You have clicked a page that seems to be very popular. This guest book is a great way to keep track of all the memories you make with your friends on your birthday, baby shower, bar mitzvah, or other special event. Why would anyone want an autograph from a man who could not write. A schoolgirls autograph book from the 1930s after finding the book at a yard sale, keith maynard tracked down the original owners family. Earl greasy neale psa dna coa autograph hand signed 3x5 index card. Philadelphia eagles nfl original autographed index cards for sale. When the philadelphia eagles hired earle greasy neale as their coach in 1941, the first thing he did was study the coaches game film of the chicago bears 730 title win over the washington redskins. Wow them with a book signed by the author, sure to hold a lasting place in their home library. Greasy neale was born on november 3, 1891 in parkersburg, west virginia, usa as alfred earle neale. The hats were signed instead of the autograph books. Traditionally they were exchanged among friends, colleagues, and classmates to fill with poems, drawings, personal messages, small pieces of verse, and other mementos. Earle greasy neale american football database fandom. Dear craig murden, your request for item earle greasy neale signed index card.
Neale first signed on with class c london of the canadian league in 1912. Autograph books for the end of the year diy autograph book. Its so much fun to look back at things people wrote. This autograph book is even more fun when paired with a hollywood theme. Greasy neale rated van buren the equal of jim thorpe and better than red grange. One of them helped us with the books, and one took a picture of us getting the autograph. Available in a range of colours, designs and sizes, autograph books are the perfect way to help your students say goodbye to all their friends on the last day of term pick your favourite design and you can even choose to personalise it with a school name, logo andor photo.
Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. May 05, 2014 in the 50s these autograph books were popular. Shop earle greasy autographed signed neale index card psadna certified authentic auto 9710 and more authentic, autographed and gameused items at amazons sports collectibles store. A letter from martha perry of staunton, va 1 march 1888 to jennie robinson of clarksburg, wv congratulating her on her upcoming wedding. Earle greasy neale signed sheet football hof jsa coa. A great way to wrap up the year with a fun writing project.
Greasy neale enrolled at west virginia wesleyan college via a football. Click request authorgraph you can include a short message to the author receive an. He played major league baseball as an outfielder with the cincinnati reds between 1916 and 1924 and briefly with the philadelphia phillies for part of the 1921 season. Find great deals on ebay for greasy neale and earle neale. Earle greasy neale, a longtime college and professional football coach and a member of footballs hall of fame, died yesterday at a nursing home in lake worth, fla. Still, not too many clubs had a book on the tigers star. He died on november 2, 1973 in lake worth, florida, usa. Im constantly trying to upgrade the set as well as fill in the gaps. Neale was the starting right fielder for the 1919 cincinnati reds. Greasy neale was inducted into the college football hall of fame in 1967.
Greasy neale retired following the 1950 season after compiling a 63435 record in 111 games. Autograph book definition is a book with blank pages for people to sign. I actually own three of these little gems from my elementary and junior high school days. Greasy neale, 81, coached eagles the new york times. After studying the film endlessly, neale became the first coach to imitate, and some say, improve the bears tformation. Disney autograph book, personalized minnie mouse with bow names disney adventure 5 x 7 autograph book, memory book, scrapbook flamingoroadjournals 5 out. Authorgraph makes it possible for authors to sign e books for their readers.
Jun 18, 2012 a great project for the last week of school is to have the kids decorate and sign autograph books. Hey joe try and have a 8x10 of lem barney with a light background thats good for a black sharpie signature, id pick up a few. Neal family west virginia university archivesspace. Earle greasy neale, colorful coach of two championship philadelphia eagle teams and a member of footballs hall of fame, died yesterday in lake worth, fla. Autograph books are rarely studied as evidence from the period of the civil war, however, they are an important source. Our economically priced autograph books feature your school name andor graduation year embossed on a leatherette cover in gold or silver foil, colored pages, activity pages, and a photograph section. Alongside beautiful vintage and modern photographs, detailed player profiles, and hearty statistics, author les bowen provides analysis of some of the most famous games in nfl history, including the 1947, 1948, 1949, and 1960 nfl. Clive cussler july 15, 1931 february 24, 2020 a note from john.
