| Image |
Set |
# | Card Title/Players |
Pro Team |
Position |
College |
Honors |
Notes |
Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards |
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1952 Parkhurst |
61 |
Charlie Hubbard |
Montreal Alouettes |
end |
Morris Harvey |
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1952 Parkhurst |
67 |
Matt Anthony |
Ottawa Rough Riders |
end |
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1952 Parkhurst |
70 |
Al Baldwin |
Ottawa Rough Riders |
end |
Arkansas |
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Baldwin and Y.A. Tittle were the MVPs of the 1947 Cotton Bowl Classic. |
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|
1952 Parkhurst |
80 |
Joe Shinn |
Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
end, defensive end |
Tulane |
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1952 Parkhurst |
94 |
Cam Fraser |
Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
end, punter |
Ottawa |
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1952 Parkhurst |
100 |
Bob Simpson |
Ottawa Rough Riders |
end |
|
Canadian Football Hall of Fame 1975 |
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1952 Wheaties |
|
Tom Fears in Action |
In 1949, Fears broke the NFL record for receptions in a season, with 77. In 1950, he broke it again, with 84. |
|
| Tom Fears |
Los Angeles Rams |
end |
UCLA, Santa Clara |
College Hall of Fame 1976, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1970 |
|
1952 Wheaties |
|
Tom Fears Portrait |
Fears appeared in several movies; one was Two-Minute Warning. |
|
| Tom Fears |
Los Angeles Rams |
end |
UCLA, Santa Clara |
College Hall of Fame 1976, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1970 |
|
1953 Bowman |
5 |
Joe Tereshinski |
Washington Redskins |
end |
Georgia |
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1953 Bowman |
7 |
Fran Polsfoot |
Chicago Cardinals |
end |
Washington State |
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1953 Bowman |
12 |
Bill McColl |
Chicago Bears |
end |
Stanford |
College Hall of Fame 1973 |
McColl placed fourth in voting for the 1951 Heisman Trophy. See the Gallery's page of football cards of Heisman candidates. |
|
|
1953 Bowman |
15 |
Dante Lavelli |
Cleveland Browns |
end |
Ohio State |
Browns Ring of Honor 2010, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1975 |
|
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1953 Bowman |
18 |
Elbert Nickel |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
end |
Cincinnati |
Steelers Hall of Honor 2019 |
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|
1953 Bowman |
22 |
Elroy Hirsch |
Los Angeles Rams |
end, halfback |
Wisconsin, Michigan |
College Hall of Fame 1974, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1968 |
In 1953, Hirsch starred in Crazylegs, a movie about himself. |
|
|
1953 Bowman |
25 |
Kyle Rote |
New York Giants |
end |
SMU |
College Hall of Fame 1964, Giants Ring of Honor 2022 |
Rote had an 84-yard punt in the 1949 Cotton Bowl, still a Bowl Championship Series record. His SMU teammate, Doak Walker, had a 79-yard punt in the same game. Both punts were "quick kicks." |
|
|
1953 Bowman |
36 |
Tom Fears |
Los Angeles Rams |
end |
UCLA, Santa Clara |
College Hall of Fame 1976, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1970 |
|
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|
1953 Bowman |
40 |
Horace Gillom |
Cleveland Browns |
end, punter |
Ohio State, Nevada |
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1953 Bowman |
54 |
Gern Nagler |
Baltimore Colts |
end |
Santa Clara |
|
Rookie card |
|
|
1953 Bowman |
64 |
Tex Coulter |
New York Giants |
tackle, end |
Army |
|
Coulter did not play in the NFL in 1953. He played in Canada for the Montreal Alouettes. |
|
|
1953 Bowman |
67 |
Bob McChesney |
New York Giants |
end |
Hardin-Simmons |
|
Rookie card |
|
|
1953 Bowman |
72 |
Cliff Anderson |
Chicago Cardinals |
end |
Indiana |
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1953 Bowman |
73 |
Pete Pihos |
Philadelphia Eagles |
end |
Indiana |
College Hall of Fame 1966, Eagles Honor Roll 1987, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1970 |
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1953 Bowman |
77 |
Cloyce Box |
Detroit Lions |
end |
West Texas A and M |
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1953 Bowman |
78 |
Ray Mathews |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
end |
Clemson |
Steelers Hall of Honor 2022 |
Mathews played minor league baseball in 1951, 1953, and 1955. |
|
|
1953 Bowman |
79 |
Bobby Walston |
Philadelphia Eagles |
end |
Georgia |
Eagles Honor Roll 2019 |
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