Courtesy of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Museum, National Archives & Records Administration.
Football Autographed by the Nebraska Cornhuskers
Artifact ID1985.00235.01
Object Type
Football
Gifter
Todd Oelling
Maker
Spalding
(American sports equipment manufacturer, founded 1876, Bowling Green, KY)
Date
1984
Medium
Leather, Thread, Ink
Dimensions6 3/4 × 11 1/4 in. (17.1 × 28.6 cm)
Physical DescriptionA brown and white football autographed by the 1984 University of Nebraska Cornhuskers Football Team members. One section is painted white with a white football helmet with a red “N,” a red stripe, and a red facemask. Above the helmet is “To President Reagan” in black, and below is “Huskers” in red and “© 1984” in black. The other is brown grain leather lettered “REACH” above the air hole. The ball has black stitching and white laces. The signatures in ink include Tom Banderas, Mark Behning, Clete Blakeman, Don Bourn, David Bourne, Dan Casterline, Bret Clark, Chad Daffer, Jim Dittmer, Don Douglas, Doug DuBose, Todd Fisher, Todd Frain, Ricky Greene, Harry Grimminger, Neil Harris, Brian Hiemer, Thurman Hoskins, Dale Klein, Mike Knox, Keith Kreikemeier, Bill Lewis, Roger Lindstom, Scott Livingston, Rob Maggard, Mike McCashland, Paul Miles, Brian Moore, Tom Morrow, Marc Munford, Ray Nelson, Danny Noonan, Greg Orton, Woody Paige, Stan Parker, Kevin Parsons, Brain Pokorny, Phil Rogers, Tim Roth, Guy Rozier, Dave Schneider, Gary Schneider, Robb Schnitzler, Scott Schoettger, Ken Shead, Von Sheppard, Bryan Sieber, Jim Skow, Brad Smith, Chris Spachman, Matt Strasburger, Rob Stuckey, Craig Sundberg, Shane Swanson, Dan Thayer, Jim Thompson, Mark Traynowicz, Travis Turner, Brad Tyrer, Bill Weber, Tom Welter, Rod Yates, Mike Zierke, Tom Holloway, Todd Proffitt, Tom Rathman, Gregg Reves, John Reinhardt, and Rod Reynolds.Historical NoteIn 1984 the Huskers went 10-2, were co-Big Eight champions, and were ranked number 3.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteThe item was a gift from a member of the general public to President Ronald Reagan during the Reagan administration. It was received through the Executive Office of the President Office of Correspondence and maintained there until its transfer to the National Archives in January, 1989 for deposit with the Reagan Presidential Library.
National Archives Catalog CollectionRecords of the White House Gift Unit (Reagan Administration) (National Archives Identifier 6816362) and
National Archives Catalog SeriesGifts from the General Public (National Archives Identifier 6816363)
Use Restriction StatusRestricted - Partly
Use Restriction NoteHuskers Logo © The University of Nebraska–Lincoln
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