Signed Photograph of Cleveland Browns Players, 1940s

Name/Title

Signed Photograph of Cleveland Browns Players, 1940s

Entry/Object ID

2025.13.32

Tags

20th Century, Cleveland, Sports, 1940s

Description

Black-and-white photograph mounted on cardboard featuring seven Cleveland Browns football players running towards the camera. The photograph is signed by players (L-R) Dante Lavelli (#56), Lou Rymkus (#44), Lin Houston (#32), Tommy Thompson (#36), Abe Gibron (#34), Lou Groza (#46), and Mac Speedie (#58). Lou Groza, pictured sporting jersey number 46, later switched to number 76 in the Alliance of American Football (AAF).

Photograph Details

Subject Person or Organization

Dante Lavelli, Lou Rymkus, Lin Houston, Tommy Thompson, Abe Gibron, Lou Groza, Mac Speedie, Cleveland Browns

Collection

Gruber's Collection

Category

Photographs
Archives

Made/Created

Date made

1940 - 1949

Location

Location

Box

Photograph Archives Box 09

Room

Elizabeth Nord Library & Archives

Building

Shaker Historical Society

Date

August 29, 2025

Notes

Folder: People