Chicago Maroons Pinback Button
name: label: referenced
content: University of Chicago
notes: label: Description
content: This is a round sports button with a maroon background and "Chicago" printed in white on the center of the button. The Chicago Maroons were a college football power from 1892 (their first season) to about 1939. The team was a founding member of the Big Ten Conference, which is the oldest college athletic conference in America. The Maroons were led by football pioneer Amos Alonzo Stagg for 41 seasons. The Maroons also have the distinction of receiving the first Heisman Trophy when their, halfback Jay Berwanger, won the award in 1935. The program was disbanded in 1939 but has since returned, now playing at the Division III level.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: level of sport
content: collegiate
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: 1996.0213.257
label: accession number
content: 1996.0213
label: catalog number
content: 1996.0213.257
objectType: label: Object Name
content: button, sports
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 3/4 in; x 4.445 cm