Search or browse for your favorite authors or books. Autograph books were relatively inexpensive, massproduced books of blank paper that were popularly circulated in the late 19th to mid 20th century. Great deals from khw hall of fame gallery in football. Neale was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on. Greasy neale society for american baseball research. Greasy neale baseball stats with batting stats, pitching stats and fielding stats, along with uniform numbers, salaries, quotes, career stats and. A betterthanblank autograph book with silly signature ideas, autograph rhymes, fullcolor illustrations and a pen that writes in four different ink colors. Greasy neale was the first person inducted into the pro football hall of fame 1969 and the college football hall of fame 1967 as a coach. For the stock imprinted zippered autograph books you have the option of choosing which color autograph book to the two choices of stock imprints one is autographs and the other is my autograph book with stars to the color of the foil stamp gold or silver foil stamp used. Prepare an autograph book to carry with you when you see famous people. Apr 22, 20 neale albert, 75, is a collector of miniature books, and he may be the most serious collector living in new york. Earle greasy neale pro football hall of fame official site.
Known better as a football coach than as a baseball player, outfielder greasy neale was a regular for the cincinnati reds for five years and starred for the club in the 1919 world series a star in baseball, football, and basketball at west virginia wesleyan college, neale joined the reds in 1916. At the beginning of his tenure at wesleyan, stansbury was practically a oneman department, serving as publicity director, athletic manager, book keeper, program director and then star player. Ballpoint signature, earle greasy neale, on an offwhite 3. Mobile menu toggle menu icon close icon toggle search. According to nephew thomas neale, greasy usually didnt draft players who had great college careers, but took men in whom he saw potential and then taught them his way. Library of miniature books has its own story the new york times. Just a different idea for you we purchased hats for the kids on our first day and brought sharpie markers with us. If youre still in two minds about autograph books and are thinking about choosing a similar product, aliexpress is a great place to compare prices and sellers. Yes ill be setting up, against my better judgementpm sent. The tree of life from animal kingdom, spaceship earth from epcot, cinderella castle from magic kingdom, and the sorcerers hat from hollywood studios. But if youre of a certain era, youll remember those small hardbound books and you might even have one stashed away in a box of school mementos like i do. Walt disney world exclusive official autograph book mickey. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. We enjoyed a special relationship with clive cussler for over 25 years.
Oct 28, 2011 autograph books became passe eventually. Jim crowley 4 horsemen notre dame signed psadna certed 5x7 photo autograph. Instead of sexting obscene photos to each other, they would draw funny, harmless illustrations, with an actual writing instrument like a pencil or. This is authentic licensed disney car autograph book. Aug 23, 2012 philadelphia ap steve van buren, the squarejawed hall of fame running back who led the philadelphia eagles to nfl titles in 1948 and 1949, has died. By definition, miniature books are properly printed and bound, and for the most part no larger than three inches. He played college football at louisville, and was signed by the atlanta.
When they took 68 books into the draft meeting that year, they were laughed at. The piece is accompanied by a coa from jimmy spence jsa the foremost authority on sports autographs. The earliest message was dated october 18, 1929, a. Autograph book definition of autograph book by merriamwebster.
Back in the day before kids wrote spitefully mean things about one another on facebook, twitter, and other social networking media, they actually wrote pleasant words in something called an autograph book. Limit 5 copies of an autographed title per customer. Their modern derivations include yearbooks, friendship books, and guest books. Greasy neale, stansburys teammate, recalled stansbury frequently working late into the night on his typewriter filing a story for the next days. The template contains front and back covers and inside sheets which can be cut to 4 x 8 size and stapled or tied together. Neale inscribed to jim best of luck earle greasy neale on a blank 3 x 5 and guyon filled out a bio card with his biographical information and signed joseph n. An autograph book is a book for collecting the autographs of others. Zippered autograph books, zippered blank autograph books. February 24, 1874 december 6, 1955, sometimes referred to as hans wagner, was an american baseball shortstop who played 21 seasons in major league baseball from 1897 to 1917, almost entirely for the pittsburgh pirates. Wvu sports hall of fame west virginia university athletics. Aug 25, 2012 steve van buren, the hondurasborn son of an american fruit inspector who took up the unfamiliar game of football in high school and went on to stardom with the philadelphia eagles, becoming a.
