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Very Rare 1928 NFL Detroit Program, Broadside with HoF QB Benny Friedman.
Lot 124. Very Rare 1928 NFL Detroit Program, Broadside with HoF QB Benny Friedman. In the National Football League’s first decade, football franchises quickly arrived and departed. Such was the case with Detroit’s entry in the 1928 NFL, the Wolverines. Actually, they were probably better known as Friedman’s Wolverines than Detroit’s. The team was a one-season wonder that folded because of financial losses – despite success on the field. Friedman led the team to a 7-2-1 record, third best in the 10-team league. By 1928, only his second season in the NFL, he had established himself as one of the league’s best players. In 1928, he led the league in scoring. Tim Mara, owner of the New York Giants, was so impressed with Friedman in 1928 that he bought the Wolverines’ franchise just so he could have the rights to Friedman. In 2005, Friedman was enshrined at Canton. Friedman is featured on the cover of the 12-page 1928 newsprint program, and again on the back. The program is for a game with the Dayton Triangles. The score is written on the cover and inside. There are various notations written by the roster inside. Technically, the program is g-vg. NFL programs from the 1920s very seldom turn up. With Friedman on the cover, this program is a wonderful find. It is made even better by a companion piece, a 6” x 9” newsprint broadside promoting the game. Indicative of a different era, the broadside asks: “Have you ever seen a Chinaman play Football? Then see Dayton with Sneeze Achiu….” Achiu was born in Hawaii. The broadside is ex.
Minimum Bid $500.
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