Rookie Football Cards, page 8
| Image | Set | # | Card Title/Players | Pro Team | Position | College | Honors | Notes | Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards |
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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 | 21 | Paul Christman | Chicago Cardinals | quarterback | Missouri | College Hall of Fame 1956 | Rookie card | vg-ex |
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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 |
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1948 Leaf | 22Y | Steve Van Buren | Philadelphia Eagles | halfback | LSU | Eagles Honor Roll 1987, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1965 | Rookie card Variation with yellow jersey. |
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1948 Leaf | 23 | Ken Kavanaugh | Chicago Bears | end | LSU | College Hall of Fame 1963 | Rookie card | |
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1948 Leaf | 24 | Jim Martin | linebacker, kicker | Notre Dame | College Hall of Fame 1995 | Rookie card | ||
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1948 Leaf | 25B | Elmer Angsman | Chicago Cardinals | halfback | Notre Dame | Rookie card black name |
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1948 Leaf | 25W | Elmer Angsman | Chicago Cardinals | halfback | Notre Dame | Rookie card white name |
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1948 Leaf | 26B | Bob Waterfield | Los Angeles Rams | quarterback, kicker | UCLA | Pro Football Hall of Fame 1965 | Rookie card black name |
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1948 Leaf | 26W | Bob Waterfield | Los Angeles Rams | quarterback, kicker | UCLA | Pro Football Hall of Fame 1965 | Rookie card white name |
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1948 Leaf | 27 | Fred Davis | Chicago Bears | guard, tackle | Alabama | Rookie card | ||
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1948 Leaf | 28G | Al Wistert | Philadelphia Eagles | tackle | Michigan | College Hall of Fame 1968, Eagles Honor Roll 2009 | Rookie card green jersey |
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1948 Leaf | 28Y | Al Wistert | Philadelphia Eagles | tackle | Michigan | College Hall of Fame 1968, Eagles Honor Roll 2009 | Rookie card yellow jersey |
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1948 Leaf | 29 | Charley Trippi | Chicago Cardinals | halfback | Georgia | Cardinals Ring of Honor 2006, College Hall of Fame 1959, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1968 | Rookie card Trippi played one season of minor league baseball before starting his NFL career. |
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1948 Leaf | 30B | Paul Governali | New York Giants | quarterback | Columbia | College Hall of Fame 1986 | Rookie card Variation with dark brown helmet. |
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1948 Leaf | 30T | Paul Governali | New York Giants | quarterback | Columbia | College Hall of Fame 1986 | Rookie card Variation with tan helmet. |
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1948 Leaf | 31M | Tom McWilliams | halfback, defensive back | Mississippi State, Army | Rookie card maroon jersey |
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1948 Leaf | 31R | Tom McWilliams | halfback, defensive back | Mississippi State, Army | Rookie card red jersey |
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1948 Leaf | 32 | Leroy Zimmerman | Boston Yanks | quarterback, kicker | San Jose State | Rookie card | ||
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1948 Leaf | 33 | Pat Harder | Chicago Cardinals | fullback, kicker | Wisconsin | College Hall of Fame 1993 | Rookie card, error card Last name misspelled "Harber." |
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1948 Leaf | 34 | Sammy Baugh | Washington Redskins | quarterback, coach | TCU | College Hall of Fame 1951, Commanders Ring of Fame , Pro Football Hall of Fame 1963 | Rookie card Baugh finished fourth in voting for the 1936 Heisman Trophy. See the Gallery's page of football cards of Heisman candidates. |
PSA 3.5, PSA 2, PSA 1.5 |
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1948 Leaf | 35 | Ted Fritsch Sr. | Green Bay Packers | fullback | Wisconsin - Stevens Point | Packers Hall of Fame 1973 | Rookie card Fritsch played minor league baseball in 1944. |
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1948 Leaf | 36 | Bill Dudley | Detroit Lions | halfback | Virginia | College Hall of Fame 1956, Commanders Ring of Fame , Pro Football Hall of Fame 1966, Steelers Hall of Honor 2017 | Rookie card Dudley finished fifth in voting for the Heisman Trophy in 1941. See the Gallery's football cards of Heisman candidates page. |
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1948 Leaf | 37 | George Connor | Chicago Bears | linebacker | Holy Cross, Notre Dame | College Hall of Fame 1963, Outland Trophy 1946, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1975 | Rookie card | |
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1948 Leaf | 38 | Boley Dancewicz | Boston Yanks | quarterback | Notre Dame | Rookie card, error card Dancewicz's last name is misspelled "Dancewitz" on this card. The Boston Yanks chose Dancewicz with the first overall pick in the 1946 NFL draft. See the Gallery's First Overall Draft Picks page. |
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