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1934 Signed Photo of Maurice

1934 Signed Photo of Maurice"Clipper"Smith-Santa Clara,Gonzaga Football Coach

$ 25.87

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Sport: Football
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Original/Reprint: Original
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Condition: It's got some condition issues-dog eared corners,one corner clipped, but not horribly. Photo has some light impressions from storage but it is all in all a nice picture. Good, clear signature with short inscription.Not personalised, which is nice.-+Basketball,Baseball Coach-Notre Dame Player 1917-1920
  • Product: Photo
  • Autograph Authentication: Not Authenticated
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Signed: Yes

    Description

    8x10 Signed Photo of Maurice"Clipper"Smith-Santa Clara,Gonzaga Football Coach
    +Basketball,Baseball Coach-Notre Dame Player 1917-1920 and more!
    This is a press photo and I was lucky enough to find another shot from the same day that was dated 1-8-34. He had an amazing resume. What didn't this guy do? He coached football and basketball for Santa Clara and Gonzaga, which was a bigger deal in those days, as well as one season of baseball. OK, let's include stints at Vilanova, Lafayette and San Francisco. He was head coach of the NFL's Boston Yanks. He also had a front office role for the LA Rams in the 1950's.
    His Wikipedia entry
    Maurice J. "Clipper" Smith (October 15, 1898 – March 18, 1984) was an American football player and coach of football, basketball, and baseball. He served as the head football coach at Gonzaga University (1925–1928),[1][2][3] Santa Clara University (1929–1935),[4] Villanova College—now known as Villanova University (1936–1942), the University of San Francisco (1946), and Lafayette College (1949–1951), compiling a career college football record of 108–76–12. Smith was also the head coach of the National Football League's Boston Yanks from 1947 to 1948, tallying a mark of 7–16–1. In addition, he was the head basketball coach at Gonzaga from 1925 to 1929 and the head baseball coach at the school for one season in 1926, notching a record of 4–11.[5]