1952 Bowman Small Football Cards
There are 144 cards in the 1952 Bowman Small football card set. Except for their size, the cards are identical to 1952 Bowman Large cards. The Smalls were printed on sheets in the same arrangement as the Larges, but the Smalls fit properly on the sheets, so there are no short prints in the Small set. See the Gallery's 1952 Bowman Large virtual uncut sheets page for details. Also see my blog article, B is for Bowman, for an overview of the 1948-1955 Bowman football card sets.
Rookie cards of Pro Football Hall of Famers in the 1952 Bowman Small set: Paul Brown, Jack Christiansen, Bobby Dillon, Art Donovan, Frank Gifford, George Halas, Yale Lary, Gino Marchetti, Ollie Matson, Hugh McElhenny, Wayne Millner, Steve Owen, Les Richter, Andy Robustelli, Joe Stydahar.
| Image | Set | # | Card Title/Players | Pro Team | Position | College | Honors | Notes | Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards |
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1952 Bowman Small | 1 | Norm Van Brocklin | Los Angeles Rams | quarterback, coach | Oregon | College Hall of Fame 1966, Eagles Honor Roll 1987, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1971 | ||
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1952 Bowman Small | 2 | Otto Graham | Cleveland Browns | quarterback | Northwestern | Browns Ring of Honor 2010, College Hall of Fame 1956, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1965 | ||
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1952 Bowman Small | 3 | Doak Walker | Detroit Lions | halfback | SMU | College Hall of Fame 1959, Heisman Trophy 1948, Pride of the Lions 2009, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1986 | Walker was an MVP of the Cotton Bowl game in both 1948 and 1949. He is a member of the Cotton Bowl Hall of Fame. | |
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1952 Bowman Small | 4 | Steve Owen | New York Giants | tackle, coach | Phillips | Giants Ring of Honor 2010, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1966 | Rookie card | |
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1952 Bowman Small | 5 | Frankie Albert | San Francisco 49ers | quarterback, coach | Stanford | College Hall of Fame 1956 | 1952 was Albert's last season in the NFL. In 1953 he played in Canada for the Calgary Stampeders. | |
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1952 Bowman Small | 6 | Laurie Niemi | Washington Redskins | tackle | Washington State | Rookie card | ||
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1952 Bowman Small | 7 | Chuck Hunsinger | Chicago Bears | halfback | Florida | |||
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1952 Bowman Small | 8 | Ed Modzelewski | Pittsburgh Steelers | fullback | Maryland | |||
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1952 Bowman Small | 9 | Joe Spencer | Green Bay Packers | tackle | Oklahoma State | Rookie card | ||
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1952 Bowman Small | 10 | Chuck Bednarik | Philadelphia Eagles | center, defensive tackle | Pennsylvania | College Hall of Fame 1969, Eagles Honor Roll 1987, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1967 | ||
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1952 Bowman Small | 11 | Barney Poole | Dallas Texans | end | Army, Mississippi | College Hall of Fame 1974 | ||
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1952 Bowman Small | 12 | Charley Trippi | Chicago Cardinals | halfback | Georgia | Cardinals Ring of Honor 2006, College Hall of Fame 1959, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1968 | ||
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1952 Bowman Small | 13 | Tom Fears | Los Angeles Rams | end | UCLA, Santa Clara | College Hall of Fame 1976, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1970 | ||
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1952 Bowman Small | 14 | Paul Brown | Cleveland Browns | coach | Miami Ohio | Bengals Ring of Honor 2021, Browns Ring of Honor 2010, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1967 | Rookie card | |
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1952 Bowman Small | 15 | Leon Hart | Detroit Lions | fullback | Notre Dame | College Hall of Fame 1973, Heisman Trophy 1949 | ||
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1952 Bowman Small | 16 | Frank Gifford | New York Giants | halfback | USC, Bakersfield College | College Hall of Fame 1975, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1977 | Rookie card | |
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1952 Bowman Small | 17 | Y.A. Tittle | San Francisco 49ers | quarterback | LSU | 49ers Hall of Fame 2009, Giants Ring of Honor 2010, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1971 | ||
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1952 Bowman Small | 18 | Charlie Justice | Washington Redskins | running back | North Carolina | College Hall of Fame 1961, Commanders Ring of Fame | ||
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1952 Bowman Small | 19 | George Connor | Chicago Bears | linebacker | Holy Cross, Notre Dame | College Hall of Fame 1963, Outland Trophy 1946, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1975 | ||
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1952 Bowman Small | 20 | Lynn Chandnois | Pittsburgh Steelers | halfback | Michigan State | |||
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1952 Bowman Small | 21 | Bill Howton | Green Bay Packers | end | Rice | Packers Hall of Fame 1974 | Rookie card | |
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1952 Bowman Small | 22 | Ken Snyder | Philadelphia Eagles | tackle | Georgia Tech | Rookie card | ||
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1952 Bowman Small | 23 | Gino Marchetti | Dallas Texans | defensive end | San Francisco | Pro Football Hall of Fame 1972, Ravens Ring of Honor 2002 | Rookie card | |
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1952 Bowman Small | 24 | John Karras | Chicago Cardinals | halfback | Illinois | Karras placed sixth in voting for the 1951 Heisman Trophy. See the Gallery's page of football cards of Heisman candidates. | ||
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1952 Bowman Small | 25 | Tank Younger | Los Angeles Rams | fullback | Grambling | College Hall of Fame 2000 |
