$175
GENE DERRICOTTE, BLACK AND WHITE PHOTO, U OF MICHIGAN RUNNING BACK, C1948, H 10", W 8":black and white photo of University of Michigan's first African-American running back. Typed on front side: 'LA625-12/30-Pasadena, Cal. (SPECIAL TO DETROIT): Gene Derricotte, Michigan hardrunning back, throws a pass during the team's first practice in the Rose Bowl today (12/30" in Pasadena. Credit (ACME TELEPHOTO)'; 'Acme Newspictures' stamp on verso; personal records include: held record for most punt returns for touchdowns in one season in the Big Ten for 50 years; Tied for most career returns for touchdowns in Michigan history. Became Tuskegee Airman in 1945;
Auctioneer:
Dumouchelle Art Galleries
Date:
2011-11-11
