Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Sept 29, 2018 4:06:00 GMT
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In 1937, a man named Clinton Frank put Yale in the football record books, helping his school become the first to win the Heisman Trophy in back-to-back years.
A year after his Bulldogs teammate Larry Kelley won the award and just two years after Jay Berwanger became the first Heisman winner of all time, Frank showcased his speed on both sides of the ball as both a No. 1 running back and interception specialist, becoming what future Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Earle "Greasy" Neale would call "the best back Yale ever had."
Now, more than 80 years later, Frank's historic Heisman Trophy is up for sale.
Heritage Auctions has the original award as part of its sports memorabilia collection, with bidding open through Oct. 18, and it estimates the 1937 honor could go for almost $400,000, as ESPN reported. That's a total that was nearly reached by the sale of Rashaan Salaam's 1994 Heisman earlier this year, and it would top other notable Heisman sales, such as O.J. Simpson's 1968 trophy ($255,000) and the 1936 trophy Kelley won before Frank ($328,000).
In 1937, a man named Clinton Frank put Yale in the football record books, helping his school become the first to win the Heisman Trophy in back-to-back years.
A year after his Bulldogs teammate Larry Kelley won the award and just two years after Jay Berwanger became the first Heisman winner of all time, Frank showcased his speed on both sides of the ball as both a No. 1 running back and interception specialist, becoming what future Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Earle "Greasy" Neale would call "the best back Yale ever had."
Now, more than 80 years later, Frank's historic Heisman Trophy is up for sale.
Heritage Auctions has the original award as part of its sports memorabilia collection, with bidding open through Oct. 18, and it estimates the 1937 honor could go for almost $400,000, as ESPN reported. That's a total that was nearly reached by the sale of Rashaan Salaam's 1994 Heisman earlier this year, and it would top other notable Heisman sales, such as O.J. Simpson's 1968 trophy ($255,000) and the 1936 trophy Kelley won before Frank ($328,000).