EPIC MIAMI HURRICANES 1960 TEAM SIGNED JIM OTTO PRESENTATION HISTORICAL FOOTBALL. ABSOLUTELY AMAZING FIND!  THIS BALL CAME FROM MY FATHERS PRIVATE COLLECTION.  HE WAS AN ANTIQUE AND COLLECTIBLE DEALER IN SOUTH FLORIDA FOR OVER 40 YEARS.  THIS BALL CAME FROM ONE OF HIS MANY ESTATE PURCHASES FROM MANY YEARS AGO.  YES THIS BALL IS AUTHENTIC.  YES THE SIGNATURES ARE REAL.  NO IT HAS NOT BEEN ALTERED IN ANY WAY. THE HISTORIC VALUE OF WHO SIGNED THIS BALL IS TRULY PRICELESS.  FIRST AND FOREMOST, THIS BALL WAS PRESENTED TO JOE RYAN FROM JIM OTTO IN 1960 WITH THE TEAM AND STAFF SIGNATURES ALL OVER.  JOE RYAN WAS A TRUE CONTRIBUTOR TO SPORTS AND SOUTH FLORIDA HIS WHOLE LIFE.  IN 1960 HE WAS THE GENERAL MANAGER OF THE AAA BASEBALL TEAM "THE MIAMI MARLINS".  HE ALSO WAS ONE OF THE PIONEERS OF DOING AWAY WITH SEGREGATION IN SPORTS.  
The early highlight of Ryan's career, his son recalled, was the 1956 minor league game in the Orange Bowl that drew more than 50,000 fans. Veeck was the Marlins general manager, Ryan the business manager. "Satchel Paige pitched in that game" for the Marlins, Joseph Ryan said. "My father promoted that game with Veeck. It seemed like they got everybody in town to come. I think they had the minor league attendance record for about 30 years."
Joseph Ryan is more proud of his Father's role in integrating hotels and a minor league stadium years later as general manager in Atlanta. "He was with the Atlanta Crackers in 1962," Joseph Ryan said, "He took black players to the hotel and said, 'They are staying here.' He removed 'Colored Section' signs at the stadium despite threats. People said they wouldn't come if the stadium was integrated. He put out the word,' fine, then don't show up.
SO JIM OTTO GAVE THIS BALL TO RYAN IN 1960 WHICH IS THE YEAR HE LEFT THE MIAMI HURRICANES AND JOINED THE OAKLAND RAIDERS AND BECAME ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF ALL TIME.  
He was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1980, the first year he was eligible. In 1999, he was ranked number 78 on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Football Players. 
SO THATS JUST THE BEGINNING.  NOW FOR ALL OF THE OTHER SIGNATURES ON THE BALL!!!
FIRST PRESENTATION PANEL
OF COUSE IT IS HAND WRITTEN BY JIM OTTO AND READS "TO: JOE RYAN FROM THE 1960 UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI HURRICANES JIM OTTO"
THE REST OF THIS PANEL IS SIGNED BY MAIN COACHING ETC. AS FOLLOWS
1. WALT KICHEFSKI.......ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PEOPLE EVER IN THE MIAMI HURRICANES PROGRAM.  WAS A               COACH, PLAYER, CONTRIBUTOR, PLAYED WITH THE STEELERS FROM 1940-1942 AND MUCH MUCH MORE. 
     The Walter Kichefski Football Award, named after Kichefski, is presented annually to the top scholar-athlete in the Miami football        program.
2. ANDY GUSTAFSON  HEAD COACH OF THE TEAM FROM 1948-1963 AND STAYED ON AFTER HIS CAREER TO IMPROVE             THE PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY
     Gustafson is considered one of the University of Miami's most successful coaches, with a record of 93–65–3 (.587). He led the              Hurricanes to four seasons of eight wins or more and was the longest serving coach in school history. He is currently a member of        the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame. 
3. JACK HARDING COACH AND ATHLETIC DIRECTOR AND INDUCTED INTO THE CANES HALL OF FAME IN 1980
    Each season the players and coaches of the University of Miami football team select a most valuable      player, to be awarded the Jack Harding MVP Award at the annual football banquet. Presented since       1964, this honor is the highest performance-based award a Hurricanes player can attain from his              teammates.
    As football coach, Harding oversaw the program's rise into a major program. His 1938 team was his        best, traveling to Gainesville and handing Florida an upset loss in the first meeting between the                schools.
4. TOM PRATT ASSISTANT  FORMER PLAYER FOR THE CANES AND COACH FROM 1957-1960 
    Pratt was the defensive line coach for the Kansas City Chiefs from 1963 to 1977, helping the team win the AFL championship in            1966 and 1969 while also winning Super Bowl IV.[6] He served as defensive line coach of the New Orleans Saints from 1978 to            1980.[6] He was defensive line coach of the Cleveland Browns from 1981 to 1988
5. HARD TO MAKE THIS ONE OUT.  I BELIEVE IT IS DAVE RILEY BUT I CANNOT SEEM TO MATCH ANYTHING ON HIS NAME
    ON TO THE NEXT PANEL OF AUTOGRAPHS
    THIS IS THE OTHER TOP PANEL WITH THE WILSON LOGO ON THE BALL
1. JIM VOLLENWEIDER WHO WAS A HALF BACK AND WENT ON TO THE PROS. 
     1961 North-South College All-Star Shrine Game
     1960 All-Florida 1st Team (AP)
     Oakland Raiders (Drafted 18/137 – DNS)
     San Francisco 49ers (Drafted 8/106, 1962-63)
     Toronto Argonauts (1964 CFL)
2. CHARLIE LIVINGSTON WHO WAS AN OL ON THE TEAM AND AN ALL TIME LETTERMAN FOR THE UNIVERSITY
3. VIC SAVOCA ALSO A OL ON THE TEAM AND WENT TO THE PROS 
     Miami/Hialeah Bombers (1962 Fla.ProFL)
4. RACEY TIMMONS  WHO WAS ALSO AN ALL TIME LETTERMAN AND HAD 7 INTERCEPTIONS IN 1960
5. BILL MCCLAIN  WHO WENT TO THE PROS IN 1964  
     Pennsylvania Mustangs (1965 NAFL)
6. BILL WATTS #77 OL AND ALSO HAD SOME CONTACT WITH THE PROS
     Chicago Bears (Drafted 12/161 – DNS)
     Dallas Texans (AFL) (FA, 1962 IR)
     Kansas City Chiefs (1963 Camp)
7. GEORGE MCINTYRE QUARTERBACK/SCOUT

