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02-01-2016, 09:29 AM
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Did ya lose interest, or cost issues on the '48 leaf? ..moved on to chicle instead? Just got the curious bug this mornin.
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02-01-2016, 02:01 PM
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Great Levi Jackson card!
Bill Matthews ran track at NYU in 1951 as well, according to the NYU yearbook on Heritage.com, but I cannot find him in New York after, or at Michigan. He's not part of the 1952 or 1953 Michigan Wolverine rosters. Here's a strange guess, but is Bill Matthews the son of William Matthews who integrated baseball's Northern League in 1905? William also went on to be an influential Boston lawyer until his death in 1928. Are these two related? Both NYU and Michigan are known for their Law Schools. If so, to skip an NFL career to study and practice law is perfectly reasonable. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Clarence_Matthews Last edited by pariah1107; 02-01-2016 at 03:05 PM.
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02-01-2016, 03:25 PM
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Hi Ty, I suspect Matthews never actually went to Michigan, but I have no idea why that fell through.
I noticed that William Clarence Matthews was much easier to find info on as he kept showing up in all my searches - it would be amazing if they were related, but it just seems more likely its a coincidence. Hi Shawn, I was about halfway done with Chicle when I started on the Leaf. I think I made it up to about 40 cards. it sounds strange, but I kind of got burnt out on it - the eBay auctions were constant - it started feeling more like a job than fun. And the rarer high numbered cards were mostly of college players and often didn't fit with my interest in NFL history. I don't regret having started it, I just don't think I had the budget or commitment for it. I really like the early Bowman sets too, but I think I'll be happy just doing some player runs so I have some cards from 48-55 without going after entire sets.
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02-18-2016, 09:22 PM
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I may have a lead - check out this link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...ie=UTF8&btkr=1
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02-25-2016, 03:50 PM
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Wanted to share a PFRA link that turned into an interesting discussion. My other alias "TanksAndSpartans" steps into the fray on page 2:
http://www.profootballresearchers.co...=3498&start=10 Looks like there was another new documentary "The Forgotten Four" and like "Before the League" it was only available to Time Warner subscribers. I still haven't seen either. Anyone catch them? Last edited by TanksAndSpartans; 02-25-2016 at 08:15 PM.
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02-25-2016, 08:29 PM
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John- The Forgotten Four is playing on the NFL Network, don't have a viewers guide in front of me but I watched it last Saturday night. It is well done, have never caught Before the League.
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02-25-2016, 11:06 PM
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Thank you all for adding to the discussion and what little info is available to the knowledge base for Matthews. (Also, I'd just started a new job, so I got a bit distracted from checking back in here.) The additional mentioned book resource(s) for this topic look(s) promising, too. . . . And agreed on that 1948 Leaf Levi Jackson card--it is indeed a pretty nice pick.
Thanks again!
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