Rookie Football Cards, page 15

Image Set #Card Title/Players Pro Team Position College Honors Notes Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards
1950 Topps Felt Backs Emil Sitko (yellow) 1950 Topps Felt Backs Emil Sitko (yellow) Rookie card
Emil Sitko halfback Notre Dame College Hall of Fame 1984
1950 Topps Felt Backs Ed Songin 1950 Topps Felt Backs Ed Songin quarterback Boston College Rookie card

Songin played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Boston Patriots, and New York Titans.
1950 Topps Felt Backs Ernie Stautner 1950 Topps Felt Backs Ernie Stautner defensive end, defensive tackle Boston College Pro Football Hall of Fame 1969, Steelers Hall of Honor 2017 Rookie card

Stautner played fourteen seasons in the NFL, all with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
1950 Topps Felt Backs Dan Towler (brown) 1950 Topps Felt Backs Dan Towler (brown) Rookie card

Towler played six seasons for the Los Angeles Rams.
Dan Towler halfback, fullback Washington and Jefferson
1950 Topps Felt Backs Dan Towler (yellow) 1950 Topps Felt Backs Dan Towler (yellow) Rookie card
Dan Towler halfback, fullback Washington and Jefferson
1950 Topps Felt Backs Harry Ulinski 1950 Topps Felt Backs Harry Ulinski center Kentucky Rookie card

Ulinski played six seasons for the Washington Redskins.
1951 Bowman Norm Van Brocklin 1951 Bowman 4 Norm Van Brocklin Los Angeles Rams quarterback, coach Oregon College Hall of Fame 1966, Eagles Honor Roll 1987, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1971 Rookie card
1951 Bowman Woodley Lewis 1951 Bowman 5 Woodley Lewis Los Angeles Rams end Los Angeles City, Oregon Rookie card
1951 Bowman George Musacco 1951 Bowman 7 George Musacco New York Yanks back Loyola Marymount Rookie card ex
1951 Bowman Bob Williams 1951 Bowman 14 Bob Williams Chicago Bears quarterback Notre Dame College Hall of Fame 1988 Rookie card
1951 Bowman Tom Landry 1951 Bowman 20 Tom Landry New York Giants defensive back, coach Texas Cowboys Ring of Honor 1993, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1990 Rookie card
1951 Bowman Arnie Weinmeister 1951 Bowman 21 Arnie Weinmeister New York Giants defensive tackle Washington Pro Football Hall of Fame 1984 Rookie card Vg-ex
1951 Bowman Bill Walsh 1951 Bowman 23 Bill Walsh Pittsburgh Steelers center Notre Dame Rookie card

Walsh played for the Steelers from 1949 to 1954.
1951 Bowman Thurman McGraw 1951 Bowman 27 Thurman McGraw Detroit Lions tackle, defensive tackle Colorado State College Hall of Fame 1981 Rookie card ex+
1951 Bowman Don Paul 1951 Bowman 30 Don Paul Chicago Cardinals defensive back, running back Washington State Rookie card
1951 Bowman Chuck Drazenovich 1951 Bowman 35 Chuck Drazenovich Washington Redskins defensive back Penn State Rookie card
1951 Bowman Vitamin Smith 1951 Bowman 41 Vitamin Smith Los Angeles Rams halfback Abilene Christian Rookie card
1951 Bowman Dan Edwards 1951 Bowman 43 Dan Edwards New York Yanks end Georgia Rookie card exmt
1951 Bowman Zollie Toth 1951 Bowman 45 Zollie Toth New York Yanks fullback LSU Rookie card exmt
1951 Bowman Russ Craft 1951 Bowman 47 Russ Craft Philadelphia Eagles halfback, defensive back Alabama Rookie card

Craft intercepted 4 of Jim Hardy's passes in a game against the Chicago Cardinals in 1950. That's still an NFL record; he shares it with about 20 other players.
1951 Bowman Ed Sprinkle 1951 Bowman 51 Ed Sprinkle Chicago Bears end Hardin-Simmons, Navy Pro Football Hall of Fame 2020 Rookie card

Sprinkle played 12 seasons in the NFL, all with the Bears. According to Sprinkle's obituary in the New York Times, George Halas honored Sprinkle by assigning him number 7, Halas's number as a player.
PSA 4, PSA 3.5
1951 Bowman Floyd Reid 1951 Bowman 52 Floyd Reid Green Bay Packers halfback, coach Georgia Rookie card
1951 Bowman Lynn Chandnois 1951 Bowman 60 Lynn Chandnois Pittsburgh Steelers halfback Michigan State Rookie card

Chandnois led the NFL with 32.5 yards per kickoff return in 1951.
1951 Bowman Gordon Soltau 1951 Bowman 67 Gordon Soltau San Francisco 49ers end, kicker Minnesota Rookie card

In a game against the Rams in 1951, Soltau scored 26 points on 3 touchdowns, 1 field goal, and 5 extra points. That was a 49ers record until Jerry Rice scored 30 points in a game in 1990.
1951 Bowman Bruce Alford 1951 Bowman 79 Bruce Alford New York Yanks end TCU Rookie card

After his playing career, Alford was an NFL official for 20 years. His son, Bruce Alford Jr., was a kicker for the Washington Redskins and Buffalo Bills.