Presented is a high-grade Hall of Fame rookie card from one of the most beautiful and popular postwar football issues. The 1952 Bowman "Large" football set was a test issue produced in response to Topps" popular larger-sized baseball issue released in 1952. Wildly popular among collectors due to its beauty number of Hall of Famers and rookie cards and difficult short prints the "52 Bowman Large issue is considered by many collectors to be the most popular football set.Presented is a gorgeous example of Giants running back/receiver Gifford fresh out of his All-American season at USC. Gifford perhaps better known today for his Monday Night Football broadcasts with Howard Cosell and Don Meredith or for his celebrity wife Kathie Lee won the NFL Most Valuable Player award in 1956. Despite losing nearly two seasons to injury Gifford made eight trips to the Pro Bowl and was inducted into the Pro Fotball Hall of Fame in 1977.As of this writing PSA has graded just eight cards higher than the Gifford despite the Gifford having the most examples graded of any card in the set. This is a sharp example of a key card from one of the football card hobby"s most important and widely-collected postwar sets.Population Data:PSA Population: 276 total graded 18 at this level 8 higher.SGC Population: 50 total graded 2 at this level none higher.