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Lot 51.  Rare Pittsburgh at Green Bay Sept. 12, 1953 Exhibition Game Program. The two teams met in Milwaukee for a benefit for Shriners’ Hospitals for Crippled Children. Nine pages of the 76-page program contain Green Bay game photos; players are identified. The program also has photos of the 1952 Wisconsin Rose Bowl team, including Alan Ameche, the 1952 Marquette football team and the 1953 Milwaukee Braves. Other pages are devoted to photos of children receiving medical treatment, Shriners or other non-sport scenes. Both coaching staffs are pictured, including Joe Bach and Walt Kiesling for the Steelers and Gene Ronzani and Hugh Devore for the Packers. There is a one-page season preview on each team. Familiar names included Parilli, Tobin Rote, Ringo and Bill George for the Packers and Finks, Mathews, Rogel, Chandnois and Stautner for the Steelers. Vg to vg+ program with interior pages better than the cover. Winning Bid $30.

Lot 269.  1934 Chicago Bears vs. Pacific Coast Program with Grange, Edwards, Hein, Etc. What a program! It looks like a Hall of Fame program, instead of a program for an exhibition game between the NFL Champion Bears and the Pacific Coast All-Americans. The teams met in a benefit for the Knights of Columbus at Kezar Stadium on Jan. 21. The 16-page program has full-page photos of Red Grange and Ray Flaherty, the All-Americans coach, with Red Strader. Pictured with their teams on full-page photos are George Halas, Bronko Nagurski, George Musso, Link Lyman, Cliff Battles, Grange, Gene Ronzani, Bill Manders and Bill Hewitt with the Bears and Johnnie Blood (McNally), Turk Edwards, Mel Hein, Erny Pinckert and Flaherty with the All-Stars. The cover is g and the inside pages, vg. The center folio is loose. Rare and very collectable. Winning Bid $75.

Lot 270.  10 Military Football Programs, Primarily WWII Era, with Hirsch, Young, Others. Whole books have been written about professional baseball players who served in World War II. Many played military baseball. World War II era football pros have received much less attention. Nine of these programs are from WWII or shortly after the war ended. Almost all contain at least one NFL player. Elroy “Crazylegs” Hirsch and Kenny Washington are on the cover of a Feb. 10, 1946 program for a game played in Los Angeles to benefit the Veteran’s Housing Fund of the American Veteran’s Committee. Washington’s All Stars faced the All Service All Stars led by Hirsch, whose teammates included Buddy Young, Paul Governali and Charley O’Rourke. The eight-page program is f with the pages separated. Hirsch is pictured in a Dec. 9, 1945 program as a member of the El Toro Flying Marines, who faced the Fleet City Blue Jackets in the LA Coliseum. Besides Hirsch, Governali, Frank Quillen and Walt Clay were on the team. The Blue Jackets, a top service team, had at least 11 NFLers, including Young, O’Rourke, Val Jasante, Aldo Forte, Harry Hopp, Ed Kolman and Paul Patterson. All are pictured in the 18-page program, which is ex with “’45” on the cover. On Dec. 16, 1945, the Blue Jackets faced the Army’s Fort Warren Broncos in the “Season’s Finale,” at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco. Among the Broncos players were Mac Speedie and Mitch Olenski. Other programs and key players: Oct. 4, 1941, Moffett Field (Ray Morse) vs. St. Mary’s College, 14-page program with a small edge tear; otherwise, ex-m. Oct. 3, 1943, U. of San Francisco vs. Nevada, and Del Monte Pre-Flight (Cifers, Eshmont) vs. St. Mary’s (Jim Phelan as coach, Herman Wedemeyer at halfback). Vg 24-page program with covers detached. Oct. 14, 1945, St. Mary’s Navy Pre-Flight (Bernie Masterson and Gomer Jones as coaches) vs. U.S. Army Fourth Air Force Flyers (Johnny Baker of USC and John Meek of Cal as coaches, Paul Stenn, Ed Ulinski and Dick Renfro as players). Vg+ to ex. Nov. 11, 1945, El Toro Flying Marines vs. U.S. Naval Training Center at San Diego, game at Hull Field with Hirsch playing for the Marines. Four-page flyer, g-vg. Dec. 1, 1945, St. Mary’s Pre-Flight (Emil Sitko, Eshmont) vs. the U. of California coached by Buck Shaw. The 18-page program is vg++ to ex. Oct. 6, 1946, Saint Mary’s College vs. Alameda Naval Air Station, 14 pages, ex. Also, a 1962 program for the Missile Bowl between Ft. Campbell and Lackland Air Force Base at Orlando Municipal Stadium. The 34-page program, which is vg-ex, pictures Ernie Wheelwright and Bill Carpenter for Ft. Campbell. Carpenter was the U.S. Military Academy’s famous “Lonesome End” in 1958 and 1959. He is in the College Hall of Fame. Winning Bid $102.

