Rookie Football Cards, page 23
| Image | Set | # | Card Title/Players | Pro Team | Position | College | Honors | Notes | Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards |
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1952 Bowman Small | 140 | Yale Lary | Detroit Lions | defensive back | Texas A and M | Pride of the Lions 2009, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1979 | Rookie card | |
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1952 Bowman Small | 143 | John Papit | Washington Redskins | halfback | Virginia | Rookie card | ||
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1952 Bowman Small | 144 | Jim Lansford | Dallas Texans | tackle | Texas | Rookie card | ||
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1953 Bowman | 1 | Eddie LeBaron | Washington Redskins | quarterback | Pacific | College Hall of Fame 1980, Commanders Ring of Fame | Rookie card | |
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1953 Bowman | 10 | Pat Brady | Pittsburgh Steelers | quarterback, punter | Nevada, Bradley | Rookie card | ||
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1953 Bowman | 35 | Tom Catlin | Cleveland Browns | center | Oklahoma | Rookie card Catlin placed tenth in voting for the 1952 Heisman Trophy. See the Gallery's page of football cards of Heisman candidates. |
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1953 Bowman | 39 | Leo Sanford | Chicago Cardinals | center, linebacker | Louisiana Tech | Rookie card | ||
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1953 Bowman | 42 | Tom O'Connell | Chicago Bears | quarterback | Illinois | Rookie card | ||
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1953 Bowman | 45 | John Olszewski | Chicago Cardinals | fullback | California | Rookie card | ||
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1953 Bowman | 48 | Gerald Weatherly | Chicago Bears | center | Rice | Rookie card | ||
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1953 Bowman | 49 | Fred Bruney | San Francisco 49ers | defensive back, coach | Ohio State | Rookie card The Cleveland Browns drafted Bruney in 1953, then traded him to the 49ers for 1954 draft picks. |
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1953 Bowman | 50 | Jack Scarbath | Washington Redskins | quarterback | Maryland | College Hall of Fame 1983 | Rookie card | |
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1953 Bowman | 52 | Al Conway | Philadelphia Eagles | running back | Army, William Jewell | Rookie card Due to injuries, Conway never played in an NFL game. He did, however, serve as an official for 28 seasons in the AFL and NFL. |
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1953 Bowman | 54 | Gern Nagler | Baltimore Colts | end | Santa Clara | Rookie card | ||
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1953 Bowman | 58 | Harley Sewell | Detroit Lions | guard | Texas | College Hall of Fame 2000 | Rookie card 1953 was Sewell's first year in the NFL, so this is a true rookie card. |
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1953 Bowman | 59 | Don Bingham | Chicago Bears | halfback | Sul Ross State | Rookie card | ||
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1953 Bowman | 62 | Ray Renfro | Cleveland Browns | halfback | North Texas | Rookie card Renfro played 12 seasons in the NFL, all with the Browns. |
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1953 Bowman | 67 | Bob McChesney | New York Giants | end | Hardin-Simmons | Rookie card | ||
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1953 Bowman | 83 | Bobby Thomason | Philadelphia Eagles | quarterback | Virginia Military Institute | Rookie card | ||
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1953 Bowman | 87 | John Williams | Washington Redskins | halfback, defensive back | USC | Rookie card Williams scored three non-offensive touchdowns in 1952, tying fellow rookie Ollie Matson for the NFL lead. He scored two touchdowns on punt returns and one on an interception. |
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1953 Bowman | 93 | Ted Marchibroda | Pittsburgh Steelers | quarterback | Detroit | Colts Ring of Honor | Rookie card | |
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1954 Bowman | 4 | Doug Atkins | Cleveland Browns | defensive end | Tennessee | College Hall of Fame 1985, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1982, Saints Hall of Fame 1995 | Rookie card Atkins attended the University of Tennessee on a basketball scholarship. He lettered one season in basketball, and he was drafted by the Minneapolis Lakers in the 17th round of the 1953 NBA draft. |
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1954 Bowman | 5 | Bill Stits | Detroit Lions | defensive back | UCLA | Rookie card 1954 was Stits's rookie season, so this is a true rookie card. He had 6 interceptions and made the Pro Bowl. |
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1954 Bowman | 11 | Zeke Bratkowski | Chicago Bears | quarterback | Georgia | Packers Hall of Fame 1989 | Rookie card | exmt |
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1954 Bowman | 16 | Bobby Garrett | Cleveland Browns | quarterback | Stanford | Rookie card Garrett placed fifth in voting for the 1953 Heisman Trophy. See the Gallery's page of football cards of Heisman candidates. |