BOB MATHIAS - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 190696
Price: $220.00
BOB MATHIAS. Photograph signed: "Best wishes
-/Bob/Mathias". B/w, 8x10. Date stamped: "Mar 7 1958" on verso, which also
bears a "Sports Illustrated" stamp. Robert Bruce "Bob" Mathias (1930-2006) won
Olympic gold medals in the decathlon in 1948 (at age 17) and 1952. As a
fullback for Stanford University's football team, he became the only man ever
to compete in a Rose Bowl and the Olympic Games in the same year (1952). As
spokesperson for Wheaties he boosted the cereal's image as "the breakfast of
champions". A Republican, Mathias represented California in the U.S.
Congress for four terms (1967-1975). Lightly creased at blank corners.
Slightly soiled. Penciled number (unknown hand) on verso (no show through). Fine
condition.
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