Early Nottre Dame football....
Item #682686
November 09, 1919
THE NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only, Nov. 9, 1919
* Early Knute Rockne
* Notre Dame Fighting Irish
* NCAA college football
* Passing game in it's infancy
Page 2 has a one column heading: "NOTRE DAME AGAIN WINS BY AIR ROUTE" with subhead. (see) This would be Rockne's first successful season there (2nd overall). An early Notre Dame report prior to becoming a Nati... See More
Ohio State Buckeyes... 1942 National champs....
Item #682649
December 02, 1942
THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 2, 1942
* Ohio State Buckeyes
* National champions (1st report)
* NCAA college football
The sport's section (page 37) has one column headings that include: "OHIO STATE WINS NATIONAL HONORS" "Placed First in Final Poll of Football Writers, With Georgia Runner-Up" and more with standing (see images).First report coverage on the Ohio State ... See More
1912 Harvard-Princeton football game...
Item #682274
November 02, 1912
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, November 2, 1912
* Harvard Crimson vs. Princeton Tigers
* Ivy League - NCAA college football
* Undefeated season & national champions
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "HARVARD DEFEATS PRINCETON IN HARD FOUGHT BATTLE" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. V... See More
1917 Elmer Oliphant Army football photo...
Item #681829
May 19, 1917
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 19, 1917
* Elmer Oliphant - Army Cadets college football photo
Page 14 has a two column action photo of Elmer Oliphant with heading: "Oliphant Captain of Army Eleven" with brief text. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in pap... See More
Tennessee Volunteers win 1998 college football title...
Item #681328
January 05, 1999
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Jan. 5, 1999
* Tennessee Volunteers college football
* Wins Fiesta Bowl vs. Florida State
* National Championship game
The front page has a two column photo headed: "Tennessee Is Tops"
The front page of the sport's section has a banner headline: "Tennessee Is Peerless" with subhead and related photo. (see) First report coverage continues inside ... See More
Ohio State wins Rose Bowl in 1950...
Item #681231
January 03, 1950
THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 3, 1950
* Rose Bowl: Ohio State Buckeyes vs. California Golden Bears
* Orange Bowl: Santa Clara vs. Kentucky Wildcats
* Sugar Bowl: Oklahoma Sooners vs. LSU Tigers
* Cotton Bowl: Rice Owls vs. North Carolina Tar Heels
The sport's section (page 26) has a banner headline: "Ohio State Field Goal in Last Two Minutes Beats Cal... See More
USC Trojans win the 1932 Rose Bowl & are 1931 champions...
Item #681227
January 02, 1932
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, January 2, 1932
* Rose Bowl: USC Trojans vs. Tulane Green Wave
* Become NCAA national college football champions
The front page of section 2 (sports) has a great banner headline: "U. S. C. BEATS TULANE FOR NATIONAL TITLE" with subheads, lineup and related photo. Nice for display. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous pu... See More
1914 Army Football National title (unclaimed)....
Item #681101
November 28, 1914
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 28, 1914
* Early Army-Navy game
* College football rivalry
* West Point vs. Annapolis
* 1st National title (unclaimed)
The front page has a nice banner headline in red lettering: "ARMY OVERWHELMING NAVY IN ANNUAL GRIDIRON CLASSIC" with subheads. (see) This was Army's last game of the 1914 season and then be selected as 1 of the 3 teams recogn... See More
First mention of the Loch Ness monster in the Times...
Item #680876
December 09, 1933
THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 9, 1933
* Loch Ness Monster becomes World known
* Nessie mystery widens
* Elmer Layden named Notre Dame head coach
* The Four Horsemen fame - NCAA college football
Certainly one of the more notable monster or creature searches in recent times is the Loch Ness Monster. Debate continues as to its existence. The very first mention of the Lock Ness Monster... See More
Nile Kinnick and Iowa Hawkeyes...
Item #680477
July 23, 1940
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 23, 1940
* Nile Kinnick All-star votes
* Iowa Hawkeyes - NCAA college football
This 40 page newspaper has small one column headings in the sport's section (page 25): "Kinnick Leads In Poll", "Iowa Halfback Has Most Votes for All-Star Eleven" See photo for brief text here.
