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Football Publications
4 Lots
 Lot 145. 7 1940s-50s Cleveland Browns Programs, 3 Representing the AAFC. Two of the All-American Football Conference programs are for the Browns’ game with the Los Angeles Dons at the LA Coliseum on Nov. 25, 1948. The program are identical, except that they have different covers. In addition, the program with Larry Tisdale cover artwork has a tipped-in postcard for ordering season tickets to the Dons’ games. The program with the Lon Keller cover does not. Each program has a full-page b&w action photo of Len Ford with a facsimile signature. Ford, who joined the Dons out of Michigan in 1948, became a member of the Browns in 1950. The 22-page programs also picture Glen Dobbs, Jim Phelan, Herm Wedemeyer and Paul Brown. The program with the Tisdale cover is nm, and the other, ex with a ¾” spine split. The 1948 Browns went undefeated and won their third straight AAFC championship. The other program is for a 1947 game vs. Buffalo, vg+ (ex+ pages) with a pencil checkmark on the front cover. Otto Graham, Marion Motley and Lou Rymkus are among those pictured in the 54-page program. Two programs are for 1950, the Browns’ first season in the NFL; they continued their winning ways by capturing the league championship. The first is for an exhibition game with the Lions, vg-ex, at Akron, and the second, for a game against the Bears, p (and we mean it!) with many pages cut and the cover largely detached. Players pictured in these programs include Graham, Motley, Dante Lavelli, Lou Groza, Doak Walker, Leon Hart, Sid Luckman and George Blanda. The two 1959 programs are for games vs. the Chicago Cardinals and the Eagles, one ex and one vg-ex. Jim Brown is pictured in each. There also is a 1968 program for the Playoff Classic, the Browns vs. the LA Rams, in the Orange Bowl. Ex+ 40-page program. A total of seven programs.
Winning Bid $168.
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 Lot 146. 22 1930s-50s Pac-10 Football Programs, All Involving USC or Stanford. Most programs have 16 or more pages. 1937: 1. Washington at USC, ex with tiny spine split and “1937” written on the cover, Howard Jones pictured as USC’s coach. 1938: 2. California at USC, writing on the cover, otherwise vg-ex. Vic Bottari pictured for Cal, and Harry Smith for USC. 1939: 3. USC at Cal, vg. 1941: 4. Washington State at USC, vg, score in the center spread. 1942: 5. USC at Stanford, g+ to vg, vertical fold, date written on cover. Marchie Schwartz pictured. 6. Oregon State at Stanford, vg+, score neatly on cover, eight pages plus the covers. 1945: 7. Cal at USC, g, writing on cover and inside. 8. Oregon State at USC, g-vg, date on cover. 9. UCLA vs. USC, front cover detached, otherwise vg. 1946: 10. USC at Stanford, vg+, name stamped on cover, Don Doll and John Ferraro for USC. 11. Washington State at USC, vg, 2½” spine split, Laurie Niemi for the Cougars. 12. Washington at USC, vg, “46” on cover, Arnie Weinmeister for the Huskies. 13-14. Cal at USC, two programs with different covers, contents the same, one ex and one vg-ex with writing on the cover. Jackie Jensen pictured for the Bears. 15. Oregon at USC, g-vg, year written on cover. 1949: 16. Navy at USC, ex, “49” and “10” on cover, 19-year-old Frank Gifford and Volney Peters for USC and Bob Zastrow for Navy. 17. Stanford at USC, vg+, score on cover, small spine split, center spread loose, Gifford. 18. UCLA vs. USC, vg+, “49” on cover, ½” spine split, Gifford for USC and Harry Thompson (African-American player) for UCLA. 19. USC at California, vg+, Volney Peters for USC and Les Richter and John Olszewski for Cal. 1953: 20. Stanford at UCLA, vg+, ½” spine split, Stanford and USC All-Americans pictured, Mel Hein as USC line coach. 1954: 21. Illinois at Stanford, ex-m, Abe Woodson and J.C. Caroline for Illinois and John Brodie for Stanford. 22. Navy at Stanford, ex-m, Ernie Nevers and Pop Warner cover, Ron Beagle and George Welsh for Navy and Brodie for Stanford.
Winning Bid $148.
