Candid letter from December of 1916, addressed to football halfback Paul Hurm requesting his presence at 5 p.m. on Monday with a jock strap, six dollars, two paddles, and a roll of cotton to the lower gym for initiation to the Varsity O club. Letter is approximately 5" x 6.5", written in black vintage fountain pen.

Paul Hurm played with the great Chic Harley and was a halfback on the Ohio State football team in 1916.  Hurm scored on the first play of the game in the Buckeyes’ school record-setting 128-0 win over Oberlin. He joined the Army and played on a well-known military team that included several All-Americans. Hurm later played for a Pennsylvania professional team called the Pitcairn Quakers.

This is a part of half back Paul Hurm's Personal Collection. Hurm was a part of the famed Ohio State backfield that also included Chic Harley and Pete Stinchcomb.