Steve Spurrier wins Heisman trophy...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, November 23, 1966



* Steve Spurrier wins Heisman

* Florida Gators

* NCAA college football



This 38 page newspaper has a three column headline on page 29: "Heisman Trophy Goes To Florida's Spurrier" with related photo. (see)



Tells of the now famous college football coach for the South Carolina Gamecocks winning the Heisman Trophy as a pla... See More  

Sammy Baugh throws 6 TD passes...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, NY, November 1, 1943



* Quarterback Sammy Baugh 6 TD's

* Washington Redskins

* NFL football



This 36 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 21: "BAUGH PASSES SINK BROOKLYN, 48 TO 10", "Redskins' Star Hurls Six for Touchdowns, New Record..." with smaller subheads, lineup and stats of the game. (see photos)



Tells of Washington Reds... See More  

Penn State wins Orange Bowl...

THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Russell, Kansas, January 2, 1969



* Penn State Nittany Lions

* Joe Paterno as coach

* Kansas Jayhawks

* Orange Bowl - college football



This 6 page newspaper has a three column headline on page 4: "KU Nipped on Final Play".



Tells of the game between Penn State Nittany Lions and the Kansas Jayhawks.



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Knute Rockne's first game as coach...

THE WORLD, New York, NY, September 29, 1918



* Knute Rockne's 1st game as head coach

* Notre Dame Fighting Irish college football



This 50+ page newspaper has sports news on page 17 with a small inset titled: "Results of College Football Games" with a small list games and their final scores. Within here is a score of "Notre Dame 26 Case 6"



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Red Grange... professional football...

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, dated December 7, 1925



* Red Grange - Chicago Bears

* Polo Grounds - professional football



This 20 page newspaper has two column headline on page 9 that include: "'RED' GRANGE RECEIVES ABOUT $470 A YARD FOR HIS WORK AS PROFESSIONAL PLAYER"

and more. (see) 1st report coverage on Red Grange playing in a pro football g... See More  

Navy Rose Bowl in 1924...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, January 2, 1924



* Rose Bowl: Navy Midshipmen vs. Washington Huskies



This 22 page newspaper has a 6 column headline on page 16: "Annual East-West Football Battle Ends In 14-14 Tie" with subheads that include: "Navy Fails To Hold Lead Over Huskies" and more.



Other news of the day. Usual browning with margin wear on the 1st leaf mostly, c... See More  

College football by Remington... Baseball in San Francisco...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 26, 1887  Full front page illustration by Frederic Remington: College Players At Foot-Ball---A Tackle And Ball-Down.  Inside has a related report: The College Game Of Football. Also a report: Base-Ball In San Francisco and an illustration: A Base-Ball Game On The Haight Street Grounds, San Francisco. 

Full page "Hunting Wild Hogs in Arka... See More  

Bicycling in Virginia...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 16, 1897  Full front page illus. of "Snow-Bucking on the Northern Pacific Railroad." Inside is a 1/2 pg. illus. of "Fog-Bound on the East River." Full pg. of illus. of "The New Water Supply for Boston and Its Adjacent Cities and Towns."

Full pg. of illus. of "The Wool-Growing Industry of Australia." Full pg. illus... See More  

Two Thanksgiving-themed prints...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 27, 1897  Full front page illus. of "After the Thanksgiving Service - Taking the New Minister Home to Dinner." Inside is a 1/2 pg. illus. of "The New Training Vessel for the United States Naval Academy." 1/2 pg. illus. of "A Marriage of Convenience, As Performed by Mr. John Drew and His Company at the Empire Theatre, New York.&q... See More  

LESLIE ILLUSTRATED, New York, Mar. 5, 1887 One-third pg. illus. of: "A View of Thomasville, Ga., the New Winter Resort". Nice illus. of "The Eruption of Mauna Loa, Hawaii--Lava Steam 20 Miles Long". One-quarter pg: "View of the City of Portland" & one of "Mount Hood". Halfpg: "The Wabash College Football Team" & halfpg. showing "Villag... See More  

Quail shooting, by A.B. Frost...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 13, 1897  The front page has a full page illustration by W. A. Rogers titled: "It Served Its Turn". A halfpg. has: "News from the Klondike" with an article. A fullpg. has 6 photos and a map called: "In & About Seattle". There is a nice fullpg. A.B. Frost illustration: "Quail-Shooting" is very displayable. Anot... See More  

Santa Claus on the cover... F. S. Church Christmas centerfold...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 18, 1897  The full front page is a nice print: "Santa Claus's Return Home." by the famed artist W. A. Rogers, showing a full-figure Santa Claus with various elves.

Inside is a full pg. illus. of "A Christmas Hymn."; a full pg:"Christmas Carnival on the Ice, Amsterdam."; a full page color print: "I've Kept My E... See More