College Hall Of Fame Football Cards, page 27
| Image | Set | # | Card Title/Players | Pro Team | Position | College | Honors | Notes | Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards |
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1956 49ers Team Issue | Bruce Bosley | San Francisco 49ers | guard, center | West Virginia | College Hall of Fame 1982 | Bosley was a rookie in 1956. He played 14 seasons in the NFL: 13 with the 49ers, and 1 with the Atlanta Falcons. | nm | |
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1956 49ers Team Issue | Matt Hazeltine | San Francisco 49ers | linebacker | California | College Hall of Fame 1989 | nm | ||
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1956 49ers Team Issue | Hugh McElhenny | San Francisco 49ers | halfback | Washington | 49ers Hall of Fame 2009, College Hall of Fame 1981, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1970 | |||
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1956 49ers Team Issue | George Morris | San Francisco 49ers | center | Georgia Tech | College Hall of Fame 1981 | 1956 was Morris's only season in the NFL. | nm | |
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1956 49ers Team Issue | 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 49ers Team Issue | Pappy Waldorf | San Francisco 49ers | personnel director | Syracuse | College Hall of Fame 1966 | nm | ||
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1956 Giants Team Issue | Ray Beck | New York Giants | guard, defensive tackle | Georgia Tech | College Hall of Fame 1997 | Beck missed the 1953 and 1954 NFL seasons while serving in the U.S. Army in the Korean War. | nm | |
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1956 Giants Team Issue | Charley Conerly | New York Giants | quarterback | Mississippi | College Hall of Fame 1966, Giants Ring of Honor 2010 | |||
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1956 Giants Team Issue | 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 Giants Team Issue | Don Heinrich | New York Giants | quarterback, coach | Washington | College Hall of Fame 1987 | |||
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1956 Giants Team Issue | Sam Huff | New York Giants | linebacker | West Virginia | College Hall of Fame 1980, Commanders Ring of Fame , Giants Ring of Honor 2010, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1982 | Pre-rookie card Huff was the first NFL player to appear on the cover of Time magazine. He appeared on the November 30, 1959, issue. |
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1956 Giants Team Issue | Dick Modzelewski | New York Giants | defensive tackle | Maryland | College Hall of Fame 1993, Outland Trophy 1952 | |||
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1956 Giants Team Issue | Kyle Rote | New York Giants | end | SMU | College Hall of Fame 1964, Giants Ring of Honor 2022 | Rote played minor league baseball for the Corpus Christi Aces in 1951. | ||
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1956 Parkhurst | 4 | John Bright | Edmonton Eskimos | halfback | Drake | Canadian Football Hall of Fame 1970, College Hall of Fame 1984 | ||
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1956 Parkhurst | 5 | Jackie Parker | Edmonton Eskimos | quarterback | Mississippi | Canadian Football Hall of Fame 1971, College Hall of Fame 1976 | ||
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1956 Parkhurst | 33 | Cal Jones | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | guard | Iowa | College Hall of Fame 1980, Outland Trophy 1955 | Jones was the first Black player to win the Outland Trophy. He also placed tenth in voting for the Heisman Trophy in 1955. (See the Gallery's page of football cards of Heisman candidates.) Jones died in a plane crash with four members of the Saskatchewan Roughriders: Mel Becket, Mario DeMarco, Ray Syrnyk, and Gordon Sturtridge. | |
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1956 Topps | 6 | 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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1956 Topps | 12 | Alan Ameche | Baltimore Colts | fullback | Wisconsin | College Hall of Fame 1975, Heisman Trophy 1954 | Ameche placed sixth in voting for the Heisman Trophy in 1953, and he won it in 1954. See the Gallery's page of football cards of Heisman candidates. | |
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1956 Topps | 13 | Vic Janowicz | Washington Redskins | halfback | Ohio State | College Hall of Fame 1976, Heisman Trophy 1950 | Short print Janowicz was inducted into the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame in 1987. |
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1956 Topps | 18 | Tank Younger | Los Angeles Rams | fullback | Grambling | College Hall of Fame 2000 | ||
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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 | 26 | San Francisco 49ers Team | San Francisco 49ers | This card pictures the 1955 49ers team. Most of the players on the card also appeared on 1955 49ers Team Issue Photos. | ||||
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1956 Topps | 28 | 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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1956 Topps | 29 | Kyle Rote | New York Giants | end | SMU | College Hall of Fame 1964, Giants Ring of Honor 2022 | ||
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1956 Topps | 30 | Les Richter | Los Angeles Rams | linebacker | California | College Hall of Fame 1982, Pro Football Hall of Fame 2011 |