Philadelphia Eagles 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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1949 Leaf | 35 | Al Wistert | Philadelphia Eagles | tackle | Michigan | College Hall of Fame 1968, Eagles Honor Roll 2009 | Wistert 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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1949 Leaf | 43 | Frank Tripucka | Philadelphia Eagles | quarterback | Notre Dame | Broncos Ring of Fame 1986 | The Philadelphia Eagles drafted Tripucka with their first pick in 1949, but they traded him to the Detroit Lions. He played for the Lions just one season. | |
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1949 Leaf | 79 | Steve Van Buren | Philadelphia Eagles | halfback | LSU | Eagles Honor Roll 1987, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1965 | Van Buren rushed for 205 yards in a game against Pittsburgh in 1949, setting an Eagles team record that stood until 2013. | |
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1949 Leaf | 134 | 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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1949 Leaf | 144 | George Savitsky | Philadelphia Eagles | tackle | Pennsylvania | College Hall of Fame 1991 | Savitsky played two seasons with Philadelphia, 1948 and 1949. In those two seasons, the Eagles won two of their three NFL championships. | |
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1950 Bowman | 23 | Steve Van Buren | Philadelphia Eagles | halfback | LSU | Eagles Honor Roll 1987, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1965 | Van Buren was the NFL's leading rusher in 1945, 1947, 1948, and 1949. | |
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1950 Bowman | 24 | Cliff Patton | Philadelphia Eagles | guard, kicker | TCU | Rookie card Patton led the NFL with 8 field goals in 1948 and 9 in 1949. (Bob Waterfield also kicked 9 in 1949.) |
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1950 Bowman | 25 | Bosh Pritchard | Philadelphia Eagles | halfback | Virginia Military Institute, Georgia Tech | nm+ oc | ||
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1950 Bowman | 59 | Al Wistert | Philadelphia Eagles | tackle | Michigan | College Hall of Fame 1968, Eagles Honor Roll 2009 | ||
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1950 Bowman | 60 | Clyde Scott | Philadelphia Eagles | halfback | Navy, Arkansas | College Hall of Fame 1971 | Rookie card | |
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1950 Bowman | 61 | Walter Barnes | Philadelphia Eagles | guard | LSU | Rookie card | ||
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1950 Bowman | 94 | Vic Sears | Philadelphia Eagles | guard, tackle | Oregon State | nm | ||
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1950 Bowman | 95 | Tommy Thompson | Philadelphia Eagles | quarterback, coach | Tulsa | |||
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1950 Bowman | 96 | Bucko Kilroy | Philadelphia Eagles | guard | Temple | Kilroy's full name was Francis Joseph Kilroy. | ||
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1950 Bowman | 132 | 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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1950 Bowman | 133 | Joe Muha | Philadelphia Eagles | fullback, punter | Virginia Military Institute | nm | ||
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1950 Bowman | 134 | Pete Pihos | Philadelphia Eagles | end | Indiana | College Hall of Fame 1966, Eagles Honor Roll 1987, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1970 | Pihos placed eighth in voting for the Heisman Trophy in 1945. See the Gallery's page of football cards of Heisman candidates. | |
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1950 Bread for Health Labels | Tommy Thompson | Philadelphia Eagles | quarterback, coach | Tulsa | Thompson played nine seasons in the NFL: one with the Pittsburgh Steelers, and eight with the Eagles. After his NFL career, he was a player-coach for one season for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. | |||
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1950 Bread for Health Labels | Steve Van Buren | Philadelphia Eagles | halfback | LSU | Eagles Honor Roll 1987, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1965 | |||
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1951 Bowman | 10 | Steve Van Buren | Philadelphia Eagles | halfback | LSU | Eagles Honor Roll 1987, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1965 | Van Buren's brother, Ebert Van Buren, also played for the Eagles.The brothers were teammates in 1951. See the Gallery's Teammate Brothers page. | |
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1951 Bowman | 11 | Al Wistert | Philadelphia Eagles | tackle | Michigan | College Hall of Fame 1968, Eagles Honor Roll 2009 | Error card Wistert's nickname was "Ox," not "Whitey." "Whitey" was the nickname of his brother, Francis. |
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1951 Bowman | 12 | 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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1951 Bowman | 46 | Pete Pihos | Philadelphia Eagles | end | Indiana | College Hall of Fame 1966, Eagles Honor Roll 1987, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1970 | ||
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1951 Bowman | 47 | Russ Craft | Philadelphia Eagles | halfback, defensive back | Alabama | Rookie card Craft intercepted 4 of Jim Hardy's passes in a game against the Chicago Cardinals in 1950. That's still an NFL record; he shares it with about 20 other players. |
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1951 Bowman | 48 | Walter Barnes | Philadelphia Eagles | guard | LSU | After football, Barnes had a long acting career. | ex |