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1933 Steel-Tipped Pen Autograph of College Hall of Fame USC Coach Howard Jones.
Lot 11. 1933 Steel-Tipped Pen Autograph of College Hall of Fame USC Coach Howard Jones. This large signature is a beauty! As part of a return address on an envelope postmarked in Los Angeles in 1933, it extends for 3.5”. Jones made the University of Southern California a football powerhouse. In 16 seasons there beginning in 1925, he coached the Trojans to seven Pacific Coast Conference titles, four National Championships and five Rose Bowl victories in five appearances. He also won a national title while coaching Yale in 1909. For his career, Jones’ teams won 193 games, lost 63 and tied 20. He coached 19 All-Americans. As a coach, Jones strongly emphasized sportsmanship, which is captured in the following example: Visiting the Stanford locker room before its game with USC in 1935, Jones saw Bobby Grayson, the Indians’ All-America halfback, pulling on long stockings to hide an injured knee. Jones told Grayson to put on just one stocking, on the side with the bad knee. “That way,” he said, “we’ll know which one not to hurt. I’ve already told my players not to take advantage of your injury.” He and his players were true to his word; Grayson was not hit on the injured leg during the game. Jones was only 56 when he died in 1941. The envelope containing Jones’ signature is torn closely to the left of his first name. The signature intersects with a portion of the address and otherwise has the characteristics of a mint 9. Kevin Keating authenticated the autograph.
Winning Bid $148.
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