1953 Bowman Football set

There are 96 cards in the 1953 Bowman football card set, distributed very unevenly among the 12 NFL teams of the time. (For example, the set contains only two Green Bay Packers.) There are no rookie cards of Hall of Famers or Heisman Trophy winners in the set. To see a large picture of any card, click on the small picture or the card title.

1953 Bowman John Dottley	1953 Bowman	2	John Dottley	Chicago Bears	fullback	Mississippi 1953 Bowman Babe Parilli	1953 Bowman	3	Babe Parilli	Green Bay Packers	quarterback	Kentucky	College Hall of Fame 1982, Patriots Hall of Fame 1993		exmt 1953 Bowman Bucko Kilroy	1953 Bowman	4	Bucko Kilroy	Philadelphia Eagles	guard	Temple			exmt 1953 Bowman Joe Tereshinski	1953 Bowman	5	Joe Tereshinski	Washington Redskins	end	Georgia			exmt 1953 Bowman Doak Walker	1953 Bowman	6	Doak Walker	Detroit Lions	halfback	SMU	Heisman Trophy 1948, College Hall of Fame 1959, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1986, Pride of the Lions 2009	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. 1953 Bowman Fran Polsfoot	1953 Bowman	7	Fran Polsfoot	Chicago Cardinals	end	Washington State 1953 Bowman Sisto Averno	1953 Bowman	8	Sisto Averno	Baltimore Colts	guard	Muhlenberg		Averno was the last player chosen in the 1951 NFL Draft. See my Mr. Irrelevant page for cards of more players who were drafted last. 1953 Bowman Marion Motley	1953 Bowman	9	Marion Motley	Cleveland Browns	fullback	South Carolina State, Nevada	Pro Football Hall of Fame 1968, Browns Ring of Honor 2010 1953 Bowman Pat Brady	1953 Bowman	10	Pat Brady	Pittsburgh Steelers	quarterback, punter	Nevada, Bradley	Steelers Legends Team	Rookie card 1953 Bowman Norm Van Brocklin	1953 Bowman	11	Norm Van Brocklin	Los Angeles Rams	quarterback, coach	Oregon	College Hall of Fame 1966, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1971, Eagles Honor Roll 1987 1953 Bowman Bill McColl	1953 Bowman	12	Bill McColl	Chicago Bears	end	Stanford	College Hall of Fame 1973	McColl placed fourth in voting for the 1951 Heisman Trophy. See my page of football cards of Heisman candidates. 1953 Bowman Jerry Groom	1953 Bowman	13	Jerry Groom	Chicago Cardinals	center	Notre Dame	College Hall of Fame 1994		PSA 8 1953 Bowman Al Pollard	1953 Bowman	14	Al Pollard	Philadelphia Eagles	running back, defensive back	Army 1953 Bowman Dante Lavelli	1953 Bowman	15	Dante Lavelli	Cleveland Browns	end	Ohio State	Pro Football Hall of Fame 1975, Browns Ring of Honor 2010 1953 Bowman Eddie Price	1953 Bowman	16	Eddie Price	New York Giants	fullback	Tulane	College Hall of Fame 1982 1953 Bowman Charley Trippi	1953 Bowman	17	Charley Trippi	Chicago Cardinals	halfback	Georgia	College Hall of Fame 1959, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1968, Cardinals Ring of Honor 2006		PSA 8 1953 Bowman Elbert Nickel	1953 Bowman	18	Elbert Nickel	Pittsburgh Steelers	end	Cincinnati	Steelers Legends Team 1953 Bowman George Taliaferro	1953 Bowman	19	George Taliaferro	Baltimore Colts	halfback	Indiana	College Hall of Fame 1981 1953 Bowman Charley Conerly	1953 Bowman	20	Charley Conerly	New York Giants	quarterback	Mississippi	College Hall of Fame 1966, Giants Ring of Honor 2010 1953 Bowman Bobby Layne	1953 Bowman	21	Bobby Layne	Detroit Lions	quarterback	Texas	Pro Football Hall of Fame 1967, College Hall of Fame 1968, Steelers Legends Team, Pride of the Lions 2009 1953 Bowman Elroy Hirsch	1953 Bowman	22	Elroy Hirsch	Los Angeles Rams	end, halfback	Wisconsin, Michigan	Pro Football Hall of Fame 1968, College Hall of Fame 1974	In 1953, Hirsch starred in Crazylegs, a movie about himself. 1953 Bowman Jim Finks	1953 Bowman	23	Jim Finks	Pittsburgh Steelers	quarterback	Tulsa	Saints Hall of Fame 1994, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1995, Vikings Ring of Honor 1998		ex 1953 Bowman Chuck Bednarik	1953 Bowman	24	Chuck Bednarik	Philadelphia Eagles	center, defensive tackle	Pennsylvania	Pro Football Hall of Fame 1967, College Hall of Fame 1969, Eagles Honor Roll 1987		PSA 8 1953 Bowman Kyle Rote	1953 Bowman	25	Kyle Rote	New York Giants	end	SMU	College Hall of Fame 1964	Rote had an 84-yard punt in the 1949 Cotton Bowl, still a Bowl Championship Series record. His SMU teammate, Doak Walker, had a 79-yard punt in the same game. Both punts were "quick kicks."