O/T Football Issue & Player ID??

[swarmee]

Is the football player from the Mayo Cut Plug set? That's the first place I would check. But yes, if it's a post-production addition, it could have the baseball player underneath and a soak (if it was glued in with paste glue) would reveal that.
Was the pinback sold as blanks?

Where was it found?

I guess if it was me, I'd start with the late 1890s yearbook photos from the major football schools at the time: Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Rutgers...

[boysblue]

I think Bob is correct--late 1800s football, as I was told.

But unfortunately I think this is correct too:
"That is just a cameo photo pin of a football player and probably not related to the baseball set"

The PM1 pins typically have six decorative swirly-type things around the perimeter, whereas mine has nine. The swirly-type things on the PM1s also appear a bit heavier/thicker than they do on mine. They are close, but there are definitely differences.

John: I acquired it in Ottawa, Canada.

Thanks for the help gentlemen--much appreciated.

[commishbob]

Originally Posted by boysblue

I think Bob is correct--late 1800s football, as I was told.

I guess I needed to read your first post more closely You already had the time frame. LOL