OTTO GRAHAM'S ROOKIE YEAR PLAYING AT NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY (He did not play in 1940 due to pre season injury. He did play and start 1941, 1942 and 1943 and played 1944 service football at North Carolina pre flight school, US Navy.
Otto Graham was named to the NFL 100 anniversary team just behind Montana, Brady, and Unitas. This makes him one of the top 5 quarterbacks in history, to ever play the game according to the NFL.
The two bonus scans are front and back of a press photo from the day before the game. It shows the highlighting the of the coming matchup/showdown between two of the hottest forward passers in the Big Ten that year, Otto Graham and Billy Hillenbrand of Indiana. The photo narrative (slug) is contained on the reverse scan. The press photo is part of a permanent collection and is not for sale in this or other listings.