Lot 191
Warner, Pop. Signed in full, "Glenn S. 'Pop' Warner." Very slight thumbprint stain at bottom, not affecting text, else fine. 1871-1954. American football coach and father of kids football league.
Autograph Letter Signed. One page, Quarto, on imprinted personal letterhead, Palo Alto, California, July 22 1949. To Joseph Tomlin, founder and program director of the sandlot football program which would go on to become a national kids football league known as "Pop Warner" football. Fascinating letter which finds the two men originating and developing the idea of a sandlot football league for kids using the name "Pop Warner." Warner writes, in part:
"It seems to me very unfortunate that there has been so much controversy over the sand lot sports activities of Philadelphia as your letters have indicated. Since you organized those sand lot sports and did such an excellent job in developing them it seems to me a damn shame if you have been shoved aside and the work turned over to someone else. You were the first to honor me by naming your football sand lot program after me and I feel that I would be an ingrate to refuse permission for you to continue to use my name as you have done in the past. With your successful experience in that sand lot work I cannot see why you should not continue to be very useful to the sand lot organization… " .
Fine.
Estimated Value $350 - 500.
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