Ohio State Buckeyes very 1st victory vs. Michigan...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 26, 1919



* Ohio State vs. Michigan rivalry

* Very 1st Buckeyes victory in this game

* Ferry Field, Ann Arbor



Page 4 of the sport's section (near the back) has a one column heading: "Ohio State Wins, 13-3" with subhead and lineups. Text includes: "...Michigan went down to defeat before Ohio State, 13-3, this afternoon for the first time..." (... See More  

Maurice Bennett "Lefty" Flynn... Yale football...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 14, 1913



* Maurice Bennett "Lefty" Flynn

* Yale football punter & film actor

* Quits football to get married to chorus girl



The front page has a two column photo headed: "FOOTBALL STAR IS LOST TO YALE BY WEDDING OF FLYNN AND CHORUS GIRL" with subhead. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wo... See More  

Great Indian front page... Very early football print...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Dec. 7, 1878   The full front page is taken up with: "A Battle In The Clouds" showing an Indian capturing an eagle.

Among prints inside are a full page Nast cartoon: "A Dream: Before & After Thanksgiving Dinner". Great full page: "A Game of Football" is very displayable. Full page: "Forest Fire on the Banks of the Red Rive... See More  

1920 George Gipp 'The Gipper' death....

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, December 18, 1920



* re. George 'The Gipper' Gipp death

* Notre Dame college football star

* Coach Knute Rockne fame



Page 14 has a somewhat discrete one column heading: "Notre Dame To Build Monument in Honor Of Gipp" (see image) Coverage on the recent death of George Gipp, Notre Dame football star. He is famous for Knute Rockne's quote: 'Win... See More  

Illinois football icon Red Grange wins 1924 MVP...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, Dec. 21, 1924



* Red Grange wins Big Ten football MVP

* Illinois Fighting Illini college football HB

* Chicago Tribune Silver Football award

* Very 1st year of this award (very rare as such)



The front page of the sport's ection has a terrific banner headline for display: "RED GRANGE AWARDED TRIBUNE TROPHY" with subheads and pictorial. (see images) Of c... See More  

Minnestoa Golden Gopher "Pug" Lund wins 1934 MVP...

SECTION 2 (sports) only of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, Dec. 16, 1934



* Francis "Pug" Lund wins Big Ten football MVP

* Minnesota Golden Gophers college football HB

* Chicago Tribune Silver Football award



The front page has a nice banner headline for display: "NAME LUND MOST VALUABLE BIG 10 PLAYER" with subheads and pictorial. (see images) Of course this is the only publi... See More  

1978 Woody Hayes- Clemson incident...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 31, 1978



* 1978 Gator Bowl incident and dismissal

* Head Coach Woody Hayes infamous punch

* Ohio State Buckeyes college football vs. Clemson



Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Hayes of Ohio State Is Dismissed" with a somewhat blurry photo of the infamous punch. (see images)

The front page of the sport's section has a banner h... See More  

Navy upsets Army....

SPRINGFIELD SUNDAY REPUBLICAN, Mass., December 3, 1950 



* The Army-Navy game (upset)

* College football rivalry

* West Point vs. Annapolis



The front page of the sport's section has a nice banner headline: "NAVY SNAPS ARMY''S STREAK, 14-2, BEFORE 103,000" with subheads and a nice action photo. Another related photo on the next page. (see images) This game is consi... See More  

1929 California v. Stanford football... newspaper coverage, game & train ticket...

THE SUNDAY STAR-NEWS, Wilmington, North Carolina, Nov. 24, 1929 (with accompanying game & train tickets with itinerary) 



* California Golden Bears vs. Stanford Cardinals

* NCAA college football - Notre Dame Fighting Irish 



This combination of California vs. Stanford game coverage along with the train and game ticket makes this moment in history come to life in a vibrant and co... See More  

Bobby Grier breaks Sugar Bowl color barrier...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Dec. 3, 1956



* Bobby Grier breaks color barrier

* 1956 Sugar Bowl classic

* Georgia Tech vs. Pitt



The top of page 23 has a two column heading: "Tainted Tech Tally Beats Pitt Team, 7-0" with subhead and lineups. (see) Other major bowl games reported as well.

Complete with all 28 pages, light toning at the margins,

nice condition.



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Jim Marshall's "Wrong Way Run"...

THE PRATT TRIBUNE, Kansas, Oct. 26, 1964



* NFL Defensive end Jim Marshall

* Minnesota Vikings football game

* The wrong way run blooper



The top of page 5 has a six column heading: "Wrong Way Marshall Nearly Upsets Viks" with standings. (see images)

Complete with 10 pages, some small binding holes along the spine, small library stamp within the masthead, generally nice.



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Jim Thorpe at the 1912 Olympics...

VALLEY SENTINEL, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, July 19, 1912 



* Jim Thorpe wins Olympic gold medal

* Decathlon - Stockholm Summer Olympic

* Best publication to be had (very rare)



Although legendary athlete Jim Thorpe was born & grew up in Oklahoma, he has very close ties with the city of Carlisle. It was in 1904 when Thorpe attended the Carlisle Indian Industrial School that his incredi... See More  

Notre Dame wins 1930 football title...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, December 9, 1930 



* Notre Dame officially become National Champions 

* Last season before Knute Rockne's death 

* Fighting Irish college football



The front page of the sport's section (page 25) has a one column heading: "IT'S NOTRE DAME HOUR TOMORROW IN CHICAGO LOOP" with subhead and related pictorial. (see) They had just beaten U... See More  

Notre Dame wins 1930 football title...

THE DETROIT NEWS, December 11, 1930 



* Knute Rockne exhausted with coaching football

* Notre Dame officially are National Champions 

* Last season before airplane crash death

* Fighting Irish college football



The front page of the sport's section (page 29) has a banner headline: "'ROCKNE, ILL, TO RETURN TO MAYO'S FOR TREATMENT" with subheads and small photo... See More  

Tom Brady's 1st NFL football touchdown pass...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Oct. 15, 2001



* Tom Brady 1st NFL football touchdown pass

* New England Patriots vs. San Diego Chargers



Page 7 of the sport's section has a three column heading: "Charger Lead Evaporates; Patriots Win in Overtime" with lead-in: "New England 29, San Diego 26" and related photo. Stats on the game are on the following page. This was Tom Brady's ve... See More  

Notre Dame vs. Penn in 1930... Rockne's last season...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 9, 1930



* Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Penn Quakers

* Last season coached by Knute Rockne

* ND to be National Champions for 1930 season

* NCAA College Football



The front page of the sport's section has a one column heading: "NOTRE DAME ATTACK ROUTS PENN, 60-20" with subheads & stats. Related photo and lineups on page 6 of this section. (see) Fi... See More  

Penn State win over Alabama in 1959...

SPORT'S SECTION ONLY of the Springfield Sunday Republican, Dec. 20, 1959



* Penn State Nittany Lions

* Alabama Crimson Tide

* Liberty Bowl - college football

* PSU Quarterback Galen Hall



The front page of this section has a banner headline: "PENN STATE WINS, 7-0, IN LIBERTY BOWL" with subheads and stats. Related photo on page 2. (see) Other games reported as well.

Complete s... See More  

1925 Rose Bowl... Knute Rockne & the Four Horsemen...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, January 3, 1925 



* Rose Bowl college football game

* Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Stanford

* Knute Rockne vs. Pop Warner

* Year of the "Four Horsemen"

* Would be declared national champions



The top of page 11 has a one column heading: "N. DAME PRAISES STANFORD; OFF FOR HOME TODAY"

But what is neat about this issue are two photos on the ba... See More  

1925 Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Washington Senators...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL-- EXTRA, Massachusetts, Oct. 10, 1925  The front page has banner headline: "SENATORS TAKE THIRD" which appears only in this "Extra" edition later in the day, as the "regular" edition just reports on the game to be played. Pittsburgh would go on and eventually win the series.

Also of interest is a half column report headed: "Pay Mathewson ... See More  

Green Bay Packers wins NFL championship...

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, December 14, 1936



* Green Bay Packers victorious

* Boston Redskins (Washington)

* NFL football championship

* Jesse Owens wins best athlete award



Page 3 of section II has a two column heading: "Green Bay's Passing Attack Nets Victory In "Pro" Title Game" with stats and lineups. (see)

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Fifth Down Game (1990)... Colorado Buffaloes...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Oct. 7, 1990



* Colorado Buffaloes college football

* "Fifth Down Game" debacle



The bottom of the front page of the sport's section has a two column heading: "Colorado Takes Fifth, Wins" with subhead. (see) First report coverage continues inside. This enabled Colorado to stay undefeated and eventually take a share of the national title with Georgia... See More  

Notre Dame's win streak ends at 26....

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, November 22, 1931



* Notre Dame Fighting Irish

* USC Trojans football game



The top of the front page has a three column headline: "FIELD GOALS TOPPLE HARVARD, NOTRE DAME FROM UNBEATEN LIST" with subheads. (see) The front page of the sport's section (inside) has a nice banner headline: "SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CONQUERS NOTRE DAME BY 16-14 S... See More  

Herschel Walker signs with the USFL...

SPORTS SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, Feb. 24, 1983



* Herschel Walker signs with USFL

* United States Football League

* Georgia Bulldogs college football

* Republican senator nominee



The front page of this section has a heading: "Walker Goes for USFL Gold" with subheads and two related photos. More inside.

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Walter Eckersall death... Tribune sport's writer...

SECTION II (sports) only of the Chicago Daily Tribune, March 25, 1930



* Walter Eckersall death (1st report)

* University of Chicago Maroons football

* Sport's writer of this publication



The front page of this section has a banner headline: "HEART ATTACK TAKES WALTER ECKERSALL" with subheads and photo. Two more photos are on the back page.

Complete section II only with 20 pa... See More  

Knute Rockne's last collegiate game.....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 6, 1930



* Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. USC Southern California Trojans

* Last official collegiate game coached by Knute Rockne before death (DAY OF)

* ND to repeat as National Champions after this game



The sport's section (page 22) has one column headlines that include: "NOTRE DAME FACES S. CALIFORNIA TODAY", "South Bend Eleven and Trojans ... See More