Courtesy of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Museum, National Archives & Records Administration.
Football Sutographed by the University of Alabama Crimson Tide
Artifact ID1981.04362.01
Object Type
Football
Gifter
Colin Luke
Date
1978
Medium
Leather, Paint, Ink
Dimensions6 3/4 × 11 1/4 in. (17.1 × 28.6 cm)
Physical DescriptionA leather football signed by the University of Alabama 1977 Sugar Bowl Team. In red paint on the left side of the football is "19 University of Alabama 77," followed by black paint documenting the team's scores in that season's games " Ala 34 Olemiss 13, Ala 24 Neb 31, Ala 24 Vandy 12, Ala 18 GA 10, ALA 21 USC 20, Ala 24 Tenn 10, Ala 55 L'ville 6, Ala 37 Msu 7, Ala 24 Lsu 3, Ala 36, Miami 0, Ala 48 Aub 21, Sugar Bowl 1978' with the last section of text in red paint "SEC Champs," Followed by many signatures in black ink. Historical NoteFootball autographed by the University of Alabama 1977 football team, and commemorates the 1978 Sugar Bowl victory. The game was played January 2, 1978, and the final score was Alabama 35, Ohio State 6. Signatures include: Sylvester "Sly" Croom, Mal Moore, Dee Powell, Paul "Bear" Bryant, Ken Donahue, Bill Oliver, Geo "Shorty" White, Paul Crane, Tony Nathan, William "Buddy" Aydelette, Alan Gray, Neil Callaway, Marty Lyons, Murray Legg, Homer "Chip" Tillmann, David Reeves, Phil Allman, Terry Jones, Scott Price, Donnie Faust, Jim Bradford, Johnny Davis, Bill Henderson, Ozzie Newsome, Mike Brock, Pete Cavan, Major Ogilvie, Keith Pugh, Bruce Hodges, Mark Moore, Byron Braggs, Barry Smith, Vince Booth, Steadman Shealy, Mike Sebastian, John Turpin, Bruce Bolton, Eric Schumann, Tim Travis, Wayne Hamilton, Lou Ikner, Jeff Rutledge, Barry Krauss, Rickey Gilliland, David Dewey Mitchell, Sam Maddox, Rich Wingo, David Sadler, Dwight Stephenson, Louis Green, Mike Tucker, Kelly Collins, Donald McNeal, David Booker, Kevin Jones, and Richard "Ricky" Tucker. The football was given at a reception for Teenage Republicans in the White House Rose Garden June 23, 1981.
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 - Possibly
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