AWESOME 1920s Antique RARE ALL Carmel Leather VINTAGE Football Shoulder Pads Old Thomas W. Wilson – has the endorsement by one of the old great coaches Glenn THISTLEWAITE – must see – wow!!!! Up for sale is a WONDERFUL pair of 1920s THOMAS E. WILSON Sporting Goods MODEL Glenn THISTLEWAITE endorsed – scholar model – see stamping and leather tiered pads/guards and draw strings – awesome set!! These 1920s all original top of the line antique Scholar model footballbshould leather pads and very high quality antique rare football shoulder pads l are in shape shape inside and out Stamped onto the front right chest pad – neat All leather Carmel brown leather 2 tier circular outer leather circular pads – is the Ed Rosenberg of Coach THISTLEWAITE (see close up) – SEE CLOSE UP PHOTOS AND stamping deeply engraved – Must See close up photo – left corner stamping – wow!!! Killer wonderful thick CARMEL brown leather is in super nice shape and condition (must see all photos). These Antique ALL Leather football antique shoulder pads date to the very early 20s unique/rare Sporting Goods item and football memorabilia Leather pads – tightly affixed and complete – SUPER! Please see very tight white stitching and piping throughout. With thick light tan canvas brown laces & leather fob adjuster – original lacing and dates to the period stitching tight and complete!! ALL the Leather on the circular 2 antique shoulder pads with leather double stacked exterior leather pads are 100% complete and in great shape and all factory stitching tight and complete – circular outer leather and rectangular brown leather guard is thick in great shape; original and rare shape and condition and with the super Rare and unusual endorsement of THISTLEWAITE as well, especially for being close to 100 plus years old – Wow!! Must see – these pads are smaller in size and measure to 15.15 inches long and are 13.25 inches wide Circa football pads (front shoulder to shoulder) please check out all 12 photos for a better visual view and several closeup photos; a neat addition to any sports collection!! The thick old vintage CARMEL brown Thomas E. Wilson leather (brown leather looks really cool and have a neat offset look – see circular shape – rare) and clean leather football shoulder pads ARE IN nice SHAPE AND CONDITION- leather has All its stitching clean and Intact (adjustable laces intact as well). The interior all leather with original canvas blue line under arm straps – must see photos – GREAT SHAPE and includes each of the canvas underarm straps tight and complete! As the photos show, the pads are in REALLY NICE shape for their very old and Rare condition! SEE THISTLEWAITE BIO BELOW. The light brown leather patina is 100% original! Both of the underarm straps are present and are tightly attached (see close up photos). See several pictures for more details and a better overall visual description. All sales must be paid for within 5 days of sale end date or the sale will be voided. Good luck and thank you for looking! See photo included of coach THISTLEWAITE – see several teams coaches in bio Wisconsin, Northwestern just to name a few – what a coaching career! Glenn Franklin Thistlethwaite (March 18, 1885 October 6, 1956) was an American football, basketball, baseball, and track and field coach. He served as the head football coach at Illinois College (1908), Earlham College (19091912), Northwestern University (19221926), the University of WisconsinMadison (19271931), Carroll Collegenow known as Carroll Universityin Waukesha, Wisconsin (19321933), and the University of Richmond (19341941), compiling a career college football record of 1177416. Coaching at Northwestern from 1922 to 1926, Thistlethwaite compiled a 21171 record, making him one of the most successful coaches in Northwestern Wildcats football history. In 1926, his team won a share of the Big Ten Conference title, only the second in school history, and his tenure sparked a revival in Northwestern football after a post-World War I decline. From 1927 to 1931, Thistlethwaite coached at Wisconsin, tallying a 26163 mark. From 1934 to 1941, he coached at Richmond, where he oversaw the school’s entry into the Southern Conference in 1936. Born in Franklin, Indiana in 1885, Thistlethwaite died at the age of 71, on October 6, 1956, of a heart attack at a hospital in Richmond, Virginia. The item “Rare Old Early Antique WILSON All Tan Leather VINTAGE Football Shoulder Pads WOW” is in sale since Saturday, October 16, 2021. This item is in the category “Sporting Goods\Team Sports\Football\Vintage”. The seller is “schuyler33″ and is located in Temecula, California. 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- Brand: Beautiful Light Brown Circular Leather Pads
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- California Prop 65 Warning: Must See All Photos UNUSUAL & RARE!!!!!
- Vintage: Yes
