In 1930 the New York Giants played a benefit football game against a team of Notre Dame All Stars to raise money for the unemployed in New York City (see
http://www.hapmoran.org/giantsnd/Gia...Dame_page1.htm) The contest was also promoted as a contest to see if the nascent pro game was equal to the venerable and very popular college game. The Giants won the day 22 to 0.
At the end of last month I was able to acquire a football commemorating the game. I would guess it was signed at one of the dinners or other events that accompanied the game. I’ve been working on deciphering some of the signatures and figuring the affiliations of each signer, and here is what I’ve come up with so far.
Hunk Anderson ND
Dale Burnett NYG
Red Cagle NYG
Frank Cardieo ND
Jack Chevigny ND
Gene Edwards ND
Benny Friedman NYG
Butch Gibson NYG
Hal Hilpert NYG
Frank "Bill" Jones ND
Elmer Layden ND
Lou Little Offical
Tim Mara NYG
Joe Maxwell ND
Saul Meilziner NYG
Ed Thorpe Offical
Tom Thorpe Offical
Ted Twomey ND
Joe Vezie ND
James J. Walker Mayor of New York
Red Badgro NYG
Leo J. Bundy MLB Giants & Yankee's legal counsel
Glenn Campbell NYG
Les Caywood NYG
Rudy Comstock NYG
Tiny Feather NYG
Mack Flenniken NYG
Len Grant NYG
J. A. Kavanaugh MLB Giants 1929
John Law ND
Jack Lenz Announcer at Yankee Stadium
Dr. Harry March NYG
Frank J. McCarthy ND '25 lawyer later VP PRR
Hap Moran NYG
George Murtagh NYG
Bill Owen NYG
Steve Owen NYG
K. K. Rockne ND (very faint)
Len Sedbrooke NYG
Charles Stoneham MLB Giants owner
Joe Westoupal NYG
Oscar Wiberg NYG
Doug Wycoff NYG
Jack Hagerty NYG
Hinkey Haines NYG
Ken Strong SI Stapes
Hunk Anderson ND
Joe Bach ND
E. T. Brannick MLB Giants front office press
Frank Collins ND
Dick Connell ND
Jim Crowley ND
John Gebert ND
Noble Kaizer ND
John Law ND
Elmer Layden ND
John McManmon ND
Don Miller ND
Rip Miller ND
Tim Moynihan ND
Joe Nash ND
Albert B. Nixon NYU Director of Athletics
Dick Stahlman NYG
Harry Stuhldreher ND
James J. Tierney MLB Giants secretary
Chile Walsh ND