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Buzz Aldrin: Handwritten Student Paper- Football

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:250.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD
Buzz Aldrin: Handwritten Student Paper- Football
<B>Buzz Aldrin: Handwritten Student Paper on the Army Football Team from His Senior Year at West Point.</B></I> "<I>Edwin E. Aldrin</B></I>". Five pages, 8.5" x 11", college-ruled notebook paper, United States Military Academy at West Point, October 30, 1950, class paper on football, turquoise ink. Aldrin writes his name at the top of each page "<I>Cadet Aldrin, E E</B></I>" Signed at the conclusion of the text, "<I>Edwin E. Aldrin</B></I>". Titled "<I>The Warrior's Sport</B></I>", Aldrin focuses his attention on West Point's Army football team. Aldrin attributes "<I>the supremacy of West Point on the football field</B></I>" to the "<I>military attitude</B></I>" that the Army football coaches instill using "military principles." Aldrin compares various position players on a football team to certain members of the armed forces. For instance, Aldrin argues that the quarterback of the Army football team acts "<I>according to the plans and training of the coach...very much like the actions of the General of the Army in carrying out the policies of the President</B></I>." The pages show one small crease at the upper left, and one page shows some toning, else very fine condition. A one-of-a-kind class paper from Buzz Aldrin's senior year at West Point.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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