Trophy for NFL Player of the Year awarded to Jim Brown
date: label: Date
content: 1957
name: label: Distributed by
content: Sporting News, American, founded 1886
label: Subject of
content: Jim Brown, American, 1936 - 2023
notes: label: Description
content: The 1957 The Sporting News NFL Player of the Year trophy awarded to Jim Brown. The large trophy consists of a football on a beveled pedestal. The trophy is made of gold-colored metal and features a plaque secured to the front of the base pedestal. The plaque has cut away corners. The etched text reads [1957 Marlboro AWARD / JIMMY BROWN / Player of the Year / NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE / As Selected by / The Sporting News]. The paint is peeled off in several spots on the base. The plaque also has many scratches, abrasions, and places where the metal has faded.
place: label: Place used
content: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Football
label: Topic
content: Sports
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Jock Michael Smith Collection
label: Classification
content: Awards, Medals, and Insignia
label: Exhibition
content: Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 052
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Jock Michael Smith Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2016.107.1
objectType: label: Type
content: trophies (prizes)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: metal with wood and paint
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 15 1/4 × 8 13/16 × 12 in. (38.7 × 22.4 × 30.5 cm)