Lot # 2492: 1948 to 1986 Topps, Bowman, and Philadelphia Football Hall of Fame Collection (49) Including Bobby Layne, Sammy Baugh, and Jerry Rice Rookie

Collection of forty-nine Bowman, Leaf, Philadelphia, and Topps football cards featuring exclusively Hall of Famers and stars spanning the years 1948 to 1986. This diverse selection of cards is highlighted by twenty rookie examples, including Bobby Mitchell, Deacon Jones, Merlin Olsen, and Jerry Rice. This collection consists of the following: 1) 1948 Leaf (1 card): #19 McAfee (Vg-Ex). 2) 1950 Bowman (1 card): #28 Turner (Ex-Mt). 3) 1951 Bowman (4 cards): #25 Walker (Vg), 32 Tittle (Vg-Ex), 34 Baugh (Vg+), and 102 Layne (Vg-Ex+). 4) 1952 Bowman Large (8 cards): #4 Owen RC (Ex), 19 Connor SP (Vg+), 30 Baugh (Vg), 39 Tunnell (Vg+), 78 Layne (Vg+), 83 Perry (Ex), 85 Robustelli RC (Vg), and 140 Lary RC (partially erased pencil mark on reverse, otherwise Vg-Ex). 5) 1952 Bowman Small (1 card): #128 Lavelli (Vg-Ex). 6) 1953 Bowman (1 card): #21 Layne (Ex). 7) 1954 Bowman (2 cards): #41 Walker (Ex) and 53 Layne (Vg-Ex). 8) 1955 Bowman (4 cards): #1 Walker (Vg-Ex), 14 Ford RC (Ex+), 36 Stanfel RC (Ex due to centering), and 42 Johnson RC (Vg). 9) 1956 Topps (3 cards): #17 Tunnell (Vg-Ex), 41 R. Brown RC (Vg), and 60 Moore RC (Vg-Ex). 10) 1958 Topps (2 cards): Two #2 Layne (Ex and Vg). 11) 1959 Topps (3 cards): #40 Layne (erasure mark on front, otherwise Ex), 132 Parker RC (Ex), and 140 Mitchell RC (Ex). 12) 1960 Topps (2 cards): #56 Gregg RC (Ex-Mt) and 93 Layne (Ex+). 13) 1962 Topps (2 cards): Two #127 Layne (Ex and Vg-Ex+). 14) 1963 Topps (2 cards): #44 Jones RC (85/15 T/B, otherwise Ex) and 95 Wood RC (erasure mark on front, otherwise Vg-Ex). 15) 1964 Philadelphia (2 cards): #72 Davis RC (Vg-Ex+) and 91 Olsen RC (Vg-Ex). 16) 1965 Philadelphia (3 cards): #79 Nitschke (Ex), 187 Huff (Nr/Mt+), and 188 Jurgensen (Nr/Mt-Mt). 17) 1977 Topps (2 cards): #177 Largent RC (Ex) and 380 Casper RC (Ex-Mt). 18) 1979 Topps (1 card): #390 Campbell RC (Vg-Ex+). 19) 1982 Topps (3 cards): #51 Munoz RC (Nr/Mt+ due to centering) and two 435 Taylor IA (both Ex-Mt+ due to centering). 20) 1986 Topps (2 cards): #161 Rice RC (Nr/Mt) and 374 Young RC (Ex-Mt). This is a very impressive mid-to high-grade collection of football cards from twenty classic sets. Total: 49 cards.