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 Lot 147. 29 Penn State Football Programs 1941-84, a Decanter and Other Memorabilia. Fifteen programs are from the 1940s or1950s. There also is a 1975 Cotton Bowl program. Home programs unless otherwise noted. 1941 vs. Bucknell, vg+, Bob Higgins coaching. 1942 vs. Colgate, vg+, future NFL players Steve Suhey and Larry Joe pictured. 1946 vs. Michigan State, g-vg, punch holes in upper left, 2” spine split. 1948 at Penn, f-g, water stained, complete, Bednarik, Higgins, Rogel, Schweder, others. 1949 at Michigan State, ex, score written on cover, Munn, Evashevski, Rogel, Drazenovich, Dorow and Chandnois 1951 vs. Michigan State, vg-ex, Paterno pictured as a Nittany Lions assistant coach. Vs. Syracuse, ex to ex+. 1952 vs. Temple, vg-ex with vertical fold. Vs. Purdue, vg+, center spread loose. Vs. William & Mary, vertical fold, otherwise ex. At Penn, vertical fold, otherwise ex, Grier. Vs. Rutgers, ex, cover stain toward bottom, Pitt preview with Schmidt. 1954 vs. West Virginia, writing on cover, otherwise ex, Lenny Moore, Plum, Marconi and Huff. Vs. Holy Cross, nm. Also, two ticket stubs, one g-vg, one p. 1955 vs. Syracuse, ex, Moore and Dick Lasse. 1969 vs. Ohio U., ex, Ham, Harris, Lydell Mitchell and Mike Reid. Vs. Colorado, nm. 1970 vs. Navy, vg+ to ex, Harris, Mitchell and Ham. Vs. West Virginia, ex-m, Braxton, Mike Reid feature. Vs. Ohio U., ex, minor foxing along edge of front cover. 1972 vs. Navy, ex, John Cappelletti pictured. Vs. Syracuse, ex, 1975, vs. Baylor in Dallas, Cotton Bowl, ex, Penn State 41, Baylor 20. 1976 vs. Stanford, ex-m, Cefalo, Bahr, Milot and Lofton. 1978 vs. TCU, ex-m. Vs. Pitt, Millan, Suhey, Bruce Clark, Hugh Green and Mark May. 1980 vs. Colgate, nm-m, Warner, Blackledge and Kenny Jackson. 1984 vs. William & Mary, nm, Dozier. Vs. Maryland, nm-m. Also: 1978 Michter’s Nittany Lion Decanter celebrating “39 straight non-losing seasons, 1939-1977.” Ex-m with same age soiling on the Nittany Lion figure. An 8” pewter ashtray marking Penn State’s 1986 national championship, ex-m. And four 1 ¼” alliterative blue and white pins, “Maul the Mules,” “Crush the Orange,” “Terminate the Terps” and “Whip the Wolves,” all nm to nm-m.
Winning Bid $180.
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 Lot 154. 1972 Raiders at Steelers “Immaculate Reception” Program, 1970s Playoff Programs. The most important of the three playoff programs is for the AFC divisional game that featured one of the most famous and controversial plays in NFL history. The play gave Pittsburgh its first playoff victory. At Three Rivers Stadium on Dec. 23, 1972, with only 22 seconds left. Oakland led, 7-6. The Steelers faced fourth-and-10 on their own 40 yard line when Terry Bradshaw threw the ball toward Frenchy Fuqua at the Raiders’ 35. The ball, Fuqua and Raiders safety Jack Tatum arrived at the same point at the same time. In the aftermath of the collision, Fuqua fell to the ground, and the ball sailed toward Franco Harris, who had run downfield as a receiver. Harris scooped up the ball before it hit the ground and ran for a touchdown. Pittsburgh broadcaster Myron Cope popularized the term “Immaculate Reception.” The 118-page program for the game is vg+ with some stains and a tiny tear on the front cover and ex pages. The next week, on Dec. 31, the Steelers lost the AFC Championship game to Miami, 21-17. The program for this game is g-vg with light to moderate water stains on the covers and the first 10 inside pages, front and back. The Steelers fared better in a second-round 1979 playoff game with the Dolphins, winning 34-14 and then going on to defeat the LA Rams in the Super Bowl. Ex+ program.
Winning Bid $75.
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