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Football fans

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Harrisburg Trojans Homemade Fan Poster

 Collection — Box MSSP F3 CC-0001: Series BKP670-Series-4; Series MSSP10070-Series-1, Folder: 5
Identifier: MSSP_10118
Scope and Contents One homemade fan poster of the Harrisburg Trojans football team. The poster consists of clippings pasted to a piece of cardboard from an unknown printed book or program about the Harrisburg Trojans written by Manager Ned Givens in about 1945.The poster includes a summary page that reads:“The 1945 Harrisburg Trojans professional football club have played five games thus far this season, and they are proud after eight years of playing to honor the loyal fans with this...
Dates: 1945

John Joseph "Jack" McGrath Papers

 Collection
Identifier: JJM
Scope and Contents This collection consists of football grid graphs created by John J. McGrath while listening to radio broadcasts of Notre Dame football games. McGrath took notes during the game and charted the action on the field as described by the announcers. He recorded and described each play of the game on a football-field shaped diagram, using arrows, lines, and descriptive notes.McGrath’s grid graphs typically went through several phases. The grid graphs started from notes and diagrams...
Dates: 1939-1954