Red Grange Signed Helmet Bears – COA JSA

Very desirable and seldomly encountered signed football from the consummate prewar player and gridiron legend, whose vision and commitment put the professional game on the map and kept it there, in the sense one could divide an NFL history time-line by “Pre-Grange” and “Post-Grange.” Grange, of course, was the superstar of 1920’s collegiate sports and an All-World-type of player whose ability simply overwhelmed all opponents. In 1925, the All-American joined Halas’s Chicago Bears the day after his last college game; agreeing to a sold-out 19-games-in-67-days barnstorming tour credited with legitimizing pro football and providing the most significant step in establishing both the respectability and popularity of a league which had previously been viewed as a refuge for less admirable players. Offered is an Official Rawlings NFL (Chicago Bears Rawlings HNFL small USA) helmet bearing a huge autograph from The Galloping Ghost rendered in heavy silver marker. It fully stretches across 7 inches on the front of the Bears Helmet presenting collectors with a tremendous display and a wonderful example of a very tough autograph in this format with a signature projecting 8/9 in strength. Authentication: JSA Full Letter Red Grange Signed Helmet