Halfback 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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1959 Topps | 20 | Frank Gifford | New York Giants | halfback | USC, Bakersfield College | College Hall of Fame 1975, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1977 | exmt | |
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1959 Topps | 25 | Bill Barnes | Philadelphia Eagles | halfback | Wake Forest | exmt+ | ||
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1959 Topps | 33 | R.C. Owens | San Francisco 49ers | halfback, end | College of Idaho | 49ers Hall of Fame 2011 | Owens was known for his "alley oop" catches. See him demonstating one on the San Francisco Chronicle web site. | exmt |
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1959 Topps | 35 | Gene Gedman | Detroit Lions | halfback | Indiana | |||
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1959 Topps | 37 | Ray Renfro | Cleveland Browns | halfback | North Texas | exmt | ||
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1959 Topps | 56 | Howard Ferguson | Green Bay Packers | halfback | Packers Hall of Fame 1974 | Error card Ferguson's last name is misspelled "Furgeson" on the back of this card. |
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1959 Topps | 70 | Jon Arnett | Los Angeles Rams | halfback | USC | College Hall of Fame 2001 | vg-ex | |
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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. | exmt |
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1959 Topps | 85 | Howard Cassady | Detroit Lions | halfback | Ohio State | College Hall of Fame 1979, Heisman Trophy 1955 | nm | |
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1959 Topps | 95 | Lew Carpenter | Green Bay Packers | halfback | Arkansas | Rookie card | nm | |
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1959 Topps | 100 | Lenny Moore | Baltimore Colts | halfback | Penn State | Pro Football Hall of Fame 1975, Ravens Ring of Honor 2002 | nm oc | |
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1959 Topps | 105 | John David Crow | Chicago Cardinals | halfback | Texas A and M | College Hall of Fame 1976, Heisman Trophy 1957 | Rookie card | nm |
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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. | ||||
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1959 Topps | 140 | Bobby Mitchell | Cleveland Browns | halfback | Illinois | Browns Ring of Honor 2010, Commanders Ring of Fame , Pro Football Hall of Fame 1983 | Rookie card | exmt+ |
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1959 Topps | 145 | Willie Galimore | Chicago Bears | halfback | Florida A and M | College Hall of Fame 1999 | ||
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1959 Topps | 163 | L.G. Dupre | Baltimore Colts | halfback | Baylor | nm | ||
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1959 Topps | 165 | Jim Podoley | Washington Redskins | halfback | Central Michigan | nm | ||
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1959 Topps | 173 | Bobby Joe Conrad | Chicago Cardinals | halfback | Texas A and M | Rookie card | nm | |
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1959 Topps | 176 | Tom Tracy | Pittsburgh Steelers | halfback | Tennessee | Rookie card Tracy started his pro football career with the Ottawa Rough Riders in 1955. In 1956, after a few games with the Rough Riders, he signed with the NFL's Detroit Lions. He played 2 seasons for the Lions, 6 for the Steelers, and 2 for the Washington Redskins. |
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1959 Topps CFL | 3 | Leo Lewis | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | halfback | Lincoln University | Canadian Football Hall of Fame 1973, College Hall of Fame 2005 | Lewis played 11 seasons in the CFL, all for the Blue Bombers | nm+ |
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1959 Topps CFL | 11 | Mel Gillett | BC Lions | halfback | Lewis and Clark | exmt | ||
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1959 Topps CFL | 12 | Ted Hunt | BC Lions | halfback, kicker | British Columbia | nm | ||
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1959 Topps CFL | 13 | Sonny Homer | BC Lions | halfback | Grays Harbor | |||
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1959 Topps CFL | 18 | Paul Cameron | BC Lions | defensive back, halfback | UCLA | College Hall of Fame 2024 | Cameron placed sixth in voting for the Heisman Trophy in 1952, and third in 1953. See the Gallery's page of football cards of Heisman Trophy candidates. | |
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1959 Topps CFL | 41 | John Bright | Edmonton Eskimos | halfback | Drake | Canadian Football Hall of Fame 1970, College Hall of Fame 1984 | Bright was voted the CFL's Most Outstanding Player in 1959. |