1954 Quaker Sports Oddities Football Cards
1954 Quaker Sports Oddities is a 27-card multi-sport set. Seven of the cards picture football players; those cards are shown here. Also see my blog article on the 1954 Quaker set.
| Image | Set | # | Card Title/Players | Pro Team | Position | College | Honors | Notes | Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards |
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1954 Quaker Sports Oddities | 1 | Johnny Miller | ||||||
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1954 Quaker Sports Oddities | 6 | Wake Forest College | Wake Forest | |||||
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1954 Quaker Sports Oddities | 7 | Amos Alonzo Stagg | coach | Yale | College Hall of Fame 1951 | According to Football Archaeology, Stagg invented wind sprints. | ||
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1954 Quaker Sports Oddities | 16 | Jack Riley | tackle | Northwestern | College Hall of Fame 1988 | Riley was a multi-sport star: he won a silver medal in wrestling in the 1932 Olympics, and he played football for the NFL's Boston Redskins in 1933. See the Gallery's page of Olympic athletes on vintage football cards. | ||
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1954 Quaker Sports Oddities | 19 | George Halas | coach, end | Illinois | Pro Football Hall of Fame 1963 | |||
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1954 Quaker Sports Oddities | 25 | Texas - Northwestern | Texas, Northwestern | |||||
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1954 Quaker Sports Oddities | 26 | Bronko Nagurski | fullback, linebacker | Minnesota | College Hall of Fame 1951, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1963 | Nagurski was a professional wrestler during the off-season and after he retired from football. You can see his 1955-56 Parkhurst wrestling card on the Gallery's Cards in Multiple Sports page. |