Other Stuff...
Even though I primarily collect Oklahoma State items, sometimes I'm a sucker for
other vintage sports memorabilia that I think is interesting.
other vintage sports memorabilia that I think is interesting.
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Provenance: The earliest account attributes the Rosenberger's Birmingham Trunk Company for the elephant association (as the University of Alabama's mascot). Owner J. D. Rosenberger, whose son was a student at the University, outfitted the undefeated 1926 team with "good luck" luggage tags for the trip to the 1927 Rose Bowl. The company's trademark, displayed on the tags, was a red elephant standing on a trunk. When the football team arrived in Pasadena, the reporters greeting them, including syndicated columnist Grantland Rice, associated their large size with the elephants on their luggage.[1][1] "Origin of the University of Alabama's elephant mascot and logo". Newsletter of the Birmingham-Jefferson Historical Society. October 2009. Retrieved 12 February 2011. (Currently on loan to the Bear Bryant Museum in Tuscaloosa)
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Unique vintage SEC conference mascot pennant string. The key to dating this is the Tulane pennant, as the Green Wave left the conference in 1966.