Detroit Lions Football Cards, page 3
| Image | Set | # | Card Title/Players | Pro Team | Position | College | Honors | Notes | Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards |
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1950 Lions Matchbooks | 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 | |||
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1951 Bowman | 25 | 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 and Bobby Layne were teammates at Highland Park High School in Dallas, Texas. See the Gallery's High School Teammates page. | |
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1951 Bowman | 26 | Leon Hart | Detroit Lions | fullback | Notre Dame | College Hall of Fame 1973, Heisman Trophy 1949 | ||
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1951 Bowman | 27 | Thurman McGraw | Detroit Lions | tackle, defensive tackle | Colorado State | College Hall of Fame 1981 | Rookie card | ex+ |
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1951 Bowman | 61 | Don Doll | Detroit Lions | defensive back | USC | Doll gained 301 yards returning interceptions in 1949. That is still an NFL record for a rookie. | ||
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1951 Bowman | 62 | Lou Creekmur | Detroit Lions | tackle | William and Mary | Pride of the Lions 2009, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1996 | PSA 7.5, exmt | |
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1951 Bowman | 63 | Bob Hoernschemeyer | Detroit Lions | halfback | Indiana | |||
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1951 Bowman | 100 | John Prchlik | Detroit Lions | tackle, defensive tackle | Yale | |||
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1951 Bowman | 101 | Robert Smith | Detroit Lions | defensive back, halfback | Tulsa, Iowa | Rookie card | ||
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1951 Bowman | 102 | Bobby Layne | Detroit Lions | 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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1951 Bowman | 132 | Bill Swiacki | Detroit Lions | end | Holy Cross, Columbia | College Hall of Fame 1976 | exmt | |
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1951 Bowman | 133 | Joe Watson | Detroit Lions | center | Rice | |||
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1951 Bowman | 134 | Ollie Cline | Detroit Lions | fullback | Ohio State | Rookie card Cline won the Big Ten's MVP award, the Chicago Tribune Silver Football, in 1945. |
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1951 Bowman | 135 | Jack Lininger | Detroit Lions | center | Ohio State | |||
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1952 Bowman Large | 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 | The Lions have retired Walker's jersey number, 37. See the Gallery's retired numbers page for the retired numbers of all of the NFL teams. | |
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1952 Bowman Large | 15 | Leon Hart | Detroit Lions | fullback | Notre Dame | College Hall of Fame 1973, Heisman Trophy 1949 | ||
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1952 Bowman Large | 27 | Bob Miller | Detroit Lions | tackle, defensive tackle | Virginia | Rookie card, short print | ||
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1952 Bowman Large | 52 | Jim Martin | Detroit Lions | linebacker, kicker | Notre Dame | College Hall of Fame 1995 | ||
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1952 Bowman Large | 78 | Bobby Layne | Detroit Lions | 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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1952 Bowman Large | 79 | Bob Hoernschemeyer | Detroit Lions | halfback | Indiana | |||
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1952 Bowman Large | 84 | Buddy Parker | Detroit Lions | fullback, coach | Centenary | Rookie card Parker was a head coach for 1 season with the Chicago Cardinals, 6 with the Detroit Lions, and 8 with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He won NFL Championships with the Lions in 1952 and 1953. |
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1952 Bowman Large | 115 | Keith Flowers | Detroit Lions | center, linebacker | TCU | Rookie card | ||
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1952 Bowman Large | 129 | Jack Christiansen | Detroit Lions | defensive back | Colorado State | Pride of the Lions 2009, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1970 | Rookie card Christiansen returned 4 punts for touchdowns in 1951. That is an NFL record; he shares it with 3 other players. |
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1952 Bowman Large | 140 | Yale Lary | Detroit Lions | defensive back | Texas A and M | Pride of the Lions 2009, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1979 | Rookie card | |
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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. |