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1953 Bowman Checklist & Card Prices
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1953 Bowman (Football) has 96 cards in our price guide, 96 of them with live market values. The most valuable is Otto Graham #26 at $14,494 in PSA 10 ($61.67 raw). Across the set, PSA 10 copies total $300K and raw copies $1.1K.
- Cards
- 96
- With prices
- 96
- PSA 10 total
- $300K
- Raw total
- $1.1K
- Top card
- $14,494
Most valuable cards
The 12 highest-value cards in 1953 Bowman, ranked by PSA 10 price (best graded or raw where no PSA 10 sale exists).
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Otto Graham #26
Raw $61.67PSA 10 $14,4940% 30d
John Rapacz #57
Raw $8.50Graded $12,4140% 30d
Emlen Tunnell #53
Raw $18.25PSA 10 $11,3460% 30d
John Karras #51
Raw $6.84Graded $10,0650% 30d
Frank Gifford #43
Raw $46.56PSA 10 $9,9080% 30d
Marion Motley #9
Raw $39.00PSA 10 $9,8660% 30d
Leon Heath #63
Raw $10.73PSA 10 $7,8000% 30d
Bobby Layne #21
Raw $26.49PSA 10 $6,9500% 30d
Joe Tereshinski #5
Raw $5.68PSA 10 $6,7340% 30d
George Connor #37
Raw $12.22PSA 10 $6,2950% 30d
Norm Van Brocklin #11
Raw $21.30PSA 10 $6,2950% 30d
Chuck Bednarik #24
Raw $30.76PSA 10 $6,2340% 30d
Best cards to grade
Joe Tereshinski #5 shows the biggest jump in 1953 Bowman: $5.68 raw to $6,734 in PSA 10, a 1186× premium. Ranked by PSA 10 price ÷ raw price; only cards with a PSA 10 value of $20 or more are shown.
- 11186×Joe Tereshinski #5$5.68 raw → $6,734 PSA 10
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933×Don Bingham #59$5.79 raw → $5,400 PSA 10 - 3
730×Bob Thomason #83$6.22 raw → $4,538 PSA 10 - 4727×Leon Heath #63$10.73 raw → $7,800 PSA 10
- 5
715×Andy Kozar #69$8.08 raw → $5,777 PSA 10 - 6
706×George Ratterman #85$8.50 raw → $6,002 PSA 10 - 7622×Emlen Tunnell #53$18.25 raw → $11,346 PSA 10
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618×Bob McChesney #67$6.50 raw → $4,014 PSA 10
Full checklist
All 96 cards we track from 1953 Bowman, with the latest raw and graded market values. Tap any card for its full price history.
| Card | Raw | PSA 9 | PSA 10 | CGC 10 | BGS 10 | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Conway #52Al Conway | $5.52 | $272 | $1,331 | $799 | $1,731 | 0% |
| Al Pollard #14Al Pollard | $5.60 | $238 | $1,554 | $933 | $2,021 | 0% |
| Andy Kozar #69Andy Kozar | $8.08 | $4,815 | $5,777 | $3,466 | $7,510 | 0% |
| Babe Parilli #3Babe Parilli | $13.12 | $622 | $4,119 | $2,472 | $5,355 | 0% |
| Bill McColl #12Bill McColl | $6.42 | $207 | $1,348 | $809 | $1,752 | 0% |
| Bill Walsh #38Bill Walsh | $11.66 | $485 | $3,206 | $1,923 | $4,167 | 0% |
| Billy Stone #29Billy Stone | $6.50 | $239 | $1,559 | $935 | $2,027 | 0% |
