Bill Glass - 1964 Philadelphia Gum card #34 -Cleveland Browns

Description: This listing is for a 1964 Philadelphia Gum football card #34 featuring Bill Glass of the Cleveland Browns. The 1964 set is notable as being the first year Philadelphia Gum produced football cards. Bill Glass was an American professional football player who was a defensive end for 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), beginning with the Detroit Lions and finishing his career as a standout with the Cleveland Browns. He played college football for the Baylor Bears and was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1985. Glass lettered three years at Baylor University (1954–56) and was unanimous All-America guard in 1956. He made 154 tackles in 10 games. His pro career covered one year with Saskatchewan in the Canadian Football League (CFL) (1957); then four years with Detroit (1958–61); and seven years with Cleveland (1962–68). Glass followed in his older brother's footsteps onto the football field. He became an All-American football player at Baylor University. Glass lettered three years at Baylor University (1954–56) and was chosen as All-America guard in 1956. He was taken at #12 in the first round of the 1957 NFL draft by the Detroit Lions, but signed with the Canadian Football League Saskatchewan Roughriders. After a year in the CFL, he signed with and spent four years with Detroit. He went to Cleveland in 1962 as part of the trade that sent quarterback Jim Ninowski back to Cleveland, along with running back Howard "Hopalong" Cassady. In return, the Lions received quarterback Milt Plum, running back Tom Watkins, and linebacker Dave Lloyd. Glass started for seven years with Cleveland. He became a Pro Bowl defensive end with the Browns, playing a key role in the team's NFL championship in 1964 and Eastern Division championship in 1965. He retired after the 1968 season. Recent research has estimated that Glass had 77.5 sacks during his 94 games with the Browns, which included 16.5 in 1965. He still holds the single-season record in sacks, but has since been passed by Myles Garrett for the all-time career record. In 1964, the Philadelphia Gum Company secured the rights to produce cards featuring NFL players. 1964 Philadelphia Football was born. It was quite the coup given the fact that the company's longtime rival, Topps, had been making them since 1956. The rights were negotiated in a back-room deal with a former Topps employee, so Topps had little recourse but to switch over to producing cards for the upstart American Football League. One interesting note about the 1964 Philadelphia Football card set is the pink Cadillac that appears in the background of all the cards of players on the Cleveland Browns. Hobbyists have claimed it was a car that Jim Brown owned, others say it was a car his dealership sold, and others insist that the pictures were merely taken next to a parking lot. Whatever the reason for it being included, it makes those cards stand out. The card is shipped securely in a penny sleeve and top loader inside a #000 bubble mailer. A tracking number will be provided to you at the time of shipping. The card in the listing is the card you will receive so please view pictures for card condition. Thank you for looking and please feel free to reach out if you have any questions!

Price: 10 USD

Location: Toronto, Ontario

End Time: 2024-12-22T21:48:44.000Z

Shipping Cost: 5.5 USD