1938 Steelers Home Schedule Broadside with Future Justice Whizzer White.
Lot 49. 1938 Steelers Home Schedule Broadside with Future Justice Whizzer White. Actually, the Pittsburgh pro football team was still known as the “Pirates” then, and they were one of the two worst teams in pro football. White was fresh out of the University of Colorado, where he finished second in the third year of the Heisman Award. White gave Pittsburgh fans something to cheer about in a 2-9 season. He led the NFL in rushing, outgaining runner-up Tuffy Leemans of the New York Giants by more than 100 yards. White was a Rhodes Scholar, and after the 1938 season, he left for Oxford. He returned to the U.S. to play for Detroit in 1940 and 1942 before entering the military. In 1962, President John F. Kennedy appointed White to the U.S. Supreme Court. The schedule and advertising poster are on 7 ¾” x 12” newsprint. It has four folds, a couple of holes that do not affect text or White’s photo and “1938” printed on in pencil. The name of a pharmacy where tickets could be purchased in 1938 is typed on. Living in the heart of Steelers country, we can tell you that any memorabilia associated with the teams of the 1930s-40s is very scarce. This is great item! Current Bid $92.
