1898 John Eckstorm signed Dartmouth grad photo

 Here is a signed 1898 Dartmouth Grad photo of John Eckstorm.  He played halfback from 1894-97 and was team captain his senior year.  He was also one of the early Ohio State football coaches from 1899-1901.

1893 Lehigh Football Captain Godwin Ordway

 Cabinet photo of 1893 Lehigh Football captain Godwin Ordway.  Lehigh was coached by Harmon Graves and went 7-3.  Notable wins include Army, Navy, Lafayette and North Carolina.

1891 Dickinson Football Team

Here is a nice cabinet photo of the 1891 Dickinson football team from Carlisle Pennsylvania.  They went 2-2-1 with an away game loss against Navy.  The head coach was Willard Lake and the Captain was John Hynson.

1890s Ohio Football Star Frank Fisher donated Sterling Steele Trophy

 Here is a Marcus and Co. Sterling Silver trophy cup given by Buchtel football star Frank Talbott Fisher.  He played on the 1893 and 1894 Buchtel teams that were coached by legendary coach John Heisman.  Fisher played fullback and was captain of the 1894 team.  In 1902 he donated two $50 trophies to the school for track.  One being to the athlete making the most points three years in succession as shown and the other a class cup.

1869 Turf Field and Farm Periodical with First Thanksgiving game

 Shortly after the first collegiate football game between Princeton and Rutgers there was the first Thanksgiving football contest between Germantown and Young American Cricket Clubs.  Here is an excerpt from the game.

1900 Nebraska Football Team Celluloid Pin

 This is an example of a beautiful 1900 celluloid pin of the Nebraska football team.  Celluloid pins started to become popular around the turn of the century.  Nebraska went 6-1-1 in a successful season.  This is the first year they became known as the Cornhuskers.

1896 Yale football Imperial Team Photo

 Here is a beautiful imperial photo of the 1896 Yale football team.  They went 13-1 this year with their only loss to Princeton.  Notable players include captain Fred T. Murphy, Burr Chamberlain, Louis Hinkey, Clarence Fincke, Lyman Bass, and Charles Chadwick.  Original team photos like this are hard to find in the late 1890s because they are primarily in the photo yearbooks.