Star running back at Syracuse University; first black player to win the Heisman Trophy (1961); drafted by the Washington Redskins and traded to Cleveland but died the following year from leukemia before playing a pro game. Vintage ink signature and inscription, “’To ‘Marty’ the best always’ Ernie Davis, Syracuse ‘62’,” on an off-white 8.5 x 11 lightly-lined sheet. In very good condition, with central vertical fold through a single letter of signature, and scattered wrinkling, toning and damp staining, resulting in light bleeding of some of the pre-printed lines. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.
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