Lot 271.  1948 Brooklyn at San Francisco All-America Football Conference Program. This scarce 24-page program for a Sept. 5 game features such stars as Joe Perry, Len Eshmont, Fankie Albert and Norm Standlee for the 49ers and Bob Hoernschmeyer and Bob Chappius for the Dodgers. All are pictured. Buck Shaw and Eddie Erdlatz are pictured as 49ers coaches. The 49ers were the second-best team in the upstart league, eclipsed only by the Cleveland Browns. San Francisco won, 36-20. Vg-ex program with a 2 ½” x 3 ½” coupon removed inside. Winning Bid $30.

Lot 272.  42 NFL Media Guides, Super Bowl Programs, Periodicals and Other Publications. The earliest of the publications is the 1947 Rules and Statistics, National Football League, from The Sporting News. This 100-page annual guide, which has a g+ cover and vg-ex interior, includes “The Life Story of Pop Warner.” The Super Bowl programs are for XIX (San Francisco 38, Miami 16) in 1985 and XXIII (49’ers 20, Bengals 16) in 1989. Both are vg-ex. There are three programs for the 1978 Pro Bowl, ex. The New England Patriots are represented by their 1979 yearbook, ex, the Raiders by A Tradition of Greatness, which celebrates their domination of Monday Night Football, ex, and the Bears by the June 1981 issues of Bear News with Walter Payton on the cover, folded, g-vg. Media Guides: Baltimore Colts, 1971, cover wear; otherwise ex+. And 1983, ex. Cincinnati, 1971, ex. Green Bay, 1968 and 1971, cover wear; otherwise, ex. New York Jet, 1971, cover wear; otherwise, ex. Philadelphia, 1982 nm-m. St. Louis Cardinals, 1971, ex. Also, nine issues of Quarterback (2 1969, 7 1970), which became Pro Quarterback (16 issues, 1 1970, 1 1971, 6 1972, 6 1973 and 2 1975). Among the issues are Vol. 1, No. 2 of Quarterback with a Gayle Sayers cover and Vol. 1, No. 1 of Pro Quarterback with a Len Dawson cover. These publications offer in-depth articles on football’s best quarterback, receivers, runners who take the heat off quarterbacks, offensive linemen who protect them and defensive players who make their lives difficult. The Quarterback issues average ex, and the Pro Quarterback issues, vg-ex. Winning Bid $92.

