Y. A. TITTLE - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 284855

Y. A. TITTLE
Signed 20x16 photo of Tittle on the field, just sacked, intercepted and injured in his final season. This iconic photo, which so perfectly captures "the agony of defeat," hangs in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Photograph signed: "Y. A. Tittle/HOF 71". B/w 20x16. Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Yelberton Abraham "Y. A." Tittle played his college ball at Louisiana State, where he was MVP of the 1947 Cotton Bowl. He spent his pro career as quarterback for the AAFC/NFL Baltimore Colts (1947-1950), San Francisco 49ers (1951-1960) and New York Giants (1961-1964), leading the Giants to divisional titles in 1961, 1962 and 1963. (An NFL championship eluded him, however.) A 7-time Pro Bowl selection, Tittle set a record with 36 touchdown passes in 1963, a mark which stood for over two decades until Dan Marino broke it in 1984. Tittle's 1962 mark of 7 touchdowns in one game has been tied by 7 other players, but never broken. Tittle, who now runs his own insurance company, played a head coach in the movie Any Given Sunday (1999). This signed photo shows Tittle in his final season, having just been sacked, intercepted and injured (concussion and broken scapula). (Note the empty stadium seats in the background.) Tittle disliked the photo at first, but came to understand its significance, and placed it on the back cover of his autobiography. The photo is also on display at the Pro Football Hall of Fame, where Tittle's achievements are honored as well. Fine condition.