Halfback Football Cards, page 17
Image | Set | # | Card Title/Players | Pro Team | Position | College | Honors | Notes | Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards |
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1954 Bowman | 104 | Jerome Williams | Philadelphia Eagles | halfback | Washington State, Idaho | Williams had the NFL's longest pass reception in 1954, an 84-yarder. | |||
1954 Bowman | 105 | Veryl Switzer | Green Bay Packers | halfback | Kansas State | Rookie card Switzer averaged 12.8 yards per punt return in 1954, best in the NFL. |
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1954 Bowman | 106 | Billy Stone | Chicago Bears | halfback | Bradley | exmt | |||
1954 Bowman | 114 | Richard Lemmon | Philadelphia Eagles | halfback | California | ||||
1954 Bowman | 115 | Al Carmichael | Green Bay Packers | halfback | USC | Packers Hall of Fame 1974 | Rookie card | ||
1954 Bowman | 119 | Ray Smith | Chicago Bears | defensive back, halfback | Midwestern State | exmt | |||
1954 Bowman | 124 | Bob Hoernschemeyer | Detroit Lions | halfback | Indiana | exmt | |||
1954 Bowman | 125 | Wilford White | Chicago Bears | halfback | Arizona State | Rookie card White played for the Bears in 1951 and 1952, but he did not appear on a football card until 1954. His son, Danny White, was a quarterback and punter for the Dallas Cowboys for 13 seasons. |
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1954 Bowman | 128 | John Lattner | Pittsburgh Steelers | halfback | Notre Dame | College Hall of Fame 1979, Heisman Trophy 1953 | Rookie card Lattner placed fifth in voting for the Heisman Trophy in 1952, and he won it in 1953. See the Gallery's page of football cards of Heisman candidates. |
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1954 Rams Team Issue | Elroy Hirsch | Los Angeles Rams | end, halfback | Wisconsin, Michigan | College Hall of Fame 1974, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1968 | Hirsch was the MVP of the 1946 College All-Star game. The All-Stars beat the NFL Champion Rams, 16-0. | |||
1954 Rams Team Issue | Tom McCormick | Los Angeles Rams | halfback | Pacific | At the College of the Pacific, McCormick set school records for career rushing yards, season rushing yards, and touchdowns in a season. | ||||
1954 Rams Team Issue | Volney Quinlan | Los Angeles Rams | halfback | San Diego State | |||||
1954 Rams Team Issue | Dan Towler | Los Angeles Rams | halfback, fullback | Washington and Jefferson | |||||
1955 49ers Team Issue | Joe Arenas | San Francisco 49ers | halfback | Nebraska - Omaha | |||||
1955 49ers Team Issue | Rex Berry | San Francisco 49ers | halfback, defensive back | Brigham Young | Berry played both football and baseball at BYU. | ||||
1955 49ers Team Issue | Carroll Hardy | San Francisco 49ers | halfback | Colorado | After one season with the 49ers, Hardy switched to baseball. He played 13 seasons in the major and minor leagues, and he appeared on a few baseball cards. See the Gallery's Cards in Multiple Sports page. | ||||
1955 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 | ||||
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. | ||
1955 Bowman | 7 | Frank Gifford | New York Giants | halfback | USC, Bakersfield College | College Hall of Fame 1975, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1977 | |||
1955 Bowman | 15 | Jug Girard | Detroit Lions | halfback, end | Wisconsin | ||||
1955 Bowman | 35 | Veryl Switzer | Green Bay Packers | halfback | Kansas State | ex+ | |||
1955 Bowman | 47 | Dan Towler | Los Angeles Rams | halfback, fullback | Washington and Jefferson | nm+ | |||
1955 Bowman | 50 | Les Goble | Chicago Cardinals | halfback | Alfred College | Error card Gobel's name is misspelled "Gobel" on this card. |
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1955 Bowman | 54 | Lynn Chandnois | Pittsburgh Steelers | halfback | Michigan State | Error card Chandnois's last name is misspelled "Chadnois" on this card. |
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1955 Bowman | 55 | Joe Heap | New York Giants | halfback | Notre Dame | Rookie card |