Net 54 Football Memorabilia???

[Bumpus Jones]

Just wondering, is there a Net 54 football memorabilia equivalent or something similar out there???

Thanks

[thekingofclout]

This is it Chris. Bring it!

[Bumpus Jones]

I was afraid of that...

[thekingofclout]

Don't despair Chris. If you already came up empty on google, I would think that someone here knows of a site or two...

[Bumpus Jones]

Let's hope so... Maybe I should start one

[Leon]

Though there isn't much posted it is very acceptable to post football and any other sport memorabilia in this section. The titles of all of the forums were actually carefully picked, hence the name of this forum-

"Net54baseball Sports (Primarily) Vintage Memorabilia Forum"



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[Bumpus Jones]

Ok. Thanks, Leon

[Jewish-collector]

Chris,

There was one that was called Net54, but it was unrelated to this board. It was very good for a short time run by Gridiron Greats magazine, but had been hacked and/or members had dropped out.

http://www.network54.com/Index/50082

[baseballart]

A Leyendecker football poster probably won't even elicit many responses

[baseballart]

And here's a ~1910 composite photo of the various players who participated in the McGill-Harvard matches, the first one of which was around 1868



And not the Heisman Trophy, but a Heisman, nonetheless



to the father of American football



all leads to...

[Leon]

Originally Posted by baseballart

And here's a ~1910 composite photo of the various players who participated in the McGill-Harvard matches, the first one of which was around 1868

I don't know about responses but that is a neat Composite Max. You don't have to necessarily love football, football photos or memorabilia to like that piece.

[bcbgcbrcb]

Max:

Great composite photo, I'm not a football collector but can certainly appreciate that one.

[baseballart]

Originally Posted by bcbgcbrcb

Max:

Great composite photo, I'm not a football collector but can certainly appreciate that one.

I'm not either Phil, and despite being a McGill grad, I am going to be looking for a new home for the photo.

M

[GKreindler]

Max,

That Leyendecker poster is the sh*t. He was one hell of a draughtsman, and in my opinion, is still one of the most underrated artists of his era. Just think, after Rockwell, he had the post Saturday Evening Post covers featuring his artwork. And it's easy to see why. I feel like his style just really lent itself very well to those covers, especially design-wise. But even as a painter, the way that he could describe form with a brushstroke was just pure genius.

Have you ever seen his stuff in person? What I've been able to find has always knocked my socks off...

Graig

[Jay Wolt]

Deacon Jones 1966 Pro Bowl plaque (too big for my scanner)

[baseballart]

Originally Posted by GKreindler

Max,

That Leyendecker poster is the sh*t. He was one hell of a draughtsman, and in my opinion, is still one of the most underrated artists of his era.

Graig

If I recall the recent auction prices correctly for originals of his work, I don't think the market regards him as that underrated. His paintings are decidely pricey.

Max

[CarltonHendricks]

Originally Posted by baseballart

A Leyendecker football poster probably won't even elicit many responses

http://www.sportsantiques.com/PurdueNWBBPost.htm
Max, I did a story on Leyendecker a couple years ago, see link above

Chris, Even though it's mainly baseball, this site is the only place I know of you can discuss antique/vintage football things...I've done tons of football posts here...look up my "threads started" and you'll see plenty...Leon clarified it's OK. Not too long ago there was even a big discussion on whether to include all sports...met with general approval...heck, couple weeks ago I think I even posted some 1862 ice skates and no one threw tomaotes.