This is for an original complete set of 10 issues of Dave
Campbell’s Texas Football which runs from 1960 through 1969 with 9 of the
issues being personally signed by Dave Campbell himself. The books are all over
the map in condition with the earlier issues being in the good-very good range
while the later issues are much nicer. The first issue has a bit of water
spotting on the bottom of the last few pages, but it only left the brown
spotting and did not warp or make any of the pages stick. The 1966 issue had a
photo cut out along with two pages missing but comes with photostat copies of
the original pages so nothing is lost if you are reading an article. As
everyone knows, and the prices show, these are extremely rare and are at the
top of every college football collectors want list. If you are a Texas football
collector than these move even higher up the list. Rather than trying to piece
a set together, here is probably your only chance to get all 10 issues from the
1960’s. The first 10 issues are the key to this important publication which is
still being published today and is considered to be the bible of collegiate
football. I will also include a photo of the first issue which is signed by
Jack Collins who graced the cover of the first issue. If you look at the 1965
issue, it contains a card which you could fill out and send in to win a contest
for picking the Southwestern Conference winners along with predicting the
scores of 4 games as a tie breaker. This was probably the first time a “legal”
gambling pool was printed and published for the public when it was illegal to
bet on college games. For the collector who enjoys provenance I will also
include almost all of the paperwork of the collector who put this set together
back in 2002 from purchasing all of the issues individually from ebay. The
first issue sold for 760.00 back in 2002 and the rest were not far behind. A
great set, which with a couple of upgrades would be the centerpiece of anyones college
collection. Just remember that issues 1960 through 1968 have been hand signed
by Dave Campbell. I will send the books bagged and boarded and wrapped in
bubblewrap but please remember this is almost 8-10 pounds of books.
Check out the scans and email with any questions.