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Saturday, November 24, 2018

MacGregor Staff Johnny Unitas Photo



Thanksgiving weekend means football. And while I rarely spend much time watching football on TV I will admit to vegging out on the couch after our meal on Thursday and catching some NFL action. I do enjoy the in-stadium atmosphere and I'm looking forward to being at NRG Stadium Monday night for the Texans-Titans game. 

I was much more of a TV sports guy back in the day. I always hoped my Baltimore Colts were on the tube which meant watching John Constantine Unitas. What could be better than that?

I've seen this MacGregor Advisory Staff pic on eBay for years. Always too costly. I finally found this one reasonably priced a few months ago. 

I'm sure JU never played a down of pro ball without a facemask. But when posing for these endorsement shots most guys went helmetless or without the facemask. There are only a few football MacGregor photos. I've seen Mike Ditka, Bart Starr, Joe Namath, and Sonny Jurgensen. I'd bet there are others but there are many more over on the baseball side. 



Unitas shows up in this helmet again in this wonderful MacGregor ad found in a 1961 NFL game program.  

BTW...the Advisory Staff photo has full borders, my scanner ate most of the one on the right side.

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8 comments:

  1. AnonymousNovember 24, 2018 at 8:00 PM

    Nice photo! Now I'm wondering what the others look like, especially the Bart Starr. Didn't know that the players did photo shoots without a face mask but it makes sense.

    Enjoy the Texans-Titans game! I'm hoping Houston can do some damage in the AFC this year.

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    1. CommishbobNovember 24, 2018 at 11:55 PM

      Starr has two different poses apparently.

      Looking forward to the game, thanks. Now that my sons are out there being adults I miss the games we saw together.

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  2. night owlNovember 24, 2018 at 8:58 PM

    Texans and Titans? Aren't they the same team? (*ducks*)

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    1. CommishbobNovember 24, 2018 at 11:50 PM

      I've never deleted a comment but..... (*side eye*)

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  3. FujiNovember 24, 2018 at 11:32 PM

    Cool Unitas. Never even thought to look for these... but now that Starr is on my radar... I'm gonna add it to my eBay search list.

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    1. CommishbobNovember 24, 2018 at 11:56 PM

      Don't make the mistake I was making for a long time and mis-spell MacGregor. LOL It tends to hamper your search.

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  4. Greg ZakwinNovember 25, 2018 at 1:59 AM

    very cool oddball!

    also, saw this and thought of you:

    https://www.ebay.com/itm/1960-Topps-Tattoo-Billy-Pierce-Autograph-white-sox/192714026077?hash=item2cdea6ac5d:g:JzwAAOSwXi9b5NL1

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