Lot 273.  NFL Playoff Bowl Programs for 1966, 1967, 1969 and 1970. Confronted with competition from the new American Football League, the NFL created the Playoff Classic in 1960 to showcase its superior talent. The game featured the second-place teams from the NFL’s Eastern and Western Conferences. It was also known as the Bert Bell Benefit Bowl, after the Hall of Fame NFL commissioner. After the NFL expanded in 1967, NFL playoff losers participated in the game, which was played in the Orange Bowl. 1966, Baltimore 35, Dallas 3. Coaches Don Shula and Tom Landry are shown, as well as players such as Buddy Dial, Bob Hayes, Lee Roy Jordan, Bob Lilly, Don Meredith, Craig Morton, Don Perkins, Dan Reeves, Mel Renfro, Raymond Berry, John Mackey, Tom Matte, Lenny Moore and Jim Parker. 1967, Baltimore 20, Philadelphia 14. Johnny Unitas was back and is pictured. 1969, Dallas 17, Minnesota 13. But Grant, Joe Kapp, Carl Eller, Alan Page, Paul Krause, Gene Washington, Bill Brown and Wally Hilgenberg are among the Vikings pictured. 1970, Los Angeles 31, Dallas 0. Key Rams shown are George Allen, Roman Gabriel, Jack Pardee, Myron Pottios, Deacon Jones and Merlin Olsen. The programs have 44-56 pages of photos and text and average ex to ex-m. Two have news-clippings inside that have caused stains on the pages where they are located. These programs turn up infrequently. Winning Bid $125.

Lot 274.  1925 and 1930 Minnesota at Michigan Football Programs. Fielding Yost’s Wolverines won both games, 35-0 in 1925 and 7-0 in 1930. Actually, by 1930, Yost had permanently given up coaching to concentrate on his duties as the university’s athletic director. His 1925 team posted a 7-1 record, outscoring opponents 233-3 and losing only to Northwestern, 3-2. Coached by Harry Kipke, the 1930 squad went 9-0-1, including a scoreless tie with Michigan State. Both 32-page programs are vg with the center folio loose. Clarence Spears, Minnesota’s coach in 1925, was succeeded by future Hall of Fame coach Fritz Crisler in 1930. In the 1925 program, Yost is pictured for Michigan, and so are Benny Friedman, Bennie Oosterbaan and Bo Molenda. Herb Joesting was a freshman starter for the Gophers. The 1930 program has full-page photos of Kipke, Crisler and Yost. Minnesota’s Clarence “Biggie” Munn and Jack Manders are among the players pictured. Harry Newman, the starting Michigan quarterback, is not shown. The 1925 program has interesting vintage artwork of the Yost Field House. Winning Bid $125.

Lot 275.  5 1920s Programs Featuring USC, Stanford or California. Two programs are for the Stanford-California rivalry, one from 1924 and another from 1925. The 1924 game at California Memorial Stadium ended in a 20-20 tie, and Stanford won at home in 1925, 27-14. Future College Hall of Fame coaches led the teams, Andy Smith for the Bears and Pop Warner for the Cardinals. Both are pictured in each program. Stanford had two College HoF players on its 1924 team, center Edwin “Babe” Horrell and end James Lawson. Each is pictured on a page of his own. Another HoF coach, Andy Kerr, is shown as an assistant to Warner. The 48-page program is g+ to vg with tape and splits along the spine, and it has been re-stapled. In 1925, Warner appears with future Pro Hall of Famer Ernie Nevers, who is in other photos as well. This program appears to be complete at 30 pages, which are detached from one another. The cover is loose and taped along the spine. Southern California is represented in two programs, one for a 1927 home game against California and the other for a 1929 game at Stanford. USC defeated Cal, 13-0, and Stanford, 7-0. The 28-page 1927 program is vg, and the cover is a wonderful two-page scene featuring artwork characteristic of the era. The 24-page 1929 program is g+ to vg with tape along the spine and the center spread loose. In 1927, HoF coach Howard Jones led USC, captained by HoF quarterback Morley Drury, “the Noblest Trojan of Them All.” Both are pictured. In 1929, Stanford, formerly the Cardinals, is now the Indians, led by Warner; Jones was still at USC. The program pictures four All-Americans for USC: Gaius Shaver, Ernest Pinckert, Francis Tappan and John Baker. The fifth program, which is from 1929, features California and St. Mary’s. The two teams battled to a scoreless tie. Key players were Mack Stennett for St. Mary’s and Ben Lom and Roy Riegels for Cal. The program has tape the full length of the spine, and the score is written on the first inside page. Except for the cover tape, the program has a vg-ex appearance. These programs feature outstanding cover artwork and excellent photographs inside. Winning Bid $92.

