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Football commemorating Eddie Robinson's 324th win at Grambling State University

National Museum of African American History and Culture

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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
1985
Object number
2015.224.1
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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
See more items in
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification
Tools and Equipment-Sports and Recreational
Exhibition
Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
On View
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 052
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Athletes
Football
HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
Record ID
nmaahc_2015.224.1
Usage of Metadata (Object Detail Text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c3229c5d-ff9e-4443-ae0c-8b3d0921abc9

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