Tennessee Alumni Football Cards
Image | Set | # | Card Title/Players | Pro Team | Position | College | Honors | Notes | Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards |
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1935 Diamond Matchbooks | Beattie Feathers | Chicago Bears | halfback | Tennessee | College Hall of Fame 1955 | |||
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1935 Diamond Matchbooks | Pug Vaughan | Detroit Lions | halfback | Tennessee | ||||
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1935 National Chicle | 23 | Beattie Feathers | Chicago Bears | halfback | Tennessee | College Hall of Fame 1955 | Rookie card Feathers averaged 8.44 yards per carry in 1934, still an NFL record. |
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1942 Redskins Matchbooks | Ed Cifers | Washington Redskins | end | Tennessee | Cifers's younger brother, Bob Cifers, played for the Detroit Lions, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Green Bay Packers. | |||
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1948 Bowman | 105 | Bob Cifers | Pittsburgh Steelers | halfback | Tennessee | Rookie card, short print Cifers played one season for the Detroit Lions, two for the Pittsburgh Steelers, and one for the Green Bay Packers. He averaged 61.75 yards per punt in a game in 1946, still an NFL record. |
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1948-52 Exhibit | Bob Cifers | halfback | Tennessee | Cifers's older brother, Ed Cifers, played for the Washington Redskins and Chicago Bears. | ||||
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1948 Topps Magic Photos | 8C | Joe Steffy | guard | Tennessee, Army | College Hall of Fame 1987 | |||
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1950 Bowman | 53 | Dick Huffman | Los Angeles Rams | tackle | Tennessee | Canadian Football Hall of Fame 1987 | ||
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1951 Bowman | 71 | Paul Lipscomb | Washington Redskins | tackle | Tennessee | |||
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1951 Topps Magic | 30 | Bert Rechichar | defensive back | Tennessee | Rookie card | |||
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1952 Bowman Large | 136 | Bert Rechichar | Cleveland Browns | defensive back | Tennessee | Short print | PSA 4.5 | |
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1952 Bowman Small | 136 | Bert Rechichar | Cleveland Browns | defensive back | Tennessee | |||
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1953 Bowman | 69 | Andy Kozar | Chicago Bears | running back | Tennessee | |||
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1954 Blue Ribbon | Dick Huffman | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | tackle | Tennessee | Canadian Football Hall of Fame 1987 | |||
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1954 Bowman | 4 | Doug Atkins | Cleveland Browns | defensive end | Tennessee | College Hall of Fame 1985, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1982, Saints Hall of Fame 1995 | Rookie card Atkins attended the University of Tennessee on a basketball scholarship. He lettered one season in basketball, and he was drafted by the Minneapolis Lakers in the 17th round of the 1953 NBA draft. |
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1954 Bowman | 26 | Bert Rechichar | Baltimore Colts | defensive back | Tennessee | Rechichar kicked a 56-yard field goal in 1953, setting a new NFL record. The record stood until Tom Dempsey kicked a 63-yarder in 1970. | ||
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1954 Bowman | 83 | Paul Lipscomb | Washington Redskins | tackle | Tennessee | Short print | ||
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1955 Bowman | 20 | Bert Rechichar | Baltimore Colts | defensive back | Tennessee | Rechichar attempted 24 field goals in 1955, most in the NFL. He made just 10 of them, though. | ||
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1955 Topps All-American | 1 | Herman Hickman | guard | Tennessee | College Hall of Fame 1959 | Rookie card | ||
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1955 Topps All-American | 8 | George Cafego | quarterback | Tennessee | College Hall of Fame 1969 | Cafego placed seventh in voting for the Heisman Trophy in 1938, and fourth in 1939. See the Gallery's page of Heisman candidates. | ||
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1955 Topps All-American | 11 | Bobby Dodd | quarterback | Tennessee | College Hall of Fame 1959 | Dodd was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame as both a player and a coach. His son, Bobby Dodd Jr., played quarterback for the University of Florida. For more cards of father-son pairs, see the Gallery's Fathers and Sons page. | ||
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1955 Topps All-American | 74 | Gene McEver | halfback | Tennessee | College Hall of Fame 1954 | |||
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1955 Topps All-American | 77 | Bowden Wyatt | end | Tennessee | College Hall of Fame 1972 | |||
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1955 Topps All-American | 98 | Beattie Feathers | halfback | Tennessee | College Hall of Fame 1955 | Feathers was a finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1970. See the Gallery's Almost Hall of Famers page. | ||
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1956 Giants Team Issue | Jack Stroud | New York Giants | guard, tackle | Tennessee |