1949 Leaf Football Cards

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There are 49 cards in the 1949 Leaf set, skip-numbered between 1 and 150. The company might have intended to print more cards to fill in the numbering, because a promotional poster for the set advertised "More than 100 Extra Large, Beautiful, Color Pictures." Unlike the 1948 Leaf set, which contains both NFL and college players, the 1949 set contains only NFL players. Because Leaf did not introduce any new players in 1949, the 1949 set does not include any rookie cards.

The fronts of the 1949 Leaf cards are identical to the fronts of 1948 Leaf cards, but the backs are different. One of my blog articles, L is for Leaf, shows examples of the backs from the two years. The full 1949 Leaf set was printed exactly once on a single sheet, so there are no short prints or double prints in the set. You can see the configuartion of an uncut sheet on the Gallery's 1949 Leaf virtual uncut sheet page.

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Set	#	Card Title/Players	Pro Team	Position	College	Honors	Notes	Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards
1949 Leaf	1	Bob Hendren	Washington Redskins	tackle, defensive tackle	Culver-Stockton, USC		Error card Hendren's name is misspelled "Hendreen" on the front of this card, but spelled correctly on the back.
1949 Leaf	2	Joe Scott	New York Giants	halfback, end	Texas A and M, San Francisco
1949 Leaf	3	Frank Reagan	Philadelphia Eagles	quarterback, defensive back	Pennsylvania
1949 Leaf	4	John Rauch	New York Bulldogs	quarterback	Georgia	College Hall of Fame 2003
1949 Leaf	7	Bill Fischer	Chicago Cardinals	tackle, guard	Notre Dame	College Hall of Fame 1983, Outland Trophy 1948	Fischer was the last player chosen in the 1948 NFL Draft. See the Gallery's Mr. Irrelevant page for cards of more players who were drafted last.	ex
1949 Leaf	9	Elmer Angsman	Chicago Cardinals	halfback	Notre Dame
1949 Leaf	10	Billy Dewell	Chicago Cardinals	end	SMU
1949 Leaf	13	Tommy Thompson	Philadelphia Eagles	quarterback, coach	Tulsa
1949 Leaf	15	Sid Luckman	Chicago Bears	quarterback	Columbia	College Hall of Fame 1960, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1965
1949 Leaf	16	Charley Trippi	Chicago Cardinals	halfback	Georgia	Cardinals Ring of Honor 2006, College Hall of Fame 1959, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1968	Trippi led the NFL with 1552 all-purpose yards in 1949.
1949 Leaf	17	Bob Mann	Detroit Lions	end	Michigan	Packers Hall of Fame 1988	Mann led the NFL with 1014 receiving yards in 1949.	vg+
1949 Leaf	19	Paul Christman	Chicago Cardinals	quarterback	Missouri	College Hall of Fame 1956	Christman was a television announcer for the American Football League from 1960 to 1967.
1949 Leaf	22	Bill Dudley	Detroit Lions	halfback	Virginia	College Hall of Fame 1956, Commanders Ring of Fame , Pro Football Hall of Fame 1966, Steelers Hall of Honor 2017
1949 Leaf	23	Clyde LeForce	Detroit Lions	quarterback	Tulsa		Error card LeForce's name is misspelled "LaForce" on this card.
1949 Leaf	26	Sammy Baugh	Washington Redskins	quarterback, coach	TCU	College Hall of Fame 1951, Commanders Ring of Fame , Pro Football Hall of Fame 1963	Baugh led the NFL in completion percentage for the ninth time in 1949.
1949 Leaf	28	Pete Pihos	Philadelphia Eagles	end	Indiana	College Hall of Fame 1966, Eagles Honor Roll 1987, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1970
1949 Leaf	31	Tex Coulter	New York Giants	tackle, end	Army			ex
1949 Leaf	32	Mal Kutner	Chicago Cardinals	end	Texas	College Hall of Fame 1974
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.
1949 Leaf	37	Ted Fritsch Sr.	Green Bay Packers	fullback	Wisconsin - Stevens Point	Packers Hall of Fame 1973	Fritsch attempted a league-high 20 field goals in 1949. He made just 5 of them.
1949 Leaf	38	Vince Banonis	Chicago Cardinals	defensive tackle	Detroit Mercy	College Hall of Fame 1986
1949 Leaf	39	Jim White	New York Giants	tackle	Notre Dame		White placed ninth in voting for the Heisman Trophy in 1943. See the Gallery's page of football cards of Heisman candidates.	PSA 5, PSA 4, PSA 1
1949 Leaf	40	George Connor	Chicago Bears	linebacker	Holy Cross, Notre Dame	College Hall of Fame 1963, Outland Trophy 1946, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1975
1949 Leaf	41	George McAfee	Chicago Bears	halfback	Duke	College Hall of Fame 1961, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1966	McAfee's number 5 is one of fourteen jersey numbers that have been retired by the Chicago Bears. See the Gallery's retired numbers page for the retired numbers of all of the NFL teams.
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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