It's Football Season! Show your vintage football memorabilia

[antiquefootball]

Most of my collection is game-used football equipment and uniforms from the turn-of-the-century. Here's my top memorabilia piece, an 1896 Michigan trophy football from their 6-4 victory over Minnesota that might be the game ball. Here's a link to a story I wrote about the ball last year.

http://www.antiquefootball.com/aom/aom_aug16.htm

[cfhofer]

Chris,

That ball is phenomenal! Your website is such a treat to go through. All your articles are nicely researched too. Quite a unique piece of early football memorabilia. Thanks for sharing your collection with the rest of us.

Mark

[ramram]

Great looking football and back story. I always enjoy your site as well.

Rob M

[Duluth Eskimo]

I rarely share my collection, but early football stuff is near and dear for me. He is a little early Minnesota pro football stuff.

[Duluth Eskimo]

And a little Gopher football love with our only Heisman Trophy winner. This is a 1941 team signed football with rare Heisman notation

[Duluth Eskimo]

Another tougher Minnesota item

[Duluth Eskimo]

A great photo of Grange at Minnesota.

[dwr11]

Wow Jason - the Gophers display is off the charts. Thanks for sharing!

Originally Posted by Duluth Eskimo

And a little Gopher football love with our only Heisman Trophy winner. This is a 1941 team signed football with rare Heisman notation

[perezfan]

Great stuff everyone!

That Golden Tornado Photo is off the charts as well... amazing graphics!

[vintagesportscollector]

Originally Posted by Duluth Eskimo

I rarely share my collection, but early football stuff is near and dear for me. He is a little early Minnesota pro football stuff.

Great collection and so wonderfully displayed! That Gopher display cabinet is one of the nicest things I have seen. Thanks for sharing Jason.

This is a great thread!!

[ramram]

I posted this one a few months ago but will do it again just for the sake of this thread. I picked up a group of original photos of Kenny Washington who re-integrated the NFL in 1946. This is an autographed photo of him as he prepared for the 1940 College All-Star game against the NFL Champion Packer's team. At UCLA he played in the backfield with Jackie Robinson.

Rob M

KW Photo Group (1).jpg

[cfhofer]

Hey Guys,

This is one of my favorite pieces. It is a framed collage of original cabinet photos of the Championship 1893 Princeton Football Team, along with two banquet menus. One of the menus was signed by the entire team on the reverse. This banquet at the Princeton Inn was held two weeks after their historic victory over Yale. There are nine individuals from the 1894 Mayo Cut Plug set included here.

[antiquefootball]

Originally Posted by cfhofer

Chris,

That ball is phenomenal! Your website is such a treat to go through. All your articles are nicely researched too. Quite a unique piece of early football memorabilia. Thanks for sharing your collection with the rest of us.

Mark

Thanks Mark!