College Hall Of Fame Football Cards, page 34
Image | Set | # | Card Title/Players | Pro Team | Position | College | Honors | Notes | Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards |
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1959 Topps | 19 | Leo Nomellini | San Francisco 49ers | defensive tackle | Minnesota | 49ers Hall of Fame 2009, College Hall of Fame 1977, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1969 | exmt+ | ||
1959 Topps | 20 | Frank Gifford | New York Giants | halfback | USC, Bakersfield College | College Hall of Fame 1975, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1977 | exmt | ||
1959 Topps | 30 | Alan Ameche | Baltimore Colts | fullback | Wisconsin | College Hall of Fame 1975, Heisman Trophy 1954 | nm+ | ||
1959 Topps | 40 | 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 | exmt | ||
1959 Topps | 50 | Ollie Matson | Los Angeles Rams | 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 | exmt+ | ||
1959 Topps | 51 | 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 | Rookie card | ||
1959 Topps | 65 | Charley Conerly | New York Giants | quarterback | Mississippi | College Hall of Fame 1966, Giants Ring of Honor 2010 | exmt | ||
1959 Topps | 70 | Jon Arnett | Los Angeles Rams | halfback | USC | College Hall of Fame 2001 | vg-ex | ||
1959 Topps | 72 | Matt Hazeltine | San Francisco 49ers | linebacker | California | College Hall of Fame 1989 | nm | ||
1959 Topps | 73 | Harley Sewell | Detroit Lions | guard | Texas | College Hall of Fame 2000 | Sewell made the Pro Bowl in 1959, his 3rd of 4 times. | nm | |
1959 Topps | 77 | Bob Gain | Cleveland Browns | defensive tackle | Kentucky | College Hall of Fame 1980, Outland Trophy 1950 | Rookie card | nm | |
1959 Topps | 82 | Paul Hornung | Green Bay Packers | halfback | Notre Dame | College Hall of Fame 1985, Heisman Trophy 1956, Packers Hall of Fame 1975, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1986 | Hornung placed fifth in voting for the Heisman Trophy in 1955, and he won it in 1956. See the Gallery's page of football cards of Heisman candidates. | PSA 7, exmt | |
1959 Topps | 84 | Les Richter | Los Angeles Rams | linebacker | California | College Hall of Fame 1982, Pro Football Hall of Fame 2011 | |||
1959 Topps | 85 | Howard Cassady | Detroit Lions | halfback | Ohio State | College Hall of Fame 1979, Heisman Trophy 1955 | nm | ||
1959 Topps | 96 | Stan Jones | Chicago Bears | guard | Maryland | College Hall of Fame 2000, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1991 | nm | ||
1959 Topps | 97 | Ralph Guglielmi | Washington Redskins | quarterback | Notre Dame | College Hall of Fame 2001 | Error card Guglielmi's name is misspelled "Gugliemi" on this card. |
nm+ | |
1959 Topps | 101 | Jim Ray Smith | Cleveland Browns | guard | Baylor | College Hall of Fame 1987 | Rookie card, error card This card has the Detroit Lions logo on the front, not the Browns. |
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1959 Topps | 103 | Alex Karras | Detroit Lions | defensive tackle | Iowa | College Hall of Fame 1991, Outland Trophy 1957, Pride of the Lions 2018, Pro Football Hall of Fame 2020 | Rookie card Karras played 12 seasons in the NFL, all with the Lions. |
exmt | |
1959 Topps | 105 | John David Crow | Chicago Cardinals | halfback | Texas A and M | College Hall of Fame 1976, Heisman Trophy 1957 | Rookie card | nm | |
1959 Topps | 107 | Babe Parilli | Green Bay Packers | quarterback | Kentucky | College Hall of Fame 1982, Patriots Hall of Fame 1993 | exmt | ||
1959 Topps | 122 | Bill Glass | Detroit Lions | defensive end | Baylor | College Hall of Fame 1985 | Rookie card | exmt | |
1959 Topps | 123 | Don Bosseler | Washington Redskins | fullback | Miami Florida | College Hall of Fame 1990 | nm | ||
1959 Topps | 132 | Jim Parker | Baltimore Colts | guard, tackle | Ohio State | College Hall of Fame 1974, Outland Trophy 1956, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1973, Ravens Ring of Honor 2002 | Rookie card | exmt, PSA 4, PSA 8 | |
1959 Topps | 133 | New York Giants Team | New York Giants | Though printed in 1959, this card pictures the 1958 New York Giants team. There is a larger copy of the image on the Giants web site. The picture includes two players who would later become stars in the AFL: Jack Kemp is number 17 in the front row, and Don Maynard is number 13, two rows behind Kemp. | |||||
1959 Topps | 141 | Larry Morris | Washington Redskins | linebacker | Georgia Tech | College Hall of Fame 1992 | Though this card shows him with the Redskins, Morris played for the Chicago Bears in 1959. The Los Angeles Rams traded him to the Redskins for Gene Brito in March of 1959, then the Redskins traded him to the Bears for draft picks. | nm+ |