There's Just Something About Those Logos
1951 Bowman football cards, both front and back, bear a striking resemblance to the baseball cards of that year. The major difference is the inclusion of a team logo on the card fronts. Bowman's third football set contained 144 cards, in the now familiar 2 1/16" x 3 1/8" size. Notable rookies in the set include, Norm Van Brocklin, Tom Landry, Arnie Weinmeister, Bill Walsh, Emlen Tunnell, and Ernie Stautner. Although I do not currently collect this set as a whole, there's something about the Rams logos that really sets off the player's image. Bowman used the same logo treatment for their 1952 football set, as well.
No.
|
HOF |
Player's Name
|
Position
|
Notes
|
---|---|---|---|---|
4 |
▲ |
Norm Van Brocklin |
QB |
Threw for record 554 yards and 5 TDs on opening day, 1951. Beat the N.Y. Yankees 54-14. The record still stands.
|
5 |
Woodley Lewis
|
RCB |
Had 12 interceptions for 275 yards in 1950.
|
|
6 |
▲ |
Tom Fears |
TE / DB |
Caught 84 passes for 1116 yards in 1950. Caught a 73-yard TD pass to win the 1951 NFL title game. |
40 |
▲ |
Bob Waterfield |
QB / DB / K |
Married to Jane Russell in 1943. Appeared in 3 movies, inc. Jungle Manhunt with Johnny Weissmuller. |
41 |
Verda "Vitamin" Smith |
HB |
Named after character in Dick Tracy. Averaged 33.7 yards per kick-off return in 1950. Returned 3 kick-offs for TDs in 1950. |
|
42 |
Glenn Davis |
RB |
Army's "Mr. Outside". Dated Ann Blythe, engaged to Elizabeth Taylor; married to Terry Moore. |
|
76 |
▲ |
Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch |
E / RB / DB |
Starred in movie version of his own life: Crazylegs, All-American, in 1951. |
77 |
Tom "Cricket" Kalminir |
HB |
1946 - 25th round draft pick from Nevada-Reno. |
|
78 |
Jack Zilly |
DE / E |
1945 - 4th round draft pick from Notre Dame. |
|
112 |
Paul "Tank" Younger |
FB / LB / RB |
First black player to appear in an NFL All-Star game. |
|
113 |
Bob Boyd |
E / DB |
Caught 54 passes for 1212 yards and 6 TDs in 1954. Named to the Pro Bowl. |
|
114 |
Jerry Williams |
SS |
1949 - 7th round draft pick from Washington State. |
Paul "Tank" Younger #112 |
Verda "Vitamin" Smith #41 |
Jerry Williams #114 |