1955 Topps All-American Football Cards

Image Set #Card Title/Players Pro Team Position College Honors Notes Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards
1955 Topps All-American Bill Dudley 1955 Topps All-American 10 Bill Dudley halfback Virginia College Hall of Fame 1956, Commanders Ring of Fame , Pro Football Hall of Fame 1966, Steelers Hall of Honor 2017
1955 Topps All-American Otto Graham 1955 Topps All-American 12 Otto Graham quarterback Northwestern Browns Ring of Honor 2010, College Hall of Fame 1956, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1965 Graham was an All-American in both football and basketball at Northwestern. PSA 6
1955 Topps All-American Sammy Baugh 1955 Topps All-American 20 Sammy Baugh quarterback, coach TCU College Hall of Fame 1951, Commanders Ring of Fame , Pro Football Hall of Fame 1963
1955 Topps All-American Ken Strong 1955 Topps All-American 24 Ken Strong halfback NYU College Hall of Fame 1957, Giants Ring of Honor 2010, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1967
1955 Topps All-American Red Grange 1955 Topps All-American 27 Red Grange quarterback Illinois College Hall of Fame 1951, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1963 Grange's brother Garland also played pro football. The brothers were teammates with the Chicago Bears from 1929 to 1931.
1955 Topps All-American Mel Hein 1955 Topps All-American 28 Mel Hein center Washington State College Hall of Fame 1954, Giants Ring of Honor 2010, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1963 Rookie card fair
1955 Topps All-American Leo Nomellini 1955 Topps All-American 29 Leo Nomellini defensive tackle Minnesota 49ers Hall of Fame 2009, College Hall of Fame 1977, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1969
1955 Topps All-American Turk Edwards 1955 Topps All-American 36 Turk Edwards tackle Washington State College Hall of Fame 1975, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1969 Nm-mt oc
1955 Topps All-American Jim Thorpe 1955 Topps All-American 37 Jim Thorpe halfback Carlisle College Hall of Fame 1951, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1963 Thorpe won gold medals in the pentathlon and decathlon in the Stockholm Olympics in 1912. See the Gallery's page of Olympic athletes on vintage football cards. PSA 7, PSA 1, PSA 2 mc
1955 Topps All-American Ernie Nevers 1955 Topps All-American 56 Ernie Nevers fullback Stanford Cardinals Ring of Honor 2006, College Hall of Fame 1951, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1963 Rookie card

Nevers was the second football player ever to have his jersey number retired. (Red Grange was the first.) Stanford retired Nevers's number, 1, in 1926.
PSA 6, good
1955 Topps All-American Benny Friedman 1955 Topps All-American 64 Benny Friedman quarterback Michigan College Hall of Fame 1951, Pro Football Hall of Fame 2005 Rookie card
1955 Topps All-American Bruiser Kinard 1955 Topps All-American 66 Bruiser Kinard tackle Mississippi College Hall of Fame 1951, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1971 Rookie card

Kinard's brothers, George and Billy, also played professional football.
1955 Topps All-American Alex Wojciechowicz 1955 Topps All-American 82 Alex Wojciechowicz center Fordham College Hall of Fame 1955, Eagles Honor Roll 1987, Pride of the Lions 2009, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1968 Wojciechowicz was inducted into the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame in 1975.
1955 Topps All-American Ace Parker 1955 Topps All-American 84 Ace Parker quarterback Duke College Hall of Fame 1955, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1972 Rookie card

Before his death in November 2013, Parker was the oldest living pro football player. He was 101 years old.
PSA 6
1955 Topps All-American Sid Luckman 1955 Topps All-American 85 Sid Luckman quarterback Columbia College Hall of Fame 1960, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1965 Luckman finished third in voting for the 1938 Heisman Trophy, behind Davey O'Brien and Marshall Goldberg.
1955 Topps All-American Don Hutson 1955 Topps All-American 97 Don Hutson end Alabama College Hall of Fame 1951, Packers Hall of Fame 1972, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1963 Rookie card PSA 6, PSA 4
1955 Topps All-American Fats Henry 1955 Topps All-American 100 Fats Henry tackle Washington and Jefferson College Hall of Fame 1951, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1963 Rookie card