| Bob McChesney #67Bob McChesney | $6.50 | $965 | $4,014 | $2,409 | $5,218 | 0% |
| Bob Thomason #83Bob Thomason | $6.22 | $3,782 | $4,538 | $2,723 | $5,899 | 0% |
| Bobby Layne #21Bobby Layne | $26.49 | $1,045 | $6,950 | $4,170 | $9,035 | 0% |
| Bobby Walston #79Bobby Walston | $8.36 | $377 | $2,483 | $1,490 | $3,228 | 0% |
| Bucko Kilroy #4Bucko Kilroy | $4.05 | — | — | — | — | 0% |
| Buddy Young #30Buddy Young | $6.57 | $278 | $1,823 | $1,094 | $2,369 | 0% |
| Charley Conerly #20Charley Conerly | $11.76 | $471 | $3,110 | $1,866 | $4,043 | 0% |
| Charley Trippi #17Charley Trippi | $15.89 | $413 | $2,725 | $1,635 | $3,543 | 0% |
| Chuck Bednarik #24Chuck Bednarik | $30.76 | $938 | $6,234 | $3,740 | $8,104 | 0% |
| Chuck Drazenovich #94Chuck Drazenovich | $8.58 | $283 | $1,853 | $1,112 | $2,409 | 0% |
| Cliff Anderson #72Cliff Anderson | $5.50 | $204 | $1,324 | $794 | $1,721 | 0% |
| Cloyce Box #77Cloyce Box | $9.05 | $359 | $2,361 | $1,417 | $3,069 | 0% |
| Dale Samuels #33Dale Samuels | $8.66 | $325 | $2,135 | $1,281 | $2,775 | 0% |
| Dante Lavelli #15Dante Lavelli | $10.87 | $464 | $3,066 | $1,840 | $3,986 | 0% |
| Darrell Hogan #60Darrell Hogan | $9.21 | $320 | $2,103 | $1,262 | $2,733 | 0% |
| Dewayne Douglas #65Dewayne Douglas | $7.50 | $567 | $1,629 | $978 | $2,118 | 0% |
| Dick Alban #68Dick Alban | $11.14 | $397 | $2,613 | $1,568 | $3,397 | 0% |
| Doak Walker #6Doak Walker | $23.50 | $837 | $5,557 | $3,334 | $7,224 | 0% |
| Don Bingham #59Don Bingham | $5.79 | $4,500 | $5,400 | $3,240 | $7,020 | 0% |
| Don Paul #47Don Paul | $11.09 | $328 | $2,154 | $1,292 | $2,800 | 0% |
| Don Paul #90Don Paul | $6.13 | $226 | $1,472 | $883 | $1,913 | 0% |
| Don Stonesifer #86Don Stonesifer | $5.53 | $197 | $1,281 | $769 | $1,666 | 0% |
| Dub Jones #46Dub Jones | $24.20 | $916 | $6,084 | $3,650 | $7,909 | 0% |
| Eddie Le Baron #1Eddie Le Baron | $10.77 | $344 | $2,263 | $1,358 | $2,942 | 0% |
| Eddie Price #16Eddie Price | $6.94 | $223 | $1,453 | $872 | $1,889 | 0% |
| Elbert Nickel #18Elbert Nickel | $9.50 | $221 | $1,441 | $865 | $1,874 | 0% |
| Elroy Hirsch #22Elroy Hirsch | $17.34 | $673 | $4,462 | $2,677 | $5,800 | 0% |
| Emlen Tunnell #53Emlen Tunnell | $18.25 | $9,455 | $11,346 | $6,808 | $14,750 | 0% |
| Fran Polsfoot #7Fran Polsfoot | $4.55 | $312 | $1,100 | $660 | $1,430 | 0% |
| Frank Continetti #44Frank Continetti | $12.35 | $550 | $3,636 | $2,182 | $4,727 | 0% |
| Frank Gifford #43Frank Gifford | $46.56 | $1,488 | $9,908 | $5,945 | $12,881 | 0% |
| Frank Ziegler #89Frank Ziegler | $4.88 | $227 | $1,177 | $706 | $1,531 | 0% |
| Fred Bruney #49Fred Bruney | $12.98 | $356 | $2,340 | $1,404 | $3,042 | 0% |
| George Connor #37George Connor | $12.22 | $5,246 | $6,295 | $3,777 | $8,184 | 0% |
