Lot # 664: 1950-1959 Notre Dame Football Program Near Complete Run (95/99) with Complete 1953 Championship Season

Starting Bid: $400.00

Bids: 13 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "December 2023 Auction",
which ran from 11/24/2023 9:00 AM to
12/7/2023 10:00 PM



Chronicle a decade of Notre Dame football, with this 1950-1959 football program near complete run (95/99). The Fighting Irish enjoyed an unbeaten 9-0-1 season in 1953, to earn an unclaimed national championship. Other highlights of the 1950s were Heisman trophy winning seasons in 1953 for Johnny Lattner, and 1956 for Paul Hornung, who went on to a spectacular NFL career with the Green Bay Packers. Condition is generally favorable, ranging 80% Ex to Nm+, 20% Vg to Vg-Ex, with deference to (1) lesser program. Given their age, these mostly better grade programs stack up as a tremendous find, especially in consideration of Notre Dame’s great nationwide popularity. Just four programs shy of a complete ten-year run, this offering is worthy of a long look.



Featured program quantities by season are:

1950 (8/9);

1951 (10/10);

1952 (10/10) with national champion Michigan State;

1953 (10/10) ND unclaimed national championship season, and last year for head coach Frank Leahy. Johnny Lattner Heisman winner. Includes 9/26/53 @ Oklahoma, Oklahoma's last loss before 47 game winning streak;

1954 (9/10);

1955 (10/10);

1956 (10/10) Paul Hornung Heisman winner;

1957 (9/10) Includes 11/16/57 @ Oklahoma, Notre Dame ends Oklahoma's 3+ year 47 game winning streak. Issued the day before 11/18/57 Sports Illustrated " Why Oklahoma is Unbeatable ";

1958 (9/10) with national champion Iowa;

1959 (10/10). Opening Bid $400.

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