Willie Galimore Bears tackled by Willie Wood Packers original TYPE I photo
|
Willie Galimore (March 30, 1935 - July 27, 1964) was an American football running back for the Chicago Bears from 1957-1963. He attended Florida A&M University, working with the legendary coach Jake Gaither. Galimore is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame. He played for the Bears from 1957-63. Galimore was killed in an automobile accident on July 27, 1964 in Rensselaer, Indiana at the age of 29 with teammate Bo Farrington. His number 28 has been retired by the Bears.
We offer an original Vern J. Biever 8x10 photo (with Bievers stamp on back) along with the Sport (Magazine) stamp. About Biever - Vernon J. Biever is a photographer for the Green Bay Packers professional football team. Biever covered his first Packers game in 1941, while a student at St. Norbert College in DePere, Wisconsin. He has been the official team photographer since 1946, his career spanning the days of Curly Lambeau, through the Vince Lombardi era, and continuing to the present day. His photographs were collected in 1997 in a book entitled The Glory of Titletown. Biever's photographs have been featured in countless books, television shows and even movies. Biever was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 2002. This photo derives from the Sporting News archives
Item: 10684
|
| Price: $89.00 | | |
