Object Details
Manufactured by
Wilson Sporting Goods Co., American, founded 1914
Owned by
Edward Gay Robinson Sr., American, 1919 - 2007
Subject of
Grambling State University, American, founded 1901
Description
This is a deflated white and brown Wilson football with white lacing. On the white side is text in black letters that reads "EDDIE ROBINSON GETS 324TH WIN/ GRAMBLING 27 VS PRARIE [sic] VIEW 7/ COTTON BOWL STADIUM/ DALLAS TEXAS 10 - 5-85." On a brown side in black text are the words "PAUL 'BEAR' BRYANT 323 WINS/ AMOS ALONZO STAGG 314 WINS/ GLEN POP WARNER 313 WINS." On a third side in large black script is the word "Wilson ®." Below in black text are the words "Made/ in / USA/ K" and "Inflate/ 13 LBS/ R."
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Eddie Robinson Family
Date
1985
Object number
2015.224.1
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Type
footballs
Medium
leather , rubber and thread
Dimensions
H x W x D (deflated): 4 1/4 × 12 1/4 × 6 1/2 in. (10.8 × 31.1 × 16.5 cm)
Place used
Dallas, Texas, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted
Grambling, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Athletes
Football
HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
Sports
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2015.224.1