{"product_id":"1948-bowman-53-monk-maznicki-rc-bvg-3-5-boston-college-chicago-bears-wwii-navy","title":"1948 Bowman #53 Monk Maznicki RC BVG 3.5 Boston College Chicago Bears WWII Navy","description":"\u003cp\u003e1948 Bowman Football #53 — Frank “Monk” Maznicki — Rookie Card — BVG 3.5 VERY GOOD+\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBVG Cert #0005994581\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRookie card from football’s landmark first Bowman set! This is Monk Maznicki #53 from 1948 Bowman — Bowman’s inaugural football issue and one of the foundational sets of the football card hobby — graded BVG 3.5 VERY GOOD+ by Beckett Vintage Grading, showing a great leather-helmet-era action pose in the #17 jersey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe card back reads like a 1940s football time capsule: “Monk” was one of the keys to the great Boston College teams of 1939-41, including the 1940 national championship squad, then made the Chicago Bears as a rookie in 1942 and “averaged 6.3 yards per try to lead the league.” Like so many of his generation, the war interrupted his career — he played for the powerful Iowa Sea Hawks service team while in the Navy — before rejoining the Bears in 1946 and landing with the Boston Yanks in 1947, where he doubled as the club’s place-kicker. A Rhode Island native and Boston College legend on the hobby’s first football issue.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCard Details:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\t•\tSet: 1948 Bowman Football (Bowman’s first football issue, 108 cards)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\t•\tCard: #53, Frank (Monk) Maznicki — Rookie Card\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\t•\tTeam: Boston Yanks (Back \/ Place-kicker, via Boston College)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\t•\tGrade: BVG 3.5 VERY GOOD+\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\t•\tCert Number: 0005994581 (verifiable on Beckett’s website)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCondition: Professionally graded BVG 3.5 VERY GOOD+ by Beckett Vintage Grading and encapsulated in a tamper-evident holder — honest, evenly worn presentation with a clean image. Please review all photos; the images show the exact card you will receive, front and back (back includes the vintage “Touchdown Football” mail-in offer).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for 1948 Bowman set builders, Boston College Eagles collectors, Bears history fans, and collectors of WWII-era athletes. We have a growing run of 1948 Bowman football in our store — Pat Harder RC, Frank Barzilauskas RC, and the John Badaczewski SP — so check our other listings and save with combined shipping. Don’t miss it!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eShipping \u0026amp; Handling:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGraded card will be shipped securely — sleeved, bubble-wrapped, and boxed with tracking. Ships within [1] business day of payment. Please check out our other listings — we’re happy to combine shipping on multiple wins!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThanks for looking, and follow our store for more vintage and graded cards added weekly!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"B\u0026R Collectibles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67396935516205,"sku":"EB-318595902176","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/8160\/0045\/files\/57_e077f28e-02ea-4792-8875-99529fcb526e.jpg?v=1787432709","url":"https:\/\/brcollectibles.co\/products\/1948-bowman-53-monk-maznicki-rc-bvg-3-5-boston-college-chicago-bears-wwii-navy","provider":"B\u0026R Collectibles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}