Lot 276.  Scarce 1927 East-West Shrine Game Program. This post-season game was played for the third time on Dec. 26 at Kezar Stadium. A crowd of 27,500 saw the West, led by College Hall of Fame coach Babe Hollingbery, defeat the East, 16-6. This is an unusually nice copy of the program, which has an ex-m to nm appearance. Close examination reveals several very light creases on the front cover, and the back cover shows light foxing, as do two of the 32 inside pages. The page devoted to scoring is lightly scored in pencil. Two future College HoF members scored the West’s touchdowns, Joel Hunt, a Texas A&M quarterback, and Gerald Mann, an SMU quarterback. Bruce Caldwell, a Yale halfback, scored for the East. Other future HoFers in the game were Minnesota fullback Herb Joesting, USC and Olympic Club halfback Mort Kaer, TCU end Rags Matthews, Dartmouth halfback Myles Lane and Carnegie Tech and Olympic Club tackle Lloyd Yoder. Interestingly, Yoder, representing Carnegie Tech, was captain of the East team in 1926. Representing the Olympic Club of California, he was also captain of the 1927 West team. Very desirable early program from one of the longest-running post-season games. Winning Bid $61.

Lot 277.  Scarce 1931 Penn State at Temple Football Program with Bob Higgins, Bert Bell. It was a different football era then as the Owls shut out the Nittany Lions, 12-0. The 24-page program is vg-ex with splits along the spine. Inside, Temple players are pictured in great uniforms, including turtle-shell helmets. A full page shows Higgins, the Penn State coach who compiled a 123-83-16 record at his alma mater. Higgins was an All-America end at Penn State in 1919. Another page pictures the Temple coaches, including Bert Bell, a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Bell was a co-founder of the Philadelphia Eagles, a co-owner and coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers, and NFL commissioner 1946-59. Winning Bid $45.

Lot 278.  8 Army Programs, 2 vs. Notre Dame, 1931 and 1946, and 6 vs. Navy, 1952-64. Well into the 1960s, Army and Navy competed effectively with the best football teams in the country. For example, the 1946 Army team, led by “Mr. Outside” Glenn Davis and “Mr. Inside” Doc Blanchard, dispatched such teams as Oklahoma and Michigan and outscored opponents 263-80. The only blemish on the Cadets’ record was a scoreless tie with Notre Dame. Army ended the season at 9-0-1, good enough for second place in the AP poll, while the Fighting Irish finished on top at 8-0-1 with twice as many first place votes. The 1931 and 1946 programs are the keys to collection. The 1931 program, 36-pages long, is vg with splits along the spine, several tiny edge tears, a very small area of paper loss on the front cover and damage to the top ¼” of one inside page. Following the tragic death of Knute Rockne, Hunk Anderson was in his first season as the Notre Dame coach. Playing at Yankee Stadium, the Cadets shut out the Irish, 12-0. Notre Dame had the “name” players: Tom Yarr, Ed Krause and Marchmont Schwartz. Rockne is pictured, and so is Jack Chevigny, who was killed at Iwo Jima. The two teams met again at Yankee Stadium in 1946 in what is generally considered one of the best college games ever played. Four current or future Heisman Trophy winners were on the field – Blanchard and Davis for Army and Johnny Lujack and Leon Hart for Notre Dame. The 52-page program also pictures such stars as Galiffa, Yeoman, Zilly, Connor, Tripucka, Ratterman and Brennan. The game also featured two legendary, and College Hall of Fame, coaches, Red Blaik and Frank Leahy. The Army-Navy programs are for 1952, 1955, 1956, 1961, 1962 and 1964. Ranging from 160 to 200 pages, they average ex. Navy held the edge in these six games, winning three, while one ended in a draw. Pictured stars include George Welsh, Ron Beagle, Don Holleder, Pete Dawkins and Roger Staubach (1962 and 1964). Winning Bid $204.

