Lot 1098
1978 Pro Bowl Gamebook, Ball, and Coaches' Shirt. Playbook from Los Angeles Rams head coach Chuck Knox for the January 22, 1978 NFL Pro Bowl game in which the National Football Conference beat the American Football Conference 14-13. It contains 40 pages of rosters, defensive formations, terminology, coverages, and plays, as well as an introduction by Chuck Knox. There is a brief annotation on one side of a document divider, presumably by Eddie Brown, the safety and kick return specialist for the Washington Redskins to whom this book originally belonged, and minor toning; otherwise, in exceptional condition.
In 1978, each of the NFL players selected for the NFC team received a playbook from Knox's coaching staff. Offensive players received black playbooks; defensive players received red books. The players were required to return the playbooks by January 23rd to be shredded. All but two books were destroyed, this one and an offensive playbook assigned to the late Walter Payton. Brown's book was kept as a souvenir by a former staff member in the Rams organization.
The playbook is accompanied by an NFL football which was actually used in the game and has the final score emblazoned on it, as well as a blue mesh, short-sleeved coaches' shirt with "NFC Pro Bowl 1978" on the front. These three items represent a unique offering of golden-era NFL memorabilia.
Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200.
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