Wraps
1947 · Berkeley
by [African American] [Football]
Berkeley: Tilghman Press, 1947. Wraps. Fine. Official program for the first college football bowl game featuring schools that are considered historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Wilberforce University (Ohio) defeated Prairie View A&M (Texas) 26-0 in the inaugural Fruit Bowl. The game was held three times, following the 1947 to 1949 seasons.
This program include a list of special events, the team rosters, brief profiles of the five members of the Fruit Bowl Association, etc. Notably, it also features dozens of advertisements for Black-owned Bay Area businesses and entertainers, including T-Bone Walker, Saunders King, and (truncated)
This program include a list of special events, the team rosters, brief profiles of the five members of the Fruit Bowl Association, etc. Notably, it also features dozens of advertisements for Black-owned Bay Area businesses and entertainers, including T-Bone Walker, Saunders King, and (truncated)
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