    In 1964, MacIntyre became a football recruiting administrator at the University of Miami.[4] He would stay at Miami until 1967 and          would join the University of Tampa football coaching staff as defensive coordinator in 1968.[5][6]

    From 1970 to 1972, MacIntyre was the defensive backs coach at Clemson and then was assistant coach for Vanderbilt from 1973        to  1974. The 1974 Peach Bowl between Vanderbilt and Texas Tech ended with a 6–6 tie. MacIntyre took his first head coaching          position in 1975 with UT Martin and would remain head coach with UT Martin until 1977. In three seasons, MacIntyre had an overall      18–14 record with UT Martin, with a 2-8 record in 1975 and 8-3 records in both 1976 and 1977. In 1978, MacIntyre was offensive          coordinator for Ole Miss (the University of Mississippi).

    MacIntyre again became a head coach in 1979, this time with Vanderbilt, having previously been an assistant coach for Vanderbilt        from 1973 to 1974. Following three losing seasons (1–10 in 1979, 2–9 in 1980, and 4–7 in 1981), Vanderbilt went 8–4 in 1982 and        earned a berth in the Hall of Fame Classic. This would be Vanderbilt's only winning season with MacIntyre as coach, and MacIntyre      had an overall 25–52–1 record as Vanderbilt head coach from 1979 to 1985.

