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Jersey for Grambling State worn by Doug Williams

1973-1977

Grambling, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A Grambling State football jersey worn by Doug Williams. It is ahort-sleeve, cut-off, mesh-style, crew-neck jersey. It is black with gold and white lettering and stripes. There is a large number [12] in gold with white outlines on the front of the jersey in the center. There are smaller number [12]s in gold with white outlines in the center of both sleeves. There are two (2) gold bands around either sleeve with three (3) thinner white bands: one on top, one in the middle, and one on the bottom. There is a signature in the center of the "2" that reads [Doug Williams/#12] in black marker. There is a large number [12] in the center of the back of the jersey. It is gold with a white outline. There is no interior tag.

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Catalog reference: 2016.107.3

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