Pre-WW2 Football autographs

[cfhofer]

Hey guys,

Thought I would start a thread on pre-WW2 football autographs. Definitely not as popular as early baseball but I know there are a few collectors out there who would enjoy bragging…I mean ‘sharing’ ….their stuff with others. Here is one to get started.

Found this signed banquet program tucked in a 1920s Penn scrapbook a couple months back. John Heisman was the guest speaker that night.

[prewarsports]

Man, that is a beauty!

[cfhofer]

Thanks Rhys. You’ve had some killer stuff over the years too.

Here is a signed original photo of 1914-16 Michigan All-American and College Football Hall of Famer John Maulbetsch, the German Bullet.

[cfhofer]

Here’s one of my favorites. It was a gift from the Little family to my father while I was deployed overseas. This is a signed dinner program by the Big Ten coaches in honor of Grantland Rice on November 26, 1926. Key signatures include Knute Rockne, Amos Stagg, Robert Zuppke, Fielding Yost, Dan McGugin, George Little and John Wilce.

[Michael B]

Originally Posted by cfhofer

Here’s one of my favorites. It was a gift from the Little family to my father while I was deployed overseas. This is a signed dinner program by the Big Ten coaches in honor of Grantland Rice on November 26, 1926. Key signatures include Knute Rockne, Amos Stagg, Robert Zuppke, Fielding Yost, Dan McGugin, George Little and John Wilce.

The signature that jumps out at me is Harlon O. "Pat" Page member of the Basketball Hall of Fame class of 1962.

[prewarsports]

John Schommer is also a super tough signature!

[mschwade]

Originally Posted by cfhofer

Here’s one of my favorites. It was a gift from the Little family to my father while I was deployed overseas. This is a signed dinner program by the Big Ten coaches in honor of Grantland Rice on November 26, 1926. Key signatures include Knute Rockne, Amos Stagg, Robert Zuppke, Fielding Yost, Dan McGugin, George Little and John Wilce.

Wilce - The above space is not for designing plays. HAHA!

[Exhibitman]

I dunno if this counts, but my father's brother's father-in-law got this for my father when he was a boy, and he passed it on to me: