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 sports 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 very 1s... 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.

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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"

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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.

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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.

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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  

Seventeen year-old Lou Gehrig leads his high school team to the championship...

NEW YORK TIMES, June 19, 1920 



* Very early Lou Gehrig

* Brooklyn High School star



A very significant issue for any Lou Gehrig collector as this newspaper contains the very first  mention of Lou Gehrig for his baseball prowess (one earlier mention was for football) in this venerable newspaper.

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1934 "Sneakers Game" NFL title.... NYG...

THE BURLINGTON FREE PRESS, Vermont, December 10, 1934 



* The famed "Sneakers Game" 

* NFL football title championship 



The top of page 13 has a one column heading: "Giants Capture Pro Grid Title; Beat Bears 30-13" with subhead. (see) First report coverage of the famous "Sneakers Game" which was the 1934 NFL football championship. The New York Gia... See More  

Notre Dame Fighting Irish football... 1946 National champions....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 6, 1966



* Notre Dame Fighting Irish

* Named National champions

* NCAA college football



The sport's section (page 62) has a one column heading: "Notre Dame Voted No. 1 by Writers In Concluding Poll" with standings. (see) First report coverage on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish officially being named national champions of college football by the AP po... See More  

1930 Knute Rockne editorial...

SECTION TWO (sports) SECTION only of the Chicago Daily Tribune, Dec. 18, 1930



* Head coach Knute Rockne editorial

* Notre Dame Fighting Irish football



The front page of this section has a editorial by Harvey T. Woodruff on Notre Dame coach Knute Rockne.

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Baltimore Colts win NFL football championship over New York Giants...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass. Dec. 28, 1959



* NFL football championship title game

* Quarterback Johnny Unitas



The top of page 5 has a two column heading: "Colts Score 24 Points In Last Quarter To Win" First report coverage on the NFL football championship game between the Baltimore Colts and the New York Giants.

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Super Bowl XLIII... Pittsburgh Steelers win!

THE WASHINGTON POST, February 2, 2009 



* Pittsburgh Steelers

* Super Bowl XLIII

* Arizona Cardinals



The front page shows a picture of Ben Roethlisberger and teammates celebrating with the heading: "SUPER BOWL XLIII | STEELERS 27, CARDINALS 23.", which includes a large photo. The sports section has several articles related to the Super Bowl game including: "On Balance, a... See More  

1st game at Kinnick Stadium.... Iowa Hawkeyes...

SPORT'S SECTION ONLY of the New York Times, October 6, 1929



* Kinnick Stadium debut (Nile Kinnick)

* Iowa Hawkeyes NCAA college football



This sport's section only is loaded with college football reports from the previous day. Page 4 of this section has small and somewhat discrete headings at the bottom of the page that read: "Iowa On Top, 46-0" "Has Easy Time With Mon... See More  

Review & premiere of "Rudy", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, October 13, 1993



* Best "Rudy" movie advertisement

* Grand Opening Day premiere review

* Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football

* Biographical sports film



A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Rudy" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywoo... See More  

Los Angeles Rams win NFL football title over Cleveland Browns...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, December 24, 1951



* Los Angeles Rams vs. Cleveland Browns

* NFL football championship title game



The top of page 12 has a banner headline: "Rams Win, 24-17, to End Browns' Pro Reign" with subheads, 3 related photos and stats. (see) First report coverage on the NFL football championship game between the Detroit Lions and the Cleveland Browns.

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