Co -Captain of the 1938 Duke Football Team. Also played 5 years of Major League Baseball, but given that part of the inscription is "Duke 1938" the football connection feels more imprtant to this piece. We believe the writing in blue was added post signing. Deceased 2001. We guarantee all uncertified autographs to pass 3rd party authentication with CAS our authenticator of choice. If you want to get autographs certified you need to notify us before you pay. We submit them for you. If an autograph doesn't pass we refund both the purchase price AND the authentication fee.