1959 Topps Football Cards, page 2
| Image | Set | # | Card Title/Players | Pro Team | Position | College | Honors | Notes | Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards |
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1959 Topps | 26 | Walt Michaels | Cleveland Browns | linebacker | Washington and Lee | exmt | ||
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1959 Topps | 27 | Clyde Conner | San Francisco 49ers | end | Pacific | The cartoon on the back of this card says that Conner excelled in basketball in college. | ||
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1959 Topps | 28 | Paige Cothren | Los Angeles Rams | fullback | Mississippi | Cothren played for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1959. | ||
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1959 Topps | 29 | Roosevelt Grier | New York Giants | defensive tackle | Penn State | exmt | ||
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1959 Topps | 30 | Alan Ameche | Baltimore Colts | fullback | Wisconsin | College Hall of Fame 1975, Heisman Trophy 1954 | nm+ | |
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1959 Topps | 31 | Philadelphia Eagles Team | Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
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1959 Topps | 32 | Dick Nolan | Chicago Cardinals | defensive back | Maryland | Nolan was the head coach of the San Francisco 49ers from 1968 to 1975, and of the New Orleans Saints from 1978 to 1980. Read about his time with the Saints on the New Orleans Saints History web site. | exmt | |
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1959 Topps | 33 | R.C. Owens | San Francisco 49ers | halfback, end | College of Idaho | 49ers Hall of Fame 2011 | Owens was known for his "alley oop" catches. See him demonstating one on the San Francisco Chronicle web site. | exmt |
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1959 Topps | 34 | Dale Dodrill | Pittsburgh Steelers | linebacker | Colorado State | |||
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1959 Topps | 35 | Gene Gedman | Detroit Lions | halfback | Indiana | |||
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1959 Topps | 36 | Gene Lipscomb | Baltimore Colts | defensive tackle | Rookie card | exmt | ||
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1959 Topps | 37 | Ray Renfro | Cleveland Browns | halfback | North Texas | exmt | ||
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1959 Topps | 38 | Browns Pennant | Cleveland Browns | exmt | ||||
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1959 Topps | 39 | Bill Forester | Green Bay Packers | linebacker | SMU | Packers Hall of Fame 1974 | ex | |
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1959 Topps | 40 | Bobby Layne | Detroit Lions | quarterback | Texas | College Hall of Fame 1968, Pride of the Lions 2009, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1967, Steelers Hall of Honor 2017 | exmt | |
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1959 Topps | 41 | Pat Summerall | New York Giants | end | Arkansas | |||
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1959 Topps | 42 | Jerry Mertens | San Francisco 49ers | defensive back | Drake | Rookie card | ||
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1959 Topps | 43 | Steve Myhra | Baltimore Colts | guard, kicker | North Dakota | Rookie card | ||
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1959 Topps | 44 | John Henry Johnson | Detroit Lions | fullback | Arizona State, St. Mary's | 49ers Hall of Fame 2009, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1987, Steelers Hall of Honor 2017 | exmt | |
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1959 Topps | 45 | Woodley Lewis | Chicago Cardinals | end | Los Angeles City, Oregon | Error card Lewis's first name is misspelled "Woody" on this card. |
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1959 Topps | 46 | Green Bay Packers Team | Green Bay Packers | exmt | ||||
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1959 Topps | 47 | Don Owens | Philadelphia Eagles | tackle | Southern Mississippi | Rookie card | exmt | |
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1959 Topps | 48 | Ed Beatty | Pittsburgh Steelers | center | Mississippi | Rookie card Beatty was a dentist after retiring from football. |
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1959 Topps | 49 | Don Chandler | New York Giants | kicker, punter | Florida | Packers Hall of Fame 1975 | Chandler threw 3 passes in his NFL career, and he completed all 3. | nm oc |
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1959 Topps | 50 | Ollie Matson | Los Angeles Rams | fullback, defensive back | San Francisco | Cardinals Ring of Honor 2006, College Hall of Fame 1976, Eagles Honor Roll 1987, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1972 | exmt+ |