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Title
Lou
Groza
Signing
Autograph
Photograph
Subject
Sports
Education
Football
Athletes
Football players
Cleveland Browns (Football team: 1946-1995)
Universities and colleges
Place
Hiram (Ohio)
Portage County (Ohio)
Description
This
8
"
x
10
"
(20.32
x
25.4
cm)
photograph
shows
football
player
Lou
Groza
signing
an
autograph
for a
young
fan
while
at the
Cleveland
Browns
training
camp
in
Hiram
,
Ohio
.
Martins
Ferry
,
Ohio
native
Groza
(b
.
1924)
attended
The
Ohio
State
University
and
played
for the
Cleveland
Browns
from
1946-1959
and
1961-1967
. He
is
considered
the
last
of the "
original
"
Browns
to
retire
. From
1947-1959
Groza
was the
Browns
offensive
tackle
.
After
suffering
a
back
injury
, he
returned
as a
kicking
specialist
from
1961-1967
.
Groza
was
voted
All-NFL
tackle
6
times
and
NFL
Player
of the
Year
in
1954
. He
played
in
9
Pro-Bowls
and
owns
the
Browns
record
for
most
seasons
played
and
most
career
points
. His
last-second
field
goal
won
the
1950
NFL
title
game
.
Groza
was
elected
to the
Professional
Football
Hall
of
Fame
in
1974
and his
#76
uniform
was
retired
by the
Browns
,
though
he also
wore
#46
. The
Cleveland
Browns
training
facility
is
located
at
76
Lou
Groza
Boulevard
.
Hiram
College
served
as the
summer
home
of the
Cleveland
Browns
from
1952
to
1974
. For
twenty-three
seasons
, from
mid
July
to
early
September
, the
summer
peace
of
Hiram
village
was
enlivened
with the
excitement
of
northeastern
Ohio's
professional
football
team
living
and
practicing
on the
Hiram
campus
.
Visitors
drove
from
all
over
Ohio
to
attend
the
free
practice
sessions
and
get
treasured
Browns
players
'
autographs
.
It
remains
the
longest
stint
for the
Browns
at any
training
camp
in the
team's
50-year
existence
.
While
training
at
Hiram
, the
Browns
won
three
National
Football
League
titles
.
Date of Original
1950
-
1960
circa
Collection
Cleveland
Browns
Training
Camp
Collection
Source
Audiovisual material
M/Cle Institutional Records Hiram College
Submitting Institution
Hiram College
Rights
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http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/audiovis/photodup.html;
Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to
http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
Type
StillImage
File Name
Om2076_2724097_004.tif
Image Height
3827
Image Width
3027
File Size
4813.987 KB
Format
picture
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