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Lot # 356: 1947 Jimmy Conzelman, "Uses New Television Set to Analyze Games" Incredible Photo

Category: Football

Starting Bid: $25.00

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Item was in Auction "February Collectors Auction 2019",
which ran from 1/30/2019 3:00 PM to
2/16/2019 8:00 PM



Today with headsets, internet, scouting, metrics and all sorts of modern technologies to analyze the game of football, it seems weird that there was ever a day when those things did not exist. Here in 1947, we find Hall of Famer Jim Conzelman taking a huge leap forward into this brave new world by employing a new "television" right on the sidelines of his teams bench where he used it to watch aerial footage of the game to gain an edge on his opponent. This is the earliest image of electronic technology being used ON THE FIELD by a professional sports team we have ever seen! With a paper caption on the back, this seems to be a advertising piece for the television company as well! An important piece of sports history in beautiful condition.

Size: 8x10
Designation: Vintage 1
Condition: 4.5/5
Quality: 5/5
Overall Grade: 9.5/10

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