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Johnny Lujack wins 1947 Heisman Trophy...
Johnny Lujack wins 1947 Heisman Trophy...
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December 02, 1947
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Massachusetts, December 2, 1947
* Johnny Lujack wins Heisman Trophy
* Notre Dame Fighting Irish - NCAA college football
This 60 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 39: "LUJACK IS WINNER OF HEISMAN AWARD" and "Notre Dame Ace Has Wide Edge in Poll to Pick Nation's Best Football Player" (see photos for text here).
Other news of the day throughout including period advertising. This issue has a few cutouts on a few unrelated inside pages, minor margin wear, but is otherwise in good condition.
wikipedia notes: John Christopher Lujack Jr. (pronounced Lu' jack) is a former American football quarterback and 1947 Heisman Trophy winner.
Lujack was born on January 4, 1925, in Connellsville, Pennsylvania. He played college football for the University of Notre Dame, and professionally for the Chicago Bears. Lujack was the first of several successful quarterbacks who hailed from Western Pennsylvania. Others include Pro Football Hall of Fame members Johnny Unitas, Joe Namath, Dan Marino, Jim Kelly, Joe Montana and George Blanda. He now lives in Bettendorf, Iowa and lends his name to a large car dealership in neighboring Davenport, Iowa. He is currently the oldest living Heisman Trophy winner.
Lujack served as a color commentator on CBS NFL telecasts for a number of years in the late 1950s and early 1960s, and on ABC college football telecasts in the late 1960s.
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