Nevers | fullback | Stanford | Cardinals Ring of Honor 2006, College Hall of Fame 1951, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1963 | Pre-rookie card For more pre-rookie cards, see the Gallery's pre-rookie card page. |
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1948 Bowman | 17 | Charley Trippi | Chicago Cardinals | halfback | Georgia | Cardinals Ring of Honor 2006, College Hall of Fame 1959, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1968 | Rookie card The Chicago Cardinals chose Trippi with the first overall pick in the 1945 NFL draft. See the Gallery's First Overall Draft Picks page. |
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1948 Bowman | 81 | Marshall Goldberg | Chicago Cardinals | halfback | Pittsburgh | Cardinals Ring of Honor 2006, College Hall of Fame 1958 | Rookie card, short print Goldberg finished third in voting for the 1937 Heisman Trophy and second in 1938. See the Gallery's page of football cards of Heisman candidates. |
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1948-52 Exhibit | Ollie Matson | 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 | ||||
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1948-52 Exhibit | Charley Trippi | halfback | Georgia | Cardinals Ring of Honor 2006, College Hall of Fame 1959, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1968 | Trippi had the NFL's best rushing average in 1948: 5.4 yards per carry. | |||
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1948 Kelloggs Pep | Charley Trippi | Chicago Cardinals | halfback | Georgia | Cardinals Ring of Honor 2006, College Hall of Fame 1959, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1968 | Trippi finished second in voting for the 1946 Heisman Trophy, behind Glenn Davis. See the Gallery's page of football cards of Heisman candidates. | ||
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1948 Kelloggs Pep | Charley Trippi | Chicago Cardinals | halfback | Georgia | Cardinals Ring of Honor 2006, College Hall of Fame 1959, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1968 | Error card Trippi's image is reversed in this photo. See the Gallery's page of football cards with reversed images. |
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1948 Leaf | 29 | Charley Trippi | Chicago Cardinals | halfback | Georgia | Cardinals Ring of Honor 2006, College Hall of Fame 1959, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1968 | Rookie card Trippi played one season of minor league baseball before starting his NFL career. |
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1949 Leaf | 16 | Charley Trippi | Chicago Cardinals | halfback | Georgia | Cardinals Ring of Honor 2006, College Hall of Fame 1959, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1968 | Trippi led the NFL with 1552 all-purpose yards in 1949. | |
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1950 Bowman | 129 | 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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1950 Bread for Health Labels | 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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1951 Bowman | 137 | Charley Trippi | Chicago Cardinals | halfback | Georgia | Cardinals Ring of Honor 2006, College Hall of Fame 1959, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1968 | vg | |
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1952 Bowman Large | 12 | 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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1952 Bowman Large | 127 | 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 | Rookie card, short print | |
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1952 Bowman Small | 12 | 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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1952 Bowman Small | 127 | 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 | Rookie card Matson scored three non-offensive touchdowns in 1952, tying fellow rookie John Williams for the NFL lead. He scored two touchdowns on kickoff returns and one on a fumble return. |
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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 Rams Team Issue | Dick Lane | Los Angeles Rams | defensive back | Scottsbluff Junior College | Cardinals Ring of Honor 2006, Pride of the Lions 2009, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1974 | Pre-rookie card Lane had 14 interceptions in 1953, still the NFL record. Despite this, he did not appear on a regular-issue football card until 1957. |
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1954 Bowman | 12 | 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 | Matson placed ninth in voting for the 1951 Heisman Trophy. See the Gallery's page of football cards of Heisman candidates. | |
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1954 Bowman | 60 | Charley Trippi | Chicago Cardinals | halfback | Georgia | Cardinals Ring of Honor 2006, College Hall of Fame 1959, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1968 | exmt | |
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1955 Bowman | 25 | 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 | Matson won two medals in track in the 1952 Helsinki Olympics. See the Gallery's page of Olympic athletes on vintage football cards. | |
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1955 Bowman | 139 | 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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1955 Topps All-American | 56 | Ernie Nevers | fullback | Stanford | Cardinals Ring of Honor 2006, College Hall of Fame 1951, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1963 | Rookie card Nevers was the second football player ever to have his jersey number retired. (Red Grange was the first.) Stanford retired Nevers's number, 1, in 1926. |
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1955 Topps All-American | 89 | Marshall Goldberg | halfback | Pittsburgh | Cardinals Ring of Honor 2006, College Hall of Fame 1958 | Goldberg was a finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1979 and 2008. See the Gallery's Almost Hall of Famers page. | ||
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1956 Topps | 22 | Chicago Cardinals Team | Chicago Cardinals | Short print This card pictures the 1955 Chicago Cardinals team. |