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Earlier this year I added 1953 University of Oregon cards to the Vintage Football Card Gallery. At the time I had only 8 of the 20 cards in the set, and I didn’t expect to find the rest anytime soon. I got lucky, though, and picked up most of the rest this fall. My set is now missing just one card.

Two of my recent purchases are shown here. Quarterback George Shaw later played for the Baltimore Colts, New York Giants, Minnesota Vikings, and Denver Broncos, and he appeared on numerous cards as a pro. Tackle Hal Reeve played one season, 1955, for the Calgary Stampeders. You can see the rest of the 1953 Oregon set (minus one, that is) on my Gallery site.

I am also looking for 1956 and 1958 University of Oregon cards. If you happen to have some for sale, please send me an email.

Continuing our little quiz:

Question #3: What do the four quarterbacks pictured on these vintage football cards have in common?

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Answer: All of them were #1 overall NFL draft picks in the 1950’s.

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Last month I posted examples of my favorite pose on football cards, the pose in which the player is sitting, holding his helmet. This month I thought I’d post my favorite action shot: the quarterback throwing a jump pass. Shown here are 1960 Fleer Tom O’Connell, 1959 Topps King Hill, 1956 Topps George Shaw, and–complete with blockers!–1958 Topps Lamar McHan. Want more? The 1960 Fleer set uses the shot for at least five quarterbacks.

I couldn’t recall ever seeing a jump pass–or at least an intentional one–in a game, so I did a little YouTube search. I turned up a couple: Ralph Guglielmi of Notre Dame (at about 1:20) and Tim Tebow of Florida.

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