Rookie Football Cards, page 28
| Image | Set | # | Card Title/Players | Pro Team | Position | College | Honors | Notes | Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards |
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1956 Topps | 44 | Joe Schmidt | Detroit Lions | linebacker | Pittsburgh | College Hall of Fame 2000, Pride of the Lions 2009, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1973 | Rookie card | |
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1956 Topps | 46 | Len Teeuws | Chicago Cardinals | tackle | Tulane | Rookie card, short print | ||
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1956 Topps | 47 | Bill George | Chicago Bears | linebacker, guard | Wake Forest | Pro Football Hall of Fame 1974 | Rookie card | |
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1956 Topps | 60 | Lenny Moore | Baltimore Colts | halfback | Penn State | Pro Football Hall of Fame 1975, Ravens Ring of Honor 2002 | Rookie card Moore was named the 1956 UPI NFL Rookie of the Year. This card pictures him in his Penn State uniform. You can see the original black-and-white image here. |
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1956 Topps | 64 | Bob Pellegrini | Philadelphia Eagles | linebacker | Maryland | College Hall of Fame 1996 | Rookie card Pellegrini was the All-Stars' MVP in the 1956 College All-Star game against the Cleveland Browns. The Browns beat the All-Stars 26-0. |
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1956 Topps | 66 | Will Sherman | Los Angeles Rams | defensive back | St. Mary's | Rookie card Sherman had a 95-yard interception return in 1956, longest in the NFL. |
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1956 Topps | 68 | Dave Middleton | Detroit Lions | end | Auburn | Rookie card | ||
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1956 Topps | 71 | Stan Jones | Chicago Bears | guard | Maryland | College Hall of Fame 2000, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1991 | Rookie card | |
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1956 Topps | 72 | Jim Mutscheller | Baltimore Colts | end | Notre Dame | Rookie card | ||
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1956 Topps | 79 | Bill Forester | Green Bay Packers | linebacker | SMU | Packers Hall of Fame 1974 | Rookie card | exmt |
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1956 Topps | 80 | Jim Doran | Detroit Lions | end, defensive end | Iowa State, Buena Vista | Rookie card | exmt | |
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1956 Topps | 89 | Bob Schnelker | New York Giants | end | Bowling Green | Rookie card, error card Schnelker?s name is misspelled "Schnecker" on the back of this card. |
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1956 Topps | 101 | Roosevelt Grier | New York Giants | defensive tackle | Penn State | Rookie card | ||
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1956 Topps | 102 | Ron Waller | Los Angeles Rams | halfback | Maryland | Rookie card | ||
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1956 Topps | 108 | George Shaw | Baltimore Colts | quarterback | Oregon | Rookie card The Colts chose Shaw with the first overall pick in the 1955 NFL draft. See the Gallery's First Overall Draft Picks page. |
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1956 Topps | 120 | Billy Vessels | Baltimore Colts | halfback | Oklahoma | College Hall of Fame 1974, Heisman Trophy 1952 | Rookie card Vessels played for the Edmonton Eskimos, then with the Western Interprovincial Football Union, in 1953. He won the Canadian Rugby Union's most outstanding player award, the Schenley Award, that season. After serving in the U.S. military, Vessels played the 1956 season with the Baltimore Colts. |
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1957 Topps | 2 | Pete Retzlaff | Philadelphia Eagles | end | South Dakota State | Eagles Honor Roll 1989 | Rookie card | |
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1957 Topps | 4 | Lou Baldacci | Pittsburgh Steelers | halfback | Michigan | Rookie card | ||
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1957 Topps | 12 | Torgy Torgeson | Washington Redskins | linebacker, coach | Washington State | Rookie card | ||
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1957 Topps | 15 | Jack Butler | Pittsburgh Steelers | defensive back | St. Bonaventure | Pro Football Hall of Fame 2012, Steelers Hall of Honor 2017 | Rookie card | |
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1957 Topps | 19 | Perry Jeter | Chicago Bears | halfback | Cal Poly | Rookie card | ||
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1957 Topps | 23 | Don Chandler | New York Giants | kicker, punter | Florida | Packers Hall of Fame 1975 | Rookie card | ex |
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1957 Topps | 36 | Leo Elter | Washington Redskins | fullback | Villanova | Rookie card | ||
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1957 Topps | 37 | Clarence Peaks | Philadelphia Eagles | fullback | Michigan State | Rookie card | ||
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1957 Topps | 44 | Gene Gedman | Detroit Lions | halfback | Indiana | Rookie card |