January 2023 Autographs & Memorabilia Auction - Closes Saturday, Feb. 4th

Lot #408:

Bob Williams Lot of Two (2) Hand Drawn & Signed Football Plays (Beckett/BAS)

American football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). Williams attended Notre Dame on an athletic scholarship, where, as a nineteen-year-old junior quarterback, he guided Notre Dame to an undefeated season with 10 wins and no losses. Williams won the National Championship for Frank Leahy's 1949 team. Williams finished fifth in voting for the Heisman Trophy in 1949 and sixth in 1950. Bob Williams holds the school mark for highest passing efficiency rating for a season (minimum 50 completions) with a 159.1 rating in 1949, when he was 83 of 147 for 1,374 yards and 16 TD's. Williams was first team on the 1949 College Football All-America Team and the 1950 College Football All-America Team. He was awarded the Nils V. "Swede" Nelson Award in 1950. Williams was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1988.

Offered is a pair of 10" x 8" football play sheets, each filled in by Williams in detail and both signed by the college QB great in black felt tip marker. In fine condition. Authenticated by Beckett Authentication Services (BAS).

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