1953 Bowman Football Cards, page 2
| Image | Set | # | Card Title/Players | Pro Team | Position | College | Honors | Notes | Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards |
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1953 Bowman | 26 | Otto Graham | Cleveland Browns | quarterback | Northwestern | Browns Ring of Honor 2010, College Hall of Fame 1956, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1965 | The Browns have retired Graham's jersey number, 14. See the Gallery's retired numbers page for the retired numbers of all of the NFL teams. | |
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1953 Bowman | 27 | Harry Gilmer | Washington Redskins | quarterback, coach | Alabama | College Hall of Fame 1993 | ||
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1953 Bowman | 28 | Tobin Rote | Green Bay Packers | quarterback | Rice | Packers Hall of Fame 1974 | ||
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1953 Bowman | 29 | Billy Stone | Chicago Bears | halfback | Bradley | |||
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1953 Bowman | 30 | Buddy Young | Baltimore Colts | halfback | Illinois | College Hall of Fame 1968 | ||
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1953 Bowman | 31 | Leon Hart | Detroit Lions | fullback | Notre Dame | College Hall of Fame 1973, Heisman Trophy 1949 | ||
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1953 Bowman | 32 | Hugh McElhenny | San Francisco 49ers | halfback | Washington | 49ers Hall of Fame 2009, College Hall of Fame 1981, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1970 | McElhenny placed eighth in voting for the 1951 Heisman Trophy. See the Gallery's page of football cards of Heisman candidates. | |
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1953 Bowman | 33 | Dale Samuels | Chicago Cardinals | quarterback | Purdue | |||
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1953 Bowman | 34 | Lou Creekmur | Detroit Lions | tackle | William and Mary | Pride of the Lions 2009, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1996 | ||
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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 | 36 | Tom Fears | Los Angeles Rams | end | UCLA, Santa Clara | College Hall of Fame 1976, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1970 | ||
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1953 Bowman | 37 | 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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1953 Bowman | 38 | Bill Walsh | Pittsburgh Steelers | center | Notre Dame | Walsh played on Notre Dame's national championship teams of 1946 and 1947. | ||
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1953 Bowman | 39 | Leo Sanford | Chicago Cardinals | center, linebacker | Louisiana Tech | Rookie card | ||
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1953 Bowman | 40 | Horace Gillom | Cleveland Browns | end, punter | Ohio State, Nevada | |||
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1953 Bowman | 41 | John Schweder | Pittsburgh Steelers | guard | Pennsylvania | Schweder was the last player chosen in the 1949 NFL Draft. See the Gallery's Mr. Irrelevant page for cards of more players who were drafted last. | ||
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1953 Bowman | 42 | Tom O'Connell | Chicago Bears | quarterback | Illinois | Rookie card | ||
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1953 Bowman | 43 | Frank Gifford | New York Giants | halfback | USC, Bakersfield College | College Hall of Fame 1975, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1977 | ||
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1953 Bowman | 44 | Frank Continetti | Baltimore Colts | guard | George Washington | |||
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1953 Bowman | 45 | John Olszewski | Chicago Cardinals | fullback | California | Rookie card | ||
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1953 Bowman | 46 | Dub Jones | Cleveland Browns | halfback | LSU, Tulane | Jones's son, Bert Jones, played quarterback for the Baltimore Colts and Los Angeles Rams. See the Gallery's Fathers and Sons page for more fathers and sons who appeared on vintage football cards. | ||
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1953 Bowman | 47 | Don Paul | Los Angeles Rams | linebacker, coach | UCLA | |||
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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 |