1955 Topps All-American #65 Joe Donchess
About Joe Donchess
Joe Donchess anchored end for Jock Sutherland's late-1920s Pittsburgh powerhouses and earned All-America recognition in all three varsity seasons, rising from second-team notice in 1927 to first-team honors in 1928 and unanimous All-America selection in 1929, when the unbeaten Panthers claimed a share of the national championship. His Pitt teams reached the Rose Bowl twice, falling narrowly to Stanford after the 1927 season and to Southern California two years later. Football was never the whole story: Donchess pursued medicine after leaving the game and built a distinguished second career as a surgeon, becoming assistant chief surgeon for U.S. Steel in 1937 and serving as the corporation's chief surgeon from 1943 until his retirement in 1965. Fifty years after his last game for the Panthers, he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1979.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 442 | 1 | 10 | 119 | 125 | 92 | 53 | 42 | 0 |
| SGC | 67 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 0 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Snapshot 2026-08-23. Half grades fold down for both graders (8.5→8); PSA qualified slabs (OC, ST, PD, MC and the like) are not counted. Uncataloged wrong-back slabs are excluded.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1955 Topps All-American Joe Donchess card?
It is card #65 of the 100-card 1955 Topps All-American Football set. It features Joe Donchess and Pittsburgh in Topps's college-football tribute issue.
Is Joe Donchess in the College Football Hall of Fame?
Yes. Joe Donchess is represented among the set's College Football Hall of Fame subjects.
How many cards are in the 1955 Topps All-American Football set?
The public checklist has 100 numbered cards. The optional 102-item Master adds the second cataloged biography-back state for #14 Gaynell Tinsley and #21 Byron R. White. Alleged short prints are not encoded.
Sources: PSA Basic Registry, PSA Master Registry, Trading Card Database, Vintage Football Card Gallery, and Cardboard Connection, PSA & SGC population reports. Card data compiled and maintained by T206Cards.com. Page last updated 2026-10-05.
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