Other news, sports and various advertisements of the day throughout... See More
1899 Wisconsin Badgers football victory...
Item #680149
November 30, 1899
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 30, 1899
* 1899 Wisconsin Badgers college football
* Victory over the Michigan Wolverines
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "CHAMPIONSHIP GAME" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era ... See More
1899 Harvard-Yale football game...
Item #680062
November 18, 1899
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, November 18, 1899
* Harvard Crimson vs. Yale Bulldogs
* Ivy League - NCAA college football
* End of the 19th century 0-0 tie game
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "GAME WAS A DRAW" with subheads. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile... See More
Dedication of Notre Dame Stadium in 1930...
Item #679914
October 11, 1930
THE WORLD, New York City, October 11, 1930
* Notre Dame Stadium opening (day of)
* Formal dedication (day of) - Fighting Irish
* NCAA College football - "Touchdown Jesus" fame
The front page of the sport's section has a banner headline concerning the upcoming college football games of the day with subheads that include: "ROCKNE IS FETED AS STADIUM OPENS" "... See More
Michigan's Tom Harmon... Heisman Trophy...
Item #678915
December 10, 1940
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, December 10, 1940
* Tom Harmon wins Heisman Trophy "Old 98"
* Michigan Wolverines halfback
* NCAA college football
Page 25 has a one column heading: "HARMON IS GIVEN HEISMAN TROPHY; SAYS HE'S LUCKY" (see) First report coverage on Michigan Wolverine star football player, Tom Harmon, winning the Heisman Trophy.
Complete with 34 pages, some vari... See More
Nile Kinnick wins 1939 Heisman Trophy...
Item #678666
December 11, 1939
FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, December 11, 1939
* Nile Kinnick wins "Athlete of the Year" award
* Iowa Hawkeyes - NCAA college football
The top of page 8 has a two column heading: "Nile Kinnick Is Named As Outstanding Athlete By U.S. Sport Experts" with ballot results. (see)
Complete with 12 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally nice.... See More
Army Cadets vs. Notre Dame...
Item #678004
November 17, 1935
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, sport's section only, November 17, 1935
* Army Cadets vs. Notre Dame
* NCAA college football tie
The front page of this section has a six column heading: "Notre Dame Scores in Closing 10 Seconds to Tie Army" with subheads and related photo. Another photo on page 2.
Complete sport's section only with 12 pages, light toning and minor wear at the marg... See More
Frank Leahy named as Notre Dame coach...
Item #677058
February 15, 1941
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, February 15, 1941 This 20 page newspaper has a seven column headline on page 11: "Notre Dame Signs Leahy to Succeed Layden as Grid Coach", with subheads and photo.
This tells of Frank Leahy becoming the new head coach of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish college football team. Leahy would become one of the most successful coaches at ND.
... See More
First mention (?) of Jackie Robinson in 1939...
Item #676739
October 29, 1939
CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, section 2 (sports) only, Oct. 29, 1939
* Jackie Robinson 1st mention (?) on the national stage
* UCLA Bruins college football
* 1st Negro in MLB baseball fame
This is a significant issue for any Jackie Robinson collector, as this is the very first mention of him in the prestigious Chicago Daily Tribune. The report is actually of a U.C.L.A. football game as he was a ... See More
1910 Harvard-Yale football game...
Item #676614
November 19, 1910
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, November 19, 1910
* Harvard Crimson vs. Yale Bulldogs
* Ivy League - NCAA college football
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "YALE-HARVARD ELEVENS PLAY TIE GAME ON THE GROUNDS AT NEW HAVEN" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues th... See More
1908 Harvard-Yale football game...
Item #676160
November 21, 1908
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, November 21, 1908
* Harvard Crimson vs. Yale Bulldogs
* Ivy League - NCAA college football
The front page has a five column headline: "HARVARD DEFEATS YALE ON FOOTBALL FIELD 4 TO 0" with subheads and photo of the Yale team. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totall... See More
1904 Princeton vs. Yale football...
Item #676033
November 12, 1904
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 12, 1904
* Yale Bulldogs vs. Princeton Tigers
* Early Ivy League college football game
1902 Army-Navy game... college football...
Item #675935
November 28, 1903
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 28, 1903
* Early Army-Navy game
* College football rivalry
* West Point vs. Annapolis
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "ANNAPOLIS MADE A POOR SHOWING" with subheads that include: "Army Defeated Navy in Football by a Score of 40 to 5" and more. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "... See More
Larry Kelley wins Heisman Trophy... Yale...