8. BILL "BROWNIE" MILLER  WIDE RECEIVER

    1975 University of Miami Hall of Fame
    1963 All-AFL Second Team
    1962 Consensus All-American 1st Team (AP, UPI,
    Coaches, Football Writers, Sporting News,
    Newspapers Enterprise Assn.)
    1962 Senior Bowl
    1961 All-American 1st Team (Writers/FWAA)
    1961 North-South College All-Star Shrine Game
    Minnesota Vikings (Drafted 3/30 – DNS)
    Dallas Texans (AFL) (Drafted 2/11, 1962)
    Buffalo Bills (1963)
    Oakland Raiders (1964-68)
9. CHARLES "CHUCK"  LINNING ANOTHER OL FOR THE TEAM
    1960 North-South College All-Star Shrine Game
    1960 All-Florida 2nd Team (AP)
    Chicago Bears (Drafted 15/201)
    Buffalo Bills (Drafted 8/59, 1961 Camp)
10. JACK HERMAN #88 RIGHT END AND A LETTERMAN IN 1959
11. STAN MARKOWSKI RUNNING BACK AND ALL TIME LETTER WINNER 1959-1960

    OK ON TO PANEL NUMBER THREE
    BOTTOM SIDE DOWN FROM LOGO PANEL

1. JOE STANLEY #67 GUARD ON THE TEAM.  COULD NOT FINE MUCH ELSE ON HIM
2. FRANK "BIG DADDY"  REINHART WIDE RECEIVER  
    St. Petersburg Blazers (1966 NAFL)
3. MIKE HARRISON RUNNING BACK

     Harrison received very little playing time during his college career from 1958 to 1960. He played just enough to earn varsity letters        in 1958 and 1959. However, most of his career was spent watching from the sidelines, while teammates Fran Curci, Jim Otto and          Bill Miller got the headlines.

    Nearly 63 years have passed since Harrison came out of Coral Gables High. Most UM football fans probably have never heard his        name.His whereabouts are unknown and he would be 80 years old today. But at one time, Mike Harrison was more than just a              footnote in Orange Bowl history.

4. FRANK BOUFFORD RUNNING BACK ALL TIME LETTERMAN 1958-1959 AND A STARTER ON THE TEAM

5. LARRY WILSON WIDE RECEIVER  U OF M HALL OF FAME

    Larry was inducted in 1973, as a two-sports athlete (football & baseball). He served as President of the Hall 1987-1989, and was instrumental      in getting the Tom Kearns Sports Hall of Fame Building built and opened in 1989, as he served as Building Chairman, as well.
6. WALTER COREY LINEBACKER #81 
    1963 AFL All-Star Game
    Dallas Texans (AFL) (1960-62)
    Kansas City Chiefs (1963-66)
    ALSO DEFENSIVE COACH FOR NEW ORLEANS BUFFALO KC AND CLEVELAND

