Butch Bruno - The Brown University Mascot

7th Mar 2020

Brown is in some ways the most below-the-radar of the Ivy League schools and the hardest to find quality football programs from.The Brown mascot is a bear whose nickname is “Butch Bruno”. For sixty y … Read More

Cornell v. Penn Football Program 1907

7th Mar 2020

One of the oldest rivalries in college football is Cornell vs. The University of Pennsylvania. They have a rich tradition of facing each other every year since 1893, traditionally on Thanksgiving Day. … Read More

Rutgers vs. Yale Football Program 1873

7th Mar 2020

As collectors and dealers in old football programs we love the thrill of a new discovery. So it was recently when we stumbled upon a program for sale on eBay for a Rutgers v. Yale Football Program fro … Read More

Program Illustrators – Howard Chandler Christy

7th Mar 2020

Howard Chandler Christy Howard Chandler Christy (January 10, 1873—March 3, 1952) was an American artist famous for the “Christy Girl”, similar to a “Gibson Girl”. He painted Scene at the Signing of th … Read More

Famous Illustrators - John Held, Jr.

7th Mar 2020

John Held, Jr was the preeminent artist of the Jazz Age who was widely published in the New Yorker, Harper’s Bazaar, Life Magazine and Vanity Fair. Held was famous for his depiction of the popular Roa … Read More