Lot # 25: 2x All-American Bill Willis Signed Mini Helmet

Category: All-Americans

Starting Bid: $50.00

Bids: 17 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "National Champs Auction",
which ran from 8/15/2022 11:00 AM to
8/27/2022 8:00 PM



1943-1944 All-American defensive tackle Bill Willis signed mini helmet in black sharpie. Willis was a member of the first National Championship team in 1942. Willis went from being undrafted to an NFL Champion and eventual NFL Hall of Famer. He played for the Cleveland Browns from 1946-1953, winning an NFL title in 1950.  He was a 4x All Pro and a 3x Pro Bowl selection.  After football, he became an assistant recreation commissioner, working with Cleveland youth. Willis was inducted into the College Hall of Fame in 1971, a charter member of Ohio State's Varsity O Hall of Fame in 1977, and was inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame in 1977.  Willis inscribed C-HOF '71 and 1942-1943-1944, the years he starred for the Buckeyes.

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