| George Ratterman #85George Ratterman | $8.50 | $5,002 | $6,002 | $3,601 | $7,803 | 0% |
| George Taliaferro #19George Taliaferro | $10.57 | $415 | $2,735 | $1,641 | $3,555 | 0% |
| Gerald Weatherly #48Gerald Weatherly | $10.00 | $274 | $1,797 | $1,078 | $2,336 | 0% |
| Gern Nagler #54Gern Nagler | $10.25 | $1,031 | $2,473 | $1,484 | $3,215 | 0% |
| Harley Sewell #58Harley Sewell | $6.16 | $208 | $1,352 | $811 | $1,757 | 0% |
| Harry Gilmer #27Harry Gilmer | $6.58 | $275 | $1,578 | $947 | $2,052 | 0% |
| Horace Gillom #40Horace Gillom | $6.38 | $1,540 | $1,848 | $1,109 | $2,402 | 0% |
| Hugh McElhenny #32Hugh McElhenny | $11.06 | $410 | $2,702 | $1,621 | $3,512 | 0% |
| Hugh Taylor #84Hugh Taylor | $7.41 | $327 | $2,147 | $1,288 | $2,791 | 0% |
| J. Robert Smith #66J. Robert Smith | $6.92 | $1,255 | $1,458 | $875 | $1,895 | 0% |
| Jerry Groom #13Jerry Groom | $5.27 | $220 | $1,204 | $722 | $1,565 | 0% |
| Jerry Shipkey #82Jerry Shipkey | $11.41 | $448 | $2,956 | $1,774 | $3,843 | 0% |
| Jim Dooley #80Jim Dooley | $5.23 | $380 | $1,284 | $771 | $1,669 | 0% |
| Jim Finks #23Jim Finks | $9.77 | $336 | $2,206 | $1,323 | $2,867 | 0% |
| Joe Tereshinski #5Joe Tereshinski | $5.68 | $5,612 | $6,734 | $4,040 | — | 0% |
| John Dottley #2John Dottley | $9.00 | $322 | $2,117 | $1,270 | $2,752 | 0% |
| John Karras #51John Karras | $6.84 | $10,065 | — | $7,247 | — | 0% |
| John Kreamcheck #75John Kreamcheck | $7.01 | $287 | $1,881 | $1,129 | $2,446 | 0% |
| John Olszewski #45John Olszewski | $9.88 | $350 | $2,299 | $1,380 | $2,989 | 0% |
| John Rapacz #57John Rapacz | $8.50 | $11,285 | — | $8,125 | — | 0% |
| John Scarbath #50John Scarbath | $12.57 | $434 | $2,860 | $1,716 | $3,719 | 0% |
| John Schweder #41John Schweder | $9.96 | $362 | $2,380 | $1,428 | $3,094 | 0% |
| John Williams #87John Williams | $11.99 | $432 | $2,850 | $1,710 | $3,705 | 0% |
| Jules Rykovich #74Jules Rykovich | $8.85 | $511 | $2,147 | $1,288 | $2,791 | 0% |
| Ken Carpenter #92Ken Carpenter | $8.10 | $300 | $1,970 | $1,182 | $2,561 | 0% |
| Kenneth Snyder #55Kenneth Snyder | $7.34 | $256 | $1,672 | $1,003 | $2,173 | 0% |
| Kyle Rote #25Kyle Rote | $8.07 | $292 | $1,912 | $1,147 | $2,486 | 0% |
| Leo Nomellini #88Leo Nomellini | $14.72 | $527 | $3,483 | $2,090 | $4,528 | 0% |
| Leo Sanford #39Leo Sanford | $8.44 | $330 | $2,168 | $1,301 | $2,818 | 0% |
| Leon Hart #31Leon Hart | $12.59 | $432 | $2,852 | $1,711 | $3,708 | 0% |
| Leon Heath #63Leon Heath | $10.73 | $6,500 | $7,800 | $4,680 | $10,140 | 0% |
| Lou Creekmur #34Lou Creekmur | $12.36 | $634 | $3,415 | $2,049 | $4,439 | 0% |
| Lou Groza #95Lou Groza | $24.76 | $679 | $4,499 | $2,700 | $5,849 | 0% |