Item #674584
December 17, 1936
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, December 17, 1936
* Larry Kelley wins Heisman Trophy
* Yale University college football
* Conneaut, Ashtabula County, Ohio
The top of page 25 has one column headings : "KELLEY RECEIVES HEISMAN TROPHY; DISCUSES GAME" "Yale End Calls Football Big Business" with smaller subheads. (see) First report coverage on Larry Kelley winning the Heisman Trophy ... See More
Notre Dame's four horsemen win the Rose Bowl...
Item #674144
January 02, 1925
THE EVENING DAY, New London, Connecticut, Jan. 2, 1925
* Rose Bowl college football game
* Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Stanford
* Knute Rockne vs. Pop Warner - "Four Horsemen"
The sports page has an historic five column banner headline: "Four Horsemen of Notre Dame Ride Over Stanford Warriors" with subhead: "Notre Dame Crushes Stanford; Penn Loses". A ... See More
Notre Dame wins 1989 college football title...
Item #673859
January 03, 1989
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Jan. 3, 1989
* Notre Dame Fighting Irish
* Wins Fiesta Bowl vs. West Virginia
* College football national champions
The front page of the sport's section has a heading: "#1: There's No Stopping Notre Dame" with subhead and related photo. (see) First report coverage continues inside. Much reporting on the Rose Bowl between Michigan and USC.
Complete wit... See More
Fifth Down Game (1990)... Colorado Buffaloes...
Item #673856
October 07, 1990
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
LSU Tigers win 2003 college football title...
Item #673855
January 05, 2004
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Jan. 5, 2004
* LSU - Louisiana State University
* Wins Sugar Bowel vs. Oklahoma
* Wins National Championship
* Nick Saban's first college football title
Near the bottom of the front page is a three column color photo of Nick Saban celebrating his first national championship with his players. Also a heading: "LSU Defeats Oklahoma; USC Beats BCS" (see)
The... See More
Nebraska Cornhuskers are 1994 champions...
Item #673847
January 02, 1995
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Jan. 2, 1995
* Nebraska Cornhuskers college football
* Wins Orange Bowl for championship title
* Nebraska - Penn State controversy season
The front page of the sport's section has a headline that reads: "Nebraska Leaves Little Doubt" with subhead and 2 related photos. (see) First report coverage continues inside with a few more photos.
Very nice condition.... See More
Penn State wins 1995 Rose Bowl...
Item #673845
January 03, 1995
LOS ANGELES TIMES, January 3, 1995
* Penn State Nittany Lions college football
* Wins Rose Bowl vs. Oregon Ducks
* Undefeated season without a title
* Kerry Collins, Kyle Brady, Bobby Engram
The front page has a two column heading: "Penn State Wears Rose Crown Despite Thorny Ranking Issue" and a color photo of the Rose Parade. (see)
The front page of the sport's section has... See More
Penn State football are 1986 champions...
Item #673843
January 03, 1987
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Jan. 3, 1987
* Penn State Nittany Lions wins title
* NCAA college football championship
* Fiesta Bowl vs. Miami Hurricanes
The front page of the sport's section has a banner headline: "Penn State Picks Off Miami, 14-10" with subhead: "Testaverde Intercepted Five Times" and two related photos to the game ending interception by Pete Giftopoulos. Fi... See More
1950 NCAA college football games...
Item #673137
October 29, 1950
THE NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only, October 29, 1950 This 12 pages section has various sporting news with many college football reports with a few related photos and scores.
Complete sport's section only, rag edition, a little creasing, generally very nice.
