Played in the NFL 1938-1945, with a break for military service. Deceased 1996. Post card is a real photo postcard, 1950 or newer . Has not been postally used. "(1-25-65)" written on back in pencil. 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.