| Lynn Chandnois #76Lynn Chandnois | $8.78 | $310 | $2,035 | $1,221 | $2,646 | 0% |
| Marion Motley #9Marion Motley | $39.00 | $1,482 | $9,866 | $5,920 | $12,826 | 0% |
| Merwin Hodel #70Merwin Hodel | $7.75 | $279 | $1,827 | $1,096 | $2,376 | 0% |
| Norm Van Brocklin #11Norm Van Brocklin | $21.30 | $5,246 | $6,295 | $3,777 | $8,184 | 0% |
| Otto Graham #26Otto Graham | $61.67 | $2,752 | $14,494 | $8,696 | $18,842 | 0% |
| Pat Brady #10Pat Brady | $4.99 | $186 | $1,206 | $724 | $1,568 | 0% |
| Pat Harder #81Pat Harder | $7.81 | $1,100 | $1,858 | $1,115 | $2,415 | 0% |
| Pete Pihos #73Pete Pihos | $15.30 | $549 | $3,632 | $2,179 | $4,721 | 0% |
| Ray Mathews #78Ray Mathews | $17.07 | $586 | $2,705 | $1,623 | $3,516 | 0% |
| Ray Renfro #62Ray Renfro | $15.92 | $604 | $4,000 | $2,400 | $5,200 | 0% |
| Sisto Averno #8Sisto Averno | $6.19 | $256 | $1,675 | $1,005 | $2,177 | 0% |
| Ted Marchibroda #93Ted Marchibroda | $22.91 | $810 | $5,380 | $3,228 | $6,994 | 0% |
| Tex Coulter #64Tex Coulter | $8.27 | $1,190 | $2,782 | $1,669 | $3,616 | 0% |
| Thurman McGraw #71Thurman McGraw | $5.50 | $281 | $1,331 | $799 | $1,731 | 0% |
| Tobin Rote #28Tobin Rote | $13.66 | $487 | $3,216 | $1,930 | $4,181 | 0% |
| Tom Catlin #35Tom Catlin | $10.01 | $1,275 | $3,156 | $1,894 | $4,103 | 0% |
| Tom Dublinski #91Tom Dublinski | $9.82 | $346 | $2,278 | $1,367 | $2,962 | 0% |
| Tom Fears #36Tom Fears | $16.27 | $577 | $3,821 | $2,293 | $4,967 | 0% |
| Tom O'Connell #42Tom O'Connell | $6.90 | $2,440 | $2,928 | $1,757 | $3,806 | 0% |
| Tony Curcillo #61Tony Curcillo | $9.02 | $1,169 | $2,142 | $1,285 | $2,785 | 0% |
| William Cross #96William Cross | $13.58 | $485 | $3,206 | $1,923 | $4,167 | 0% |
| Y. A. Tittle #56Y. A. Tittle | $33.49 | — | — | — | — | 0% |
Players in this set
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1953 Bowman is a Football set from 1953. Midpoint tracks 96 cards from it, 96 with market prices from recent sales and 92 with a PSA 10 value. The set's most valuable card is Otto Graham #26 at $14,494 in PSA 10 ($61.67 raw). Priced raw copies add up to $1.1K, and PSA 10 copies to $300K.
Frequently asked questions
- How many cards are in 1953 Bowman?
- Our Football price guide lists 96 cards for 1953 Bowman, 96 of them with live market prices.
- What is the most valuable card in 1953 Bowman?
- The most valuable card in 1953 Bowman is Otto Graham #26 at $14,494 in PSA 10 ($61.67 raw).
- Is Otto Graham #26 worth grading?
- A PSA 10 Otto Graham #26 sells for $14,494 vs $61.67 raw — a 235× premium. That gap is what makes grading a well-centered, clean copy worthwhile.
- When was 1953 Bowman released?
- 1953 Bowman was released in 1953.
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