Pride Of The Lions Football Cards, page 2
| Image | Set | # | Card Title/Players | Pro Team | Position | College | Honors | Notes | Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards |
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1952 Bowman Small | 78 | 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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1952 Bowman Small | 129 | Jack Christiansen | Detroit Lions | defensive back | Colorado State | Pride of the Lions 2009, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1970 | Rookie card | |
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1952 Bowman Small | 140 | Yale Lary | Detroit Lions | defensive back | Texas A and M | Pride of the Lions 2009, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1979 | Rookie card | |
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1952 Wheaties | Doak Walker in Action | Walker missed five games because of an injury in 1952. It was the only season he did not make the Pro Bowl. | ||||||
| Doak Walker | Detroit Lions | halfback | SMU | College Hall of Fame 1959, Heisman Trophy 1948, Pride of the Lions 2009, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1986 | |||||
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1952 Wheaties | Doak Walker Portrait | Walker had a 79-yard quick-kick punt in the 1949 Cotton Bowl. His SMU teammate, Kyle Rote, had a 84-yard quick-kick in the same game. | ||||||
| Doak Walker | Detroit Lions | halfback | SMU | College Hall of Fame 1959, Heisman Trophy 1948, Pride of the Lions 2009, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1986 | |||||
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1953 Bowman | 6 | Doak Walker | Detroit Lions | halfback | SMU | College Hall of Fame 1959, Heisman Trophy 1948, Pride of the Lions 2009, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1986 | Walker scored 11 points (on a touchdown, a field goal, and 2 extra points) in Detroit's 17-16 win over the Cleveland Browns in the 1953 NFL Championship game. | |
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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 | 34 | Lou Creekmur | Detroit Lions | tackle | William and Mary | Pride of the Lions 2009, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1996 | ||
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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 | 41 | Doak Walker | Detroit Lions | halfback | SMU | College Hall of Fame 1959, Heisman Trophy 1948, Pride of the Lions 2009, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1986 | Since 1990, the Doak Walker Award has been given each year to the nation's premier college running back. | |
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1954 Bowman | 53 | 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 | The Lions have retired Layne's jersey number, 22. See the Gallery's retired numbers page for the retired numbers of all of the NFL teams. | |
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1954 Bowman | 85 | Lou Creekmur | Detroit Lions | tackle | William and Mary | Pride of the Lions 2009, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1996 | Short print | |
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1954 Bowman | 100 | Jack Christiansen | Detroit Lions | defensive back | Colorado State | Pride of the Lions 2009, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1970 | exmt | |
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1955 Bowman | 1 | Doak Walker | Detroit Lions | halfback | SMU | College Hall of Fame 1959, Heisman Trophy 1948, Pride of the Lions 2009, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1986 | Walker led the NFL in scoring in 1955, with 96 points. | |
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1955 Bowman | 28 | Jack Christiansen | Detroit Lions | defensive back | Colorado State | Pride of the Lions 2009, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1970 | ||
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1955 Bowman | 36 | Dick Stanfel | Detroit Lions | guard | San Francisco | Pride of the Lions 2016, Pro Football Hall of Fame 2016 | Rookie card | |
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1955 Bowman | 71 | 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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1955 Bowman | 112 | Lou Creekmur | Detroit Lions | tackle | William and Mary | Pride of the Lions 2009, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1996 | ||
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1955 Topps All-American | 82 | Alex Wojciechowicz | center | Fordham | College Hall of Fame 1955, Eagles Honor Roll 1987, Pride of the Lions 2009, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1968 | Wojciechowicz was inducted into the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame in 1975. | ||
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1956 Topps | 8 | Lou Creekmur | Detroit Lions | tackle | William and Mary | Pride of the Lions 2009, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1996 | ||
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1956 Topps | 20 | Jack Christiansen | Detroit Lions | defensive back | Colorado State | Pride of the Lions 2009, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1970 | ||
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1956 Topps | 22 | Chicago Cardinals Team | Chicago Cardinals | Short print This card pictures the 1955 Chicago Cardinals team. |
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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 | 92 | Detroit Lions Team | Detroit Lions | This card pictures the 1955 Lions team. | ||||
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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 | ||