Penn State Collection of 91 Different Football Pins, 4 1975-84 Programs and 4 Bumper Stickers.
Lot 501. Penn State Collection of 91 Different Football Pins, 4 1975-84 Programs and 4 Bumper Stickers. In 1972, Central Counties Bank began issuing 2.25” pins weekly during the football season for Penn State’s upcoming games. These pins display brief, catchy phrases encouraging the Nittany Lions to defeat their opponents. For example, this collection has three pins from 1973 - Plaster Pitt, Blast the Bobcats, and Muzzle the Mule. Nine from 1975 include The Tide Can’t Bear It and Goodbye Buckeyes. Here are examples for each year: 1976, 8 pins with Prune Pitt and Squeeze the Orange. 1977, 12 pins, a complete set, including Bloody Maryland and Level the Devils. 1978, 10 with Annihilate Ohio State and Pounce on Pitt. The lone pin from 1979 is Shuffle the Pack. 1980, 10 pins with Juice for Joe and Out Lasta Nebraska. 1981, 10 pins with St. Paterno’s Day and Torch the Trojans. 1982, 8 pins including Irish Go Blah and Turn the Tide. 1983, 9 pins with Terno the Tide and Italian Eyes Smiling. And 1984, 11 pins with I-Oh-WAS, Joeronimo! and Wild Irish Woes - which were issued by Mellon Bank. These pins average ex to ex-m; some grade lower, some higher. Also, a 1977 Penn State at Pitt program - including Russ Grimm, Rickey Jackson, Matt Millen and Matt Bahr, vg, There are three programs, ex to ex+, from the 1981 Rose Bowl, which Penn State won. And four bumper stickers declaring Penn State “1982 Champions 1986”; they have been folded vertically. Winning Bid $30.
