Whistle used by Football Referee Red Friesell

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Object Details

Description

Referee William Red Friessell used this whistle during one of the seven Army-Navy football games that he officiated. A former diver at Princeton Unversity, Beginning in 1922, Freissel officated for 22 years, becoming best known for his (acknowledged) mistake in a 1940 matchup between Dartmouth and Cornell, a contest now known as the fifth down gamel. An official in 575 professional and collegiate contests, Friessel is represented at the Professional Football Hall of Fame in Canton, OH.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Edwin A. Rowlands

date made

ca 1944

ID Number

1983.0347.12

accession number

1983.0347

catalog number

1983.0347.12

Object Name

whistle, referee

Physical Description

metal (overall material)

cloth (overall material)

tape (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 2 in x 1 in x 2 1/2 in; 5.08 cm x 2.54 cm x 6.35 cm

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Data Source

National Museum of American History

name of sport or game

Football

level of sport

College

web subject

Sports

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746af-eadc-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_679477