Jackie Robinson and Pee Wee Reese at Eastern College All-Star Football Practice 1949
Description
A slide of a black-and-white photograph of Jackie Robinson and Pee Wee Reese at practice with the Eastern College All-Stars. Robinson is fourth from the left side of the frame, wearing a dark shirt and a football helmet. Pee Wee Reese is second from the right wearing a striped shirt and a football helmet. Coach Herman Hickman is the figure in the center looking up at a football in the air above the group. He is wearing a white shirt. The original Associated Press caption reads: "(NY23) Bear Mountain, N.Y., Aug. 15—Jackie to Peewee But Nobody on Base—With coach Herman Hickman and his Eastern College All-Stars in pursuit, Brooklyn Dodger Jackie Robinson (left) whip pass to his baseball teammate Peewee Reese (right) at training session of the footballers for game with the New York Giants at Polo Grounds, Sept. 1. The baseballers, guests of the New York baseball writers at an outing, dropped in on training session nearby. Identifiable are: Ed Berrang (87), Villanova end; Joe Steffy (62), Army guard; Sam Tamburo (85), Penn State end; and Frank LoVuolo (84) St. Bonaventure end. (AP Wirephoto) (54221505h)1949"