Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
National Champion Midget League Football Team of 1951 |
Description |
A black and white photograph of the 1951 National Champion Midget League Football Team from Roanoke,Virginia, and their coaches posing in front of the bleachers at Victory Stadium just days before their championship victory in the Santa Claus Bowl in Lakeland, Florida. According to a contemporaneous article in the Roanoke Times, players could not weigh over 109 pounds. The age limit was 13 years. |
Object ID |
1998.24.494 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Date |
1951 |
Year Range from |
1951 |
Year Range to |
1951 |
Subjects |
Athletes Athletic shoes Athletics Bleachers Clothing & dress Clothing, mens Football Football players Helmets Sports Sports teams Stadiums Teams, Sports Uniforms |
Search Terms |
Lakeland, Florida Midget League Football Roanoke Roanoke Times Santa Claus Bowl Victory Stadium Virginia |
People |
Elliot, Sam Hackman, Buddy Howard, John McLellan, Bob Smith, Red |
Collection |
History Museum Photograph Collection |
Imagefile |
052\199824494.JPG |
Number of images |
1 |