Scope and Contents The Adam Walsh Papers consist mostly of materials related to Adam Walsh's football coaching career, his political career, his induction into the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame in 1968, his death in 1985, publications and clipping about Walsh, books inscribed to Walsh, and other correspondence, speeches, photographs, and ephemera from throughout his life.Of particular note are the materials documenting his two years coaching the professional Cleveland/Los Angeles Rams...

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This collection contains programs for the annual Chicago College Football All-Star Charity game. The game pitted a group of recently graduated college football All-Stars against the previous season’s championship team of the professional National Football League.

Formats include programs.

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This collection contains programs for charity football games between college football all-star teams and teams of professional football players.

Formats include programs.

Scope and Contents This collection contains media guides published by teams in the National Football League. The annual guides published prior to each NFL season generally included a review of the previous season (including statistics), a preview of the upcoming season (including schedules and opponent information), and photographs and bios of players, coaches, and staff. Other content sometimes included broader material about the history of the franchise, information about the city, and other information for...

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This collection contains pre-season prospectuses published by teams in the National Football League. The annual prospectuses generally included biographies of coaches and players, statistics, schedules, and other information. The prospectuses—produced closer to the beginning of the pre-season—were often typed and mimeographed and were less extensive than the contemporaneous team media guides.

Formats include prospectuses.

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This collection consists of National Football League annual team yearbooks. Aimed at fans, yearbooks typically contained information and articles about players, managers, and coaches, as well as statistics and schedules. Most yearbooks also featured numerous photographs of players and personnel and other team-related images. Some yearbooks contained advertisements.

Formats include yearbooks.

Scope and Contents This collection consists of about 1,750 National Football League regular season and pre-season exhibition game programs dating from the 1920s until 1969. This collection excludes post-season games and all-star games. Most of the programs are from after 1940 with only about 75 programs for games from before 1940. The programs typically contain pictures, articles, and statistics about the players on the teams. Most programs also include pictures and information about coaches, other team...

Scope and Contents This collection contains annual publications in magazine format devoted primarily to professional football. The magazines mostly cover the National Football League and its rival leagues. Some magazines also provide information about football teams and leagues at other levels. The magazines published prior to the season—or sometimes during the season—generally included reviews of the previous year’s season; team and players statistics; and previews of the upcoming—or in-progress—season,...

Scope and Contents This collection consists of about 40 professional football all-star game programs. Leagues represented include the National Football League (NFL, 1922-) and the American Football League (AFL, 1960-1969). The collection includes mostly NFL Pro-Bowl programs with a small number of AFL All-Star game programs. The programs typically contain photographs, statistics, and rosters of the players on the All-Star teams. Many programs also contain articles about the history of the All-Star game,...

Scope and Contents This collection consists of about 75 professional football playoff and championship game programs. Leagues represented include the National Football League (NFL, 1922-); the All-America Football Conference (AAFC, 1946-1949); and the American Football League (AFL, 1960-1969). The collection includes 41 Super Bowl programs. Inscribed signatures are present as noted. The programs typically contain pictures, articles, and statistics about the players on the teams playing in the game. Some...

Scope and Contents Papers related to the professional football career of Roger Ellis. Materials include original contracts from the American Football League, the National Football League, and the Canadian Football League; correspondence and ephemera from his playing days from several teams including the New York Giants, New York Titans, New York Jets, the Oakland Area Football Club, the Saskatchewan Roughriders, and the Montreal Alouette. The correspondence documents the daily life of a professional football...