From the archives of publications including The Denver Post, The Sporting News, The Chicago Sun-Times and SPORT Magazine (among others) comes this treasure trove of football photographs, spanning seven decades of gridiron action.
A mixture of NFL (about 65 percent), NCAA (25 percent) and a few shots of prep and pee wee players for good measure (10 percent) comprise this sizable collection of football photography. Just some of the tremendous coaches and athletes featured in the assortment include: Vince Lombardi, John Madden (both with Raiders and in the broadcast booth), Paul Brown, Tim Brown, Troy Aikman, Joe Montana, Terry Bradshaw, O.J. Simpson, Marcus Allen, Archie Manning, Joe Namath, Bronco Nagurski, Art Monk, Warren Moon, Dan Marino, Steve Young, Andre Reed, Barry Sanders, John Elway, Jim Kelly, Buddy Ryan, Joe Gibbs, Lynn Swann, Steve Largent, Chuck Knox, Tom Rathman, Marv Levy, Mike Shanahan, George Allen, Dick Nolan, Steve McNair, James Lofton, Dan Reeves, Jim McMahon, Jerome Bettis, Drew Bledsoe, Sonny Jurgensen, Bill Belichick, Steve Atwater and even "The Boz" makes an appearance.
Additional gems include numerous shots from the picket lines during the NFL strike, a few glimpses of the (then) state-of-the-art New Orleans Superdome, and numerous pictures of Muhammad Ali training Denver's Lyle Alzado.
Most photos are 8" x 10" in size. B0961
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(MEARS Auction LOA~SB)