Lot 279.  20 1940s-70s Periodicals, a 1975 College All-Star Game Program and More! A. S. Barnes & Co. created the earliest publication in this collection, the 1945 Official NCAA Football Guide, 94 pages, f-g cover, vg to vg+ pages. One of the more interesting items is the 1963 Ford Tele-Viewer. Designed to help viewers in watching football on TV, it contains split pages that can be lined up to provide the rosters of opposing teams. Photos of key players, including Starr, Ditka and Unitas, accompany each roster, ex+. In 1975, Pittsburgh won the penultimate All-Star game, 21-14, ex-m program, 148 pages. Illustrated Footbal Annual, 1946, Wedemeyer cover, f. Sports Review, Football Issue, 1953, Leon Hart, vg-ex, letter in pencil on cover. 1955, Guglielmi, vg. 1956, large corner chip; otherwise, vg. 1959, p-f cover, ex pages. Football Yearbook (True), 1950 vg-ex. 1958, Jimmy Brown vs. Joe Schmidt cover, g-vg. Dell Pro Football, 1958, Bobby Layne cover, g-vg, looks better with edge tears that don’t affect Layne. 1963 vg. Pro Football (Peterson), 1957 f. 1958, Jon Arnett-Tom Wilson cover, vg. Sport Life, Dec. 1948, Frank Tripucka cover, f. Sport Pix, Feb. 1949, Chappuis cover, vg+. Sport, Dec. 1951, Johnny Lujack cover, “G” and “51” on cover, otherwise vg-ex. Sports Album, Sept.-Nov. 1951, Bobby Reynolds cover, two copies, vg-ex with “a” on cover. Also: Lombardi: The Coach, The Man, The Legend, 1970, vg+. And Sept. 15, 1979 Michigan Football Guide, newspaper supplement, ex-m. Minimum Bid $50.

Lot 280.  27 Orange Bowl Media Guides – 1950, 1953-74 and 1976-78. Many of college football’s best players and coaches participated in these Orange Bowl games, some of which helped to decide national championships. For example, Alabama climbed from fourth to first in the AP poll for 1965 by defeating Nebraska, 39-28, in the 1966 game, and Nebraska captured the 1970 title with a 17-12 victory over LSU in 1971. Among the players in these games were six Heisman Trophy winners: Joe Bellino of Navy, Johnny Rodgers of Nebraska, Steve Spurrier of Florida, Steve Owens and Billy Sims of Oklahoma and John Cappelletti of Penn State. Spurrier is pictured on the back cover of the 1967 program with the Heisman Trophy. Teams involved in these games are: Alabama 1953, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1972. Arkansas 1978. Auburn 1964. Clemson 1957. Colorado 1957, 1962, 1977. Duke 1955, 1958. Florida 1967. Georgia 1960. Georgia Tech 1967. Kansas 1969. Kentucky 1950. LSU 1962, 1971, 1974. Maryland 1954, 1956. Michigan 1976. Missouri 1960, 1961, 1970. Navy 1961. Nebraska 1955, 1964, 1966, 1971, 1972, 1973. Notre Dame 1973. Ohio State 1977. Oklahoma 1954, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1963, 1968, 1976, 1978. Penn State 1969, 1970, 1974. Santa Clara 1950. Syracuse 1953, 1959. Texas 1965. Tennessee 1968. The programs range from vg+ to mint and average ex-m. The page count ranges from 24-48. Each contains the numerical rosters of the competing teams, major records, the scoring for previous games and other information. These programs contain a wealth of information. BONUS: 1974 Penn State Orange Bowl media guide with Cappelletti on the cover. Winning Bid $301.

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