Halfback Football Cards, page 4
| Image | Set | # | Card Title/Players | Pro Team | Position | College | Honors | Notes | Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards |
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1948-52 Exhibit | Dick Hoerner | fullback, halfback | Iowa | |||||
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1948-52 Exhibit | Bob Hoernschemeyer | halfback | Indiana | |||||
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1948-52 Exhibit | Les Horvath | Horvath won the Big Ten's MVP award, the Chicago Tribune Silver Football, in 1944. | ||||||
| Leslie Horvath | halfback | Ohio State | College Hall of Fame 1969, Heisman Trophy 1944 | ||||||
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1948-52 Exhibit | Jack Jacobs | quarterback, halfback | Oklahoma | Canadian Football Hall of Fame 1963 | ||||
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1948-52 Exhibit | Fred Morrison | halfback | Ohio State | |||||
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1948-52 Exhibit | Chuck Ortmann | quarterback, halfback | Michigan | |||||
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1948-52 Exhibit | Julie Rykovich | halfback | Illinois, Notre Dame | |||||
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1948-52 Exhibit | Emil Sitko | halfback | Notre Dame | College Hall of Fame 1984 | ||||
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1948-52 Exhibit | Vitamin Smith | halfback | Abilene Christian | |||||
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1948-52 Exhibit | George Taliaferro | halfback | Indiana | College Hall of Fame 1981 | ||||
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1948-52 Exhibit | Charley Trippi | halfback | Georgia | Cardinals Ring of Honor 2006, College Hall of Fame 1959, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1968 | Trippi had the NFL's best rushing average in 1948: 5.4 yards per carry. | |||
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1948-52 Exhibit | Steve Van Buren | halfback | LSU | Eagles Honor Roll 1987, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1965 | ||||
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1948-52 Exhibit | Buddy Young | halfback | Illinois | College Hall of Fame 1968 | ||||
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1948 Kelloggs Pep | George McAfee | Chicago Bears | halfback | Duke | College Hall of Fame 1961, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1966 | McAfee's brother, Wes McAfee, played for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1941. | ||
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1948 Kelloggs Pep | Charley Trippi | Chicago Cardinals | halfback | Georgia | Cardinals Ring of Honor 2006, College Hall of Fame 1959, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1968 | Trippi finished second in voting for the 1946 Heisman Trophy, behind Glenn Davis. See the Gallery's page of football cards of Heisman candidates. | ||
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1948 Kelloggs Pep | Charley Trippi | Chicago Cardinals | halfback | Georgia | Cardinals Ring of Honor 2006, College Hall of Fame 1959, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1968 | Error card Trippi's image is reversed in this photo. See the Gallery's page of football cards with reversed images. |
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1948 Leaf | 4 | Doak Walker | halfback | SMU | College Hall of Fame 1959, Heisman Trophy 1948, Pride of the Lions 2009, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1986 | Rookie card Walker was the second player to win the Heisman Trophy as a junior. The first was Army's Doc Blanchard. Notre Dame's Leon Hart won the Heisman in Walker's senior year, 1949. |
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1948 Leaf | 5 | Levi Jackson | halfback | Yale | Rookie card | |||
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1948 Leaf | 11 | Terry Brennan | halfback | Notre Dame | Rookie card | |||
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1948 Leaf | 17B | Kenny Washington | Los Angeles Rams | fullback, halfback | UCLA | College Hall of Fame 1956 | Rookie card black name |
PSA 3, PSA 3 mk, PSA 2, PSA 1.5 |
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1948 Leaf | 17W | Kenny Washington | Los Angeles Rams | fullback, halfback | UCLA | College Hall of Fame 1956 | Rookie card white name |
PSA 1.5 |
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1948 Leaf | 19A | George McAfee | Chicago Bears | halfback | Duke | College Hall of Fame 1961, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1966 | Rookie card with nickname |
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1948 Leaf | 19B | George McAfee | Chicago Bears | halfback | Duke | College Hall of Fame 1961, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1966 | Rookie card without nickname |
PSA 3 |
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1948 Leaf | 20 | George Taliaferro | halfback | Indiana | College Hall of Fame 1981 | Rookie card Taliaferro and Pete Pihos were teammates on Indiana University's undefeated 1945 team. |
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1948 Leaf | 22G | Steve Van Buren | Philadelphia Eagles | halfback | LSU | Eagles Honor Roll 1987, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1965 | Rookie card Variation with green jersey. |
PSA 6, PSA 3 |