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4 1920s-30s Issues of Time Featuring Football Covers.
Lot 405. 4 1920s-30s Issues of Time Featuring Football Covers. The earliest, from Sept. 23, 1929, has Chris Cagle on the cover. A three-time All-America selection at Army, Cagle was regarded as “the greatest football halfback since Red Grange.” Vg-ex. Harvard captain and quarterback William Barry Wood, Jr. is on the Nov. 23, 1931 cover. G-vg issue with a cover that has two small holes near the spine and otherwise is ex in appearance. The issue previews the Harvard-Yale game, which Yale won, 3-0, and ended Harvard’s run at a perfect season. The Nov. 13, 1933 issue has a general football action photo. Inside, an article discusses college football’s six unbeaten teams, and Willis Ward, an African-American player for Michigan, is pictured. Light center crease, nice ex appearance. Hall of Fame coach Wallace Wade is on the cover, in color, of the Oct. 25, 1937 issue. Ex. Wade coached Alabama and Duke. He is the first individual to participate in the Rose Bowl as both a player and coach. No labels on these copies.
Winning Bid $30.
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