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8 Army Programs, 2 vs. Notre Dame, 1931 and 1946, and 6 vs. Navy, 1952-64.
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.
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