OK AND HERE WE GO.  LAST BUT NOT LEAST
THE FINAL PANEL FOUR

1. JIM ROOT BACKFIELD COACH 1960-1963
    American gridiron football player and coach. He played professionally as a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for          two seasons with the Chicago Cardinals (1953, 1956) and in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for one season with the Ottawa        Rough Riders (1954). Root served as the head football coach at the University of New Hampshire from 1968 to 1971 and at                  the College of William & Mary from 1972 to 1979, compiling a career college football record of 57–62–2 in 12 seasons. Root was a        native of Toledo, Ohio. He played college football at Miami University under Woody Hayes and Ara Parseghian. Root began his            coaching career in 1958 as the backfield coach at Tulane University. He moved to the University of Miami as backfield coach in           1960. Root then coached for one season, in 1964, as offensive backfield coach at Dartmouth College, before moving to Yale                 University, where he served in the same capacity for three seasons.
2. WHITEY CAMPBELL ASSISTANT HEAD COACH 1957-1961 AND UM HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE.  
3. REUBEN MILLS RIGHT GUARD #52
    1960 North-South College All-Star Shrine Game
4. BOBBY WEAVER QUARTERBACK 
    2011 Mississippi Jr. College Football Hall of Fame
    1989 Pearl River (Miss.) CC Sports Hall of Fame
    1959 JUCO All-American
    New York Giants (1962 Tryout)
    Detroit Lions (Tryout)
    Gadsden Raiders (1963 SFL)
5. FRAN "THE LITTLE GENERAL"  CURCI  HUGE CARRER!  
    1997 Florida Sports Hall of Fame
    1980 University of Miami Hall of Fame
    1977 SEC Coach of the Year
    1959 North-South College All-Star Shrine Game
    1959 All-American First Team (AP)
    1959 Academic All-American
    1958 Playboy Pre-Season All-American
    Minneapolis/Oakland Señors (Drafted AFL #1
    at Position: Special – DNS)
    Houston Oilers (AFL) (1960, FA – DNP)
    Oakland Raiders (1960 AFL Secondary Draft Pick, Camp/Traded)
    Dallas Texans (AFL) (1960)
    Military Service (1961-62)
    Kansas City Chiefs (1963 Camp)
    University of Tampa HC (1968-71)
    University of Miami HC (1971-1972)
    University of Kentucky HC (1973-81)
    Tampa Bay Storm HC (1990-91 AFL)
    Cincinnati Rockers HC (1992 AFL)
6. LARRY DIGIAMMARINO RUNNING BACK  1958-1960 ALL TIME LETTERMAN
7. JACK NOVAK OL 
    1960 All-American Honorable Mention
    Oakland Raiders (Drafted 24/188 – DNS)
    Green Bay Packers (Drafted 5/68, 1961 IR)
    Green Bay Packers (1962 Camp)
    Washington Redskins (1964 Camp)
8. LARRY HENINGER QUARTERBACK #10  LETTERMAN
9. BOB EGGERT OL 
    1961 North-South College All-Star Shrine Game
10. BILL CRUTCHFIELD DB COACH 
     He served as the head football coach at Atlantic Christian College from 1949 to 1950 and Presbyterian College from 1954 to 1956.      He later served as an assistant coach at Wake Forest University from 1958 to 1959 ALSO A RUNNINGBACK COACH FOR THE          ATLANTA FALCONS
11. JOHN O'DAY #70 OL  
    1960 North-South College All-Star Shrine Game
    1960 All-Florida 2nd Team (AP)
    1960 All-Catholic All-American 1st Team
    Washington Redskins (Drafted 6/73 – DNS)
    Dallas Texans (AFL) (Drafted 8/62)
    Dallas Texans (1961 Camp)
12. DONALD PROSSER #26 HB AND OUTSTANDING MEMBER OF THE TEAM
13. RAY LARDANI TACKLE  COLORFUL HISTORY.   
    Green Bay Packers (1961 Drafted 15/208-DNS)
    Boston Patriots (Drafted 34/270, 1961-62)
    New York Jets (1963 Camp)
    Ottawa Rough Riders (1964 Camp CFL)
    Toronto Argonauts (1964 CFL)
    Montreal Alouettes (1965 Camp CFL)
    Miami Dolphins (1966 Camp)
    Wilmington (Del.) Clippers (1966-67 ACFL)
    Harrisburg Capitol-Colts (1968-69 ACFL)
    Harrisburg Capitol-Colts (1970 PS/Asst. Coach ACFL)
14. PAUL SCHOWALTER.  COULD NOT SEEM TO FIND ANYTHING ON THIS AUTOGRAPH "HELP ALWAYS APPRECIATED"
15. ARMAND "STITCH" VARI COACH IN 1960  AND FORMER PLAYER  
    1977 University of Miami Hall of Fame
    University of Miami Alumni Board
    President: UM Sports Hall of Fame
    Chairman: Athletic Federation (Hurricane Club)
16. GARRET BARRY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING ON THIS AUTOGRAPH "HELP IS ALWAYS APPRECIATED"
17. LARRY BABB OL CURRENTLY WITH THE CANES AND OUTSTANDING MEMBER OF THE TEAM
18. CHARLES YANDA RUNNING BACK  1960-1961 ALL AMERICAN LETTERMAN

OK FOLKS THATS ALL OF IT.  THIS BALL IS TRULY ONE OF A KIND AND WILL PROBABLY EVENTUALLY MAKE ITS WAY TO A MUSEUM OF SOME SORT.  UNBELIEVABLE THE AMOUNT OF TALENT AND FAME ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ITEM.
AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PICS, THE BALL DOES HAVE A LITTLE WEAR AND IS NOT INFLATED.  THAT IS THE WAY IT IS BEING SOLD.  SKIN IS NOT BRITTLE BUT NOT SURE IF IT WILL HOLD AIR.  ALL AUTOGRAPHS ARE ORIGINAL AND HAVE NOT BEEN ALTERED IN ANY WAY.  PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT US WITH ANY QUESTIONS.  PLEASE REFRAIN FROM TRYING TO MAKE IGNORANT OFFERS ON THIS.