After studying the film endlessly, neale became the first coach to imitate, and some say, improve the bears t. Greasy put it to youcorrect me if im wrong here, greasy what would you do, he says, if you gain nine yards on first down about midfield, i believe. Well help you to work out whether its worth paying extra for a highend version or whether youre getting just as good a deal by getting the cheaper item. Collectibles pro football hall of fame official site. Buried, parkersburg memorial gardens, parkersburg, wv gender. Hof earle greasy neale autograph hall of fame coa reds. Make sure your party is one to remember with our autograph book. Then people started writing autographs in year books. By dean hanley team all teams college all colleges. Alfred earle greasy neale november 5, 1891 november 2, 1973 played eight seasons in the national league with the cincinnati reds and was a member. According to greasy, they stopped after we got players like steve van buren and joe muha. Rutgers university and neighboring school, princeton, played the first game of intercollegiate football on nov. Inside, the book contains messages, poems, and sketchesit was an old autograph book, a popular keepsake in the past. Sherman read the book and became the kingsmens quarterback in his.
I remember some of the very same little phrases in my autograph book. Earle greasy autographed signed neale index card psadna. There is a scene in which a young fan at the courthouse asks for jacksons autograph. Pittsburgh steelers nfl original autographed index cards for. Alfred earle greasy neale november 5, 1891 november 2, 1973 was an american football and baseball player and coach. He was enshrined into the national football league hall of fame in 1969. Autographed books make giftgiving that much more thoughtful and special. The complete illustrated history is a compelling read for any football fan and an endless source of fun facts for anybody who follows the team. Jackson wasnt the only black sox player to talk to the press in the years following the scandal. Then, once she had the photos developed, mom glued the matching picture on the page opposite the autograph. So i live with the authentic grade and its 1 weighting. Neale, who had survived two previous wives, had married the former ola maurice from charlotte, north carolina, on july 26, 1968. Apr, 2018 my sister and i started our autograph books when we had just turned 3. Decorate the books cover yourself to make an ideal personalized souvenir for any occasion.
Allie, said a fat man, elbowing his way to the center of the group, i was reading your book allie shermans book of football where you explain about greasy s theory on not wasting downs. Click request authorgraph you can include a short message to the author receive an email when the author has signed your authorgraph. So much has been said about this man, but he should be remembered first as a kind and gentle man who took time for anyone who approached him, and second as the creator of the modern adventure novel. Although writers eventually assumed that neale got his nickname, greasy, from his elusiveness on the football field, it actually arose during. Greasy neale was born on thursday, november 5, 1891, in parkersburg, west virginia. Autograph book, custom autograph book covers autograph books are perfect for keeping memories of people and good times from school, sports, vacations, camping, travel and family events from graduations, birthdays and wedding anniversaries to bar mitzvahs and family reunions. This official disney world autograph book features tinker bell, mickey mouse, minnie mouse, donald duck, goofy, pluto, chip and dale. Make offer dan rooney autographed 3x5 index card steelers owner hof 2000 psadna 83721126. The other challenge is finding cards with great autos. Guyon in black ink with a back stamp of jul 9 69 and wrote will be happy with any help, jmg on the rear. Alibaba manufacturer directory suppliers, manufacturers. Overview autograph book 187287 of jennie robinson of clarksburg with inscriptions from her friends. Letters from the neale family, relatives of thomas j. Etsy has thousands of handcrafted and vintage products that perfectly fit what youre searching for.
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