1st game at Kinnick Stadium.... Iowa Hawkeyes...
Item #671448
October 06, 1929
THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 6, 1929
* Kinnick Stadium debut (Nile Kinnick)
* Iowa Hawkeyes NCAA college football
The sport's section of this issue 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" and "Has Easy Time With Monmouth as New Sta... See More
Army Cadets vs. Notre Dame in 1939...
Item #671221
November 05, 1939
THE NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only, November 5, 1939
* Army Cadets vs. Notre Dame
* NCAA college football
* Many games w/ photos
The front page of this section has a four column headline: "NOTRE DAME BEATS ARMY, 14-0" with subheads, stats, lineups and related photo.
Other sporting news of the day including many other college football games of the day. Complete sport... See More
The 1929 Rose Bowl... Riegels runs the wrong way...
Item #670946
January 02, 1929
QUINCY EVENING NEWS, Mass., January 2, 1929
* Rose Bowl college football game
* California vs. Georgia Tech
* Roy 'Wrong Way' Riegels
The sport's section (page 6) has a one column heading: "Prize 'Boner' Gives Georgia Tech Victory" with subhead. (see)
Fourteen pages, loose with some damage along the spine with unrelated text loss, a little other margin wear.
... See More
1911 Princeton vs. Yale football
Item #670910
November 18, 1911
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 18, 1911
* Yale Bulldogs vs. Princeton Tigers
* Early college football game w/ lineups
The front page has a two column heading: "YALE TEAM DEFEATED IN FAST GAME BY PRINCETON" with subhead and starting lineups. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally f... See More
1934 Minnesota Golden Gophers are national champions...
Item #669198
November 25, 1934
THE NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only, Nov. 25, 1934
* Minnesota Golden Gophers college football
* Win Big Ten Conference & National title
Near the bottom of the front page of this section has a two column heading : "Minnesota Beats Wisconsin, 34-0, to Annex First Undisputed Big Ten Title Since 1911" (see) This game made Minnesota Big Ten champions & would push them... See More
Notre Dame - Army rivalry ends in 1947....
Item #668519
November 09, 1947
THE NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only, November 9, 1947
* The Army-Notre Dame rivalry ends (1st report)
* NCAA college football - South Bend, Indiana
The front page of this section has a four column headline: "NOTRE DAME BEATS ARMY, 27-7" with subheads that include: "Irish Stage Drives" "Notre Dame, Expected to Pass, Batters Army With Ground Plays" and ... See More
Notre Dame football w/ Knute Rockne as coach...
Item #668514
October 14, 1928
THE NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only, October 14, 1928
* Notre Dame Fighting Irish
* Head coach Knute Rockne
* NCAA college football
The front page of this section has a one column heading: "117,000 SEE NAVY BOW TO NOTRE DAME" with subheads and lineups. (see) This was when Knute Rockne was head coach.
Other sporting news of the day. Complete sport's section only wit... See More
Tennessee Volunteers... 1951 National champs....
Item #667748
December 05, 1951
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, December 5, 1951
* Tennessee Volunteers
* National champions (1st report)
* NCAA college football
The sport's section (page 26) has a one column heading: "Tennessee Wins First Grid Crown" with subhead and top 20 list. First report coverage on the Tennessee Volunteers officially being named national champions of college football by the associated press ... See More
Felix 'Doc' Blanchard wins Heisman Trophy...
Item #667716
December 04, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, December 4, 1945
* Felix 'Doc' Blanchard wins Heisman Trophy
* Army Black Knights - College football
Page 23 has one column headings that include: "BLANCHARD WINS HEISMAN TROPHY", "Army Fullback Votes Nation's Outstanding Player of 1945--Glenn Davis Runner-Up" and more with a nice two column photo of Blanchard. Always nice to ha... See More
Nile Kinnick & Iowa upsets Notre Dame...
Item #666456
November 12, 1939
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, November 12, 1939
* Nile Kinnick's touchdown upsets Notre Dame
* Iowa Hawkeyes - NCAA college football
The front page of the sport's section (inside) has a one column heading: "Irish Are Upset by Iowa, 7-6" First report coverage continues on page 3 of this section with with lineups.
