1955 Topps #2, U.S. All-American Football Card for John Kimbrough

Description: This listing is for one scarce 1955 Topps All-American Football Trading Card of John Kimbrough 1955 TOPPS ALL-AMERICAN FOOTBALL CARD #2 PLAYER: John Kimbrough CONDITION: EX or better, two tiny corner creases visible on back, slight handling.Almost no surface wear, minor edge wear. Within the blue bordering, the slight patterning on it is not really there, but caused by a computer, and possibly due to the reflection of the original gloss. NOTES: John Alec Kimbrough (1918-2006) was a college athlete, a member of the Texas Legislature, the star of two western movies and a rancher. His older brother Frank Kimbrough served as head football coach for the Baylor Bears and the West Texas State Buffaloes. Football: Kimbrough, an alumnus of Texas A&M University, was known as the "Haskell Hurricane" when he played Texas A&M Aggies football team. He played fullback on the Aggie's undefeated 1939 national championship team. In 1940 he finished second to the University of Michigan's Tom Harmon in Heisman Trophy balloting. According to his College Football Hall of Fame biography, Jarrin' John was a punishing 6 ft 2 in tall and 210 lb running back known for breaking tackles with his high knee action who was honored with induction into that organization in 1954. Kimbrough was drafted in the first round with the second overall pick in the 1941 NFL Draft by the Chicago Cardinals. In 1941, he started along Tom Harmon in the New York Americans backfield in the third American Football League and became the team's primary running threat after Harmon left the team for military service. Acting: After the AFL folded in response to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Kimbrough parlayed his gridiron fame and athletic good looks into a Hollywood contract, though he only appeared in two western motion pictures, Sundown Jim and The Lone Star Ranger, both released in 1942. Military: He later served as an Army pilot in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II. Return to football: Returning from military service, Kimbrough played for the Los Angeles Dons of the All-America Football Conference; his second run at a professional football career was cut short by a series of heart attacks that started when he was only 30 years old. He was forced to leave the game in 1948 after three seasons with the Dons, but thankfully lived almost another sixty years. ---------------------------------------------------------------- With our football card listings, we combine purchases - The total shipping cost is not to exceed $4.00, and we will refund any overage spent by the buyer on postage. ================================================= All cards in our listings come from original owners who purchased them at shows in the 1980s, or in packs at earlier dates. We only sell ungraded cards, because we feel the decision of where and when to grade belongs specifically to the next owner. Therefore all the cards chosen to be listed [even though they may have small inevitable detractions] will have enough special virtues to warrant their selection for the spotlight. Please refer to all photo scans included, which are of the actual items in the listing - These are an important part of the descriptions. Scans of the cards having a dark background were done with the scanner top open, those with a white background had the top closed. Please view the images carefully to see the conditions. Sometimes the actions of the scanner and/or the image editing programs - either from the computer, the scanner, the camera, or the program provided by eBay for listing images - can create something that is not there IRL [in real life].If this occurs, we will endeavor to bring it to your attention in the 'Condition' area above. Please ask any questions prior to purchase. No foreign sales. Thank You.

Price: 16 USD

Location: Standard, California

End Time: 2024-12-16T06:46:10.000Z

Shipping Cost: 1 USD