Bill Howton Football Cards
| Image | Set | # | Card Title/Players | Pro Team | Position | College | Honors | Notes | Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards |
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1952 Bowman Large | 21 | Bill Howton | Green Bay Packers | end | Rice | Packers Hall of Fame 1974 | Rookie card Howton led the NFL with 1231 yards receiving in 1952, his rookie season. |
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1952 Bowman Small | 21 | Bill Howton | Green Bay Packers | end | Rice | Packers Hall of Fame 1974 | Rookie card Howton had the NFL's longest pass reception in 1952, 90 yards from Babe Parilli. |
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1954 Bowman | 34 | Bill Howton | Green Bay Packers | end | Rice | Packers Hall of Fame 1974 | ||
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1955 Bowman | 140 | Bill Howton | Green Bay Packers | end | Rice | Packers Hall of Fame 1974 | ||
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1956 Topps | 7 | Green Bay Packers Team | Green Bay Packers | This card pictures the 1955 Packers team. The team photo includes Deral Teteak, a member of the Packers Hall of Fame who never appeared on a card of his own. | ||||
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1956 Topps | 19 | Bill Howton | Green Bay Packers | end | Rice | Packers Hall of Fame 1974 | Howton holds the Packers record for receiving yards in a game. He gained 257 yards on 7 receptions in a game against the Los Angeles Rams in 1956. | |
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1957 Topps | 33 | Bill Howton | Green Bay Packers | end | Rice | Packers Hall of Fame 1974 | ||
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1958 Topps | 6 | Bill Howton | Green Bay Packers | end | Rice | Packers Hall of Fame 1974 | Error card This is the only place I have seen Howton's first name spelled "Billie." |
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1959 Kahns | Bill Howton | Cleveland Browns | end | Rice | Packers Hall of Fame 1974 | 1959 was Howton's only season with the Browns. It was also the only season (in a 12-year career) that he played for a winning team. | ||
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1960 Topps | 27 | Bill Howton | Cleveland Browns | end | Rice | Packers Hall of Fame 1974 | This card shows Howton with the Browns, but he played for the Dallas Cowboys in 1960. | |
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1961 Fleer | 45 | Bill Howton | Dallas Cowboys | end | Rice | Packers Hall of Fame 1974 | ||
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1961 Fleer Wallet Pictures | Bill Howton | Dallas Cowboys | end | Rice | Packers Hall of Fame 1974 | Error card The back of this picture has Howton with the Dallas Texans, not the Dallas Cowboys. |
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1961 Topps | 24 | Bill Howton | Dallas Cowboys | end | Rice | Packers Hall of Fame 1974 | This card pictures Howton in a Cleveland Browns uniform. He played for the Browns for one season, 1959. | |
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1961 Topps | 47 | Green Bay Packers Team | Green Bay Packers | Though printed in 1961, this card pictures the 1958 Packers team. | ||||
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1962 Post Cereal | 140 | Bill Howton | Dallas Cowboys | end | Rice | Packers Hall of Fame 1974 | ||
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1962 Topps | 42 | Bill Howton | Dallas Cowboys | end | Rice | Packers Hall of Fame 1974 | Short print | |
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1962 Topps Bucks | 21 | Bill Howton | Dallas Cowboys | end | Rice | Packers Hall of Fame 1974 | ||
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1963 Stancraft | 4C | Bill Howton | Dallas Cowboys | end | Rice | Packers Hall of Fame 1974 | Howton broke Don Hutson's NFL records for career receptions and receiving yards in 1963. | |
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1963 Topps | 77 | Bill Howton | Dallas Cowboys | end | Rice | Packers Hall of Fame 1974 | Short print Howton lived to age 95. He passed away in 2025. |
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1963 Topps | 84 | Dallas Cowboys Team | Dallas Cowboys | Short print Though printed in 1963, this card pictures the 1960 Dallas Cowboys team. |