University of Missouri Football Jersey worn by Edward "Brick" Travis
date: label: date made
content: 1919 - 1920
notes: label: Description
content: Gold football jersey, #42, worn by Ed "Brick" Travis of the University of Missouri. Travis played at Tarkio College (1916) before moving to the University of Missouri (1917). However, World War I would suspend football competition at Missouri and Travis would enlist for military service. In 1919, Travis would return to the University of Missouri and lead them to a 12-2-2 record over his final two seasons. Travis would go on to play three years of professional football for teams in Rock Island and St. Louis. Travis was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1974 as a Tackle.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Illinois, Chicago
topic: label: name of sport or game
content: Football
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: 1981.0499.03
label: accession number
content: 1981.0499
label: catalog number
content: 1981.0499.03
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Jersey
label: Object Name
content: football jersey
label: Object Name
content: jersey, football
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: fabric, rayon (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 32 in x 23 in; 81.28 cm x 58.42 cm