ERNIE STAUTNER - AUTOGRAPHED INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 297075

ERNIE STAUTNER
The Pro Football Hall of Famer is shown alongside FBI Special Agent in Charge Ted Gunderson and author Louis L'Amour in this black and white photograph
Inscribed Photograph signed: "To Ted,/It's always a pleasure/to be with a good friend!!/Hope to see you in Dallas soon/Best wishes/Ernie Stautner", B/w 8x10. Defensive tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1950-1963, German-born Pro Football Hall of Famer Ernest Alfred "Ernie" Stautner (1925-2006) was known for his mobility, desire, ruggedness and durability. The 1957 Pro Bowl MVP, Stautner played in nine Pro Bowls (1953-1954, 1956-1962), and he is the only player to have his number (70) retired by the Steelers. Stautner was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1969, while he was Assistant Coach of the Dallas Cowboys; Stautner would later be the team's defensive coordinator from 1973-1988. He returned to Germany from 1995-1997 as head coach of the Frankfurt Galaxy of NFL Europe. His team played in two consecutive World Bowls (1995 and 1996), winning in 1995. The inscription is to Ted Gunderson (1928-2011), former Special Agent in Charge of the Memphis, Dallas and Los Angeles offices of the FBI After his retirement from the Bureau, Gunderson founded his own investigative service, and proposed highly controversial conspiracy theories regarding the JFK assassination, 9/11, Waco, the Oklahoma City bombing, CIA "mind control" projects, Satanism, and the poisoning of America by clandestine aircraft.Lightly worn. Lightly creased. Otherwise, fine condition.