Detroit Lions Football Cards, page 4
| Image | Set | # | Card Title/Players | Pro Team | Position | College | Honors | Notes | Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards |
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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 | 27 | Bob Miller | Detroit Lions | tackle, defensive tackle | Virginia | Rookie card | ||
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1952 Bowman Small | 52 | Jim Martin | Detroit Lions | linebacker, kicker | Notre Dame | College Hall of Fame 1995 | ||
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1952 Bowman Small | 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 Small | 79 | Bob Hoernschemeyer | Detroit Lions | halfback | Indiana | |||
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1952 Bowman Small | 84 | Buddy Parker | Detroit Lions | fullback, coach | Centenary | Rookie card Parker was a finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2020. See the Gallery's Almost Hall of Famers page. |
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1952 Bowman Small | 115 | Keith Flowers | Detroit Lions | center, linebacker | TCU | Rookie card | ||
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1952 Bowman Small | 129 | Jack Christiansen | Detroit Lions | defensive back | Colorado State | Pride of the Lions 2009, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1970 | Rookie card | |
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1952 Bowman Small | 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 Wheaties | Doak Walker in Action | Walker missed five games because of an injury in 1952. It was the only season he did not make the Pro Bowl. | ||||||
| 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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1952 Wheaties | Doak Walker Portrait | Walker had a 79-yard quick-kick punt in the 1949 Cotton Bowl. His SMU teammate, Kyle Rote, had a 84-yard quick-kick in the same game. | ||||||
| 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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1953 Bowman | 6 | 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 scored 11 points (on a touchdown, a field goal, and 2 extra points) in Detroit's 17-16 win over the Cleveland Browns in the 1953 NFL Championship game. | |
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1953 Bowman | 21 | 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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1953 Bowman | 31 | Leon Hart | Detroit Lions | fullback | Notre Dame | College Hall of Fame 1973, Heisman Trophy 1949 | ||
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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 | 58 | Harley Sewell | Detroit Lions | guard | Texas | College Hall of Fame 2000 | Rookie card 1953 was Sewell's first year in the NFL, so this is a true rookie card. |
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1953 Bowman | 66 | Robert Smith | Detroit Lions | defensive back, halfback | Tulsa, Iowa | |||
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1953 Bowman | 71 | Thurman McGraw | Detroit Lions | tackle, defensive tackle | Colorado State | College Hall of Fame 1981 | McGraw was elected to the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame in 1971. | |
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1953 Bowman | 77 | Cloyce Box | Detroit Lions | end | West Texas A and M | |||
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1953 Bowman | 81 | Pat Harder | Detroit Lions | fullback, kicker | Wisconsin | College Hall of Fame 1993 | ||
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1954 Bowman | 5 | Bill Stits | Detroit Lions | defensive back | UCLA | Rookie card 1954 was Stits's rookie season, so this is a true rookie card. He had 6 interceptions and made the Pro Bowl. |
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1954 Bowman | 17 | Bill Bowman | Detroit Lions | fullback | William and Mary | |||
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1954 Bowman | 29 | Les Bingaman | Detroit Lions | guard | Illinois | Rookie card | ||
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1954 Bowman | 41 | 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 | Since 1990, the Doak Walker Award has been given each year to the nation's premier college running back. | |
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1954 Bowman | 53 | 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 | The Lions have retired Layne's jersey number, 22. See the Gallery's retired numbers page for the retired numbers of all of the NFL teams. | |