Vintage glossy 19.5 x 11.75 photo of the 1939 ‘All Star Football Squad,’ signed in fountain pen by over 70 of the players and coaches pictured. Signers include: Ki Aldrich, Dave Anderson, Frank Balasz, Joe Beinor, Horace Bell, Ed Bock, Joe Boland, Barrett Booth, Vic Bottari, Charlie Brock, Earl Brown, Warren Brunner, Larry Buhler, Tony Calvelli, Bob Costello, Jim Coughlan, Bill Daddio, Jerry Dowd, George Faust, Pete Fay, Marshall Goldberg, Charles Gross, Bob Haak, I. B. Hale, Parker Hall, Ralph Heikkinen, Dan Hill, Lynn Hovland, Paul Humphrey, Tony Ippolito, Harry Jacunski, Fred Janke, Bernard Jefferson, Jim Johnston, Everett Kischer, Mike Kochel, Leon Larson, Elmer Layden, George Lenc, Ed Longhi, Sid Luckman, Bob MacLeod, Slip Madigan, Pug Manders, Jim McDonald, Jim McGoldrick, Joe Mihal, Bob Neyland, Davey O’Brien, Vince Oliver, Bill Osmanski, Ted Panish, Bill Patterson, Bill Paulman, Frank Petrick, Johnny Pingel, Alex Schoenbaum, Gerry Seidel, Solly Sherman, Don Siegel, Bronko Smilanich, Carl Snavely, Harry Stuhldreher, Mario Tonelli, Francis Twedell, Robert Tyrrell, Bob Voigts, Howie Weiss, Don Wemple, Alvord Wolff, Bowden Wyatt, Jake Wysocki, and Waddy Young. Three heavy vertical folds, a significant tape-repaired tear to lower right, and scattered creases, otherwise very good condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from JSA. An extraordinary and likely unique piece, this photograph holds some of college football’s rarest and most sought after autographs: 1938 Heisman Trophy Davey O’Brien; two of Notre Dame’s famous ‘Four Horsemen’ in Stuhldreher and Layden; Waddy Young, who gave up his NFL career to serve during WWII and was tragically killed in a B-29 raid over Tokyo; and Sid Luckman, a Hall of Famer and one of the greatest passers of his day. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.
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