1965

Presentational desk ornament with the 4"x2.25" wooden base holding a figural football upright (just under 5" tall). An engraved placard on the front reads "Jack R. Robinson, UCLA, Sports Illustrated, Silver Anniversary All-American, 1965." Twenty-five years prior Robinson had been a four sport star at UCLA and his 1939 football season with the Bruins proved good enough to merit All-American honors. For many years Sports Illustrated would present Silver Anniversary Awards to a deserving group, announced annually in connection with their Sportsman of The Year issue. Robinson was so honored in their 20 December 1965 issue (which named Sandy Koufax Sportsman of The Year) which noted, "with the same aggressiveness that made him one of the finest athletes of his time, he waded into the battle for civil rights." Touch of light tarnish and wear: EX-EX/MT