Complete with 50+ pages, light toning at the margins, small bindi... See More
1930 Notre Dame Stadium's 1st game...
Item #666416
October 04, 1930
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., October 4, 1930
* Notre Dame Stadium opening
* 1st ever game (day of) - Fighting Irish
* NCAA College football - "Touchdown Jesus" fame
The sport's section (page 18) has a article headed: "Description of Notre Dame Stadium" with subhead: "New Football Plant, Rectangular in Shape, Will Seat 60,000; Has Military Appearance....&... See More
Notre Dame Fighting Irish football... 1946 National champions....
Item #665898
December 10, 1946
THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 10, 1946
* Notre Dame Fighting Irish
* Named National champions
* NCAA college football
The sport's section (page 44) has a two column heading: "Notre Dame No. 1 Team for 1946 With Top Offense and Defense" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish officially being named national champions of college football by the... See More
Notre Dame vs. Army in 1946...
Item #665390
November 10, 1946
THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Penn., November 10, 1946
* Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Army Cadets
* College football # 1 and # 2 teams at the time
* Early, same day report during the game
* "Game of the Century" fame
The top of the front page has a three column heading: "Army, Notre Dame Battle Through 3 Scoreless Periods" with subheads. (see)
The sport's section (... See More
Nile Kinnick & Iowa Hawkeyes football...
Item #665119
July 21, 1940
THE NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only, July 21, 1940
* Nile Kinnick's all-star voting tops all
* Iowa Hawkeyes - NCAA college football
Page 5 of this section has a small and somewhat discrete heading: "Kinnick Is Far In Lead" with subhead. (see)
Other sporting news of the day. Complete sport's section with all 8 pages, rag edition in nice condition.
wikipedia ... See More
John Cappelletti... Heisman trophy... Penn state...
Item #664941
December 05, 1973
THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, December 5, 1973
* John Cappelletti wins Heisman
* Penn State Nittany Lions
* NCAA college football
Page 5 has a very brief and inconspicuous report under "Player of Year" which begins: "Penn State Cappelletti was named Player of the Year..." which is actually him winning the Heisman. (see)
Complete with 8 pages, a few binding holes alo... See More
1935 Army-Navy game... college football...
Item #664468
December 01, 1935
THE NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only, December 1, 1935
* The Army-Navy game
* College football rivalry
* West Point vs. Annapolis
The top of the front page of this section has a banner headline: "ARMY OVERWHELMS NAVY BY 28 TO 6 AS 79,000 LOOK ON" with subheads and related photo. Nice for display. Lengthy coverage continues on the following pages with more photos, headings... See More
O.J. Simpson wins the Heisman trophy...
Item #664401
November 27, 1968
LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Mass., November 27, 1968
* O. J. Simpson wins Heisman Trophy
* USC - Southern California Trojans
* NCAA college football
The top of page 11 has a three column heading: "Simpson Runaway Choice For '68 Heisman Trophy" with related photo. (see) First report coverage on O.J. Simpson winning the 1968 Heisman Trophy while playing at USC.
Complete with ... See More
1939 Nile Kinnick & Iowa upsets Notre Dame...
Item #664300
November 13, 1939
THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 13, 1939
* Nile Kinnick's touchdown upsets Notre Dame
* Iowa Hawkeyes - NCAA college football
The sport's section (page 24) has a banner headline: "Kicks Accounted for Three of College Football's Major Surprises Saturday" with subheads that include: "OWN FORMULA COST NOTRE DAME GAME" and more with photo of Nile Kinnick scoring a t... See More
Alan Ameche wins 1954 Heisman Trophy...
Item #663506
December 10, 1954
THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 10, 1954
* Alan Ameche wins Heisman Trophy
* Wisconsin Badgers college football
This 56 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 37: "AMECHE RECEIVES HEISMAN TROPHY", "Wisconsin Fullback Saluted as 'Outstanding' Player at Downtown A. C. Event"
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Nice condition.... See More
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