1959 Kahns Football Cards
1959 was the first year that Kahn's Wieners distributed football cards. There are 31 cards in the 1959 set, all Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers. (Kahn's was based in Cincinnati in 1959, and Cleveland and Pittsburgh were the nearest NFL cities.) The cards are large, at 3 1/4 by 3 15/16 inches. The cards are not numbered; they are listed below in alphabetical order.
The set features a pre-rookie card of Hall of Fame coach Chuck Noll.
| Image | Set | # | Card Title/Players | Pro Team | Position | College | Honors | Notes | Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards |
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1959 Kahns | Dick Alban | Pittsburgh Steelers | defensive back | Northwestern | ||||
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1959 Kahns | Jim Brown | Cleveland Browns | fullback | Syracuse | Browns Ring of Honor 2010, College Hall of Fame 1995, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1971 | |||
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1959 Kahns | Jack Butler | Pittsburgh Steelers | defensive back | St. Bonaventure | Pro Football Hall of Fame 2012, Steelers Hall of Honor 2017 | |||
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1959 Kahns | Lew Carpenter | Cleveland Browns | halfback | Arkansas | This card shows Carpenter with the Browns, but the Browns had traded him to the Green Bay Packers in April of 1959. | |||
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1959 Kahns | Preston Carpenter | Cleveland Browns | halfback | Arkansas | ||||
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1959 Kahns | Vince Costello | Cleveland Browns | linebacker | Ohio | ||||
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1959 Kahns | Dale Dodrill | Pittsburgh Steelers | linebacker | Colorado State | ||||
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1959 Kahns | Bob Gain | Cleveland Browns | defensive tackle | Kentucky | College Hall of Fame 1980, Outland Trophy 1950 | |||
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1959 Kahns | Gary Glick | Pittsburgh Steelers | defensive back, kicker | Colorado State | ||||
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1959 Kahns | Lou Groza | Cleveland Browns | tackle, kicker | Ohio State | Browns Ring of Honor 2010, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1974 | |||
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1959 Kahns | Gene Hickerson | Cleveland Browns | guard | Mississippi | Browns Ring of Honor 2010, Pro Football Hall of Fame 2007 | Pre-rookie card | ||
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1959 Kahns | Bill Howton | Cleveland Browns | end | Rice | Packers Hall of Fame 1974 | |||
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1959 Kahns | Art Hunter | Cleveland Browns | center | Notre Dame | ||||
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1959 Kahns | Joe Krupa | Pittsburgh Steelers | tackle | Purdue | ||||
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1959 Kahns | Bobby Layne | Pittsburgh Steelers | quarterback | Texas | College Hall of Fame 1968, Pride of the Lions 2009, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1967, Steelers Hall of Honor 2017 | |||
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1959 Kahns | Joe Lewis | Pittsburgh Steelers | defensive tackle | Compton Community College | ||||
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1959 Kahns | Jack McClairen | Pittsburgh Steelers | end | Bethune-Cookman | ||||
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1959 Kahns | Mike McCormack | Cleveland Browns | tackle | Kansas | Browns Ring of Honor 2010, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1984 | |||
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1959 Kahns | Walt Michaels | Cleveland Browns | linebacker | Washington and Lee | ||||
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1959 Kahns | Bobby Mitchell | Cleveland Browns | halfback | Illinois | Browns Ring of Honor 2010, Commanders Ring of Fame , Pro Football Hall of Fame 1983 | Mitchell had the NFL's longest run in 1959, 90 yards. | ||
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1959 Kahns | Jim Ninowski | Cleveland Browns | quarterback | Michigan State | ||||
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1959 Kahns | Chuck Noll | Cleveland Browns | linebacker, coach | Dayton | Pro Football Hall of Fame 1993 | Pre-rookie card | ||
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1959 Kahns | Jimmy Orr | Pittsburgh Steelers | end | Georgia | ||||
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1959 Kahns | Milt Plum | Cleveland Browns | quarterback | Penn State | ||||
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1959 Kahns | Ray Renfro | Cleveland Browns | halfback | North Texas |