L.A. Rams Football Jersey, worn by Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch
date: label: date made
content: ca 1955
name: label: associated institution
content: Los Angeles Rams
notes: label: Description
content: Gold and blue Los Angeles Rams football jersey, #40, worn by Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch. Hirsch played running back and receiver for the Los Angeles Rams and the Chicago Rockets. Hirsch played college football at the University of Wisconsin in 1942 but due to his commitment to the United States Navy V-12 program he had to transfer to the University of Michigan where he played in 1943-44 and became the only athlete at the school to letter in four sports. Hirsch was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1974. Hirsch would help lead the Los Angeles Rams to the 1951 Championship by setting a (then) record for receiving yardage (1,495). Hirsch was inducted into the Professional Football Hall of Fame in 1968.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: used
content: United States: California, Los Angeles
topic: label: name of sport
content: Football
label: level of sport
content: Professional
label: web subject
content: Sports
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1981.0499.01
label: accession number
content: 1981.0499
label: catalog number
content: 1981.0499.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: football jersey
label: Object Name
content: Jersey
label: Object Name
content: jersey, football
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: fabric, cotton (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: fabric, nylon (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 42 in x 67 in; 106.68 cm x 170.18 cm