YA Tittle Autographed Famous September 20, 1964 Image by Morris Berman

YA Tittle Autographed Famous September 20, 1964 Image by Morris Berman

YA Tittle Signed Photo Poster Framed. Dimensions: 10.75 inches tall x 15.5 inches wide. 

A photo of a dazed Tittle in the end zone taken by Morris Berman of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on September 20, 1964, is regarded among the most iconic images in American sports and journalism history. Tittle, in his 17th and final season, was photographed helmet-less, bloodied, and kneeling immediately after having been knocked to the ground by John Baker of the Pittsburgh Steelers and throwing an interception that was returned for a touchdown at the old Pitt Stadium. He suffered a concussion and cracked sternum on the play, but went on to play the rest of the season.

Post-Gazette editors declined to publish the photo, looking for "action shots" instead. Still, Berman entered the image into contests where it took on a life of its own, winning a National Headliner Award. It is regarded as having changed the way that photographers look at sports, having shown the power of capturing a moment of reaction. It became one of three photos to hang in the lobby of the National Press Photographers Association headquarters, alongside Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima and the Hindenburg disaster. A copy has hung in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

 Yelberton Abraham Tittle Jr. was an American professional football player who was a quarterback. He played in the National Football League for the San Francisco 49ers, New York Giants, and Baltimore Colts, after spending two seasons with the Colts in the All-America Football Conference. 

Born: October 24, 1926, Marshall, TX

Died: October 8, 2017 (age 90 years), Stanford, CA

Hall of Fame induction: 1971

Dates joined: 1961 (New York Giants), 1951 (San Francisco 49ers), 1950 (Baltimore Colts), 1948 (Baltimore Colts)
 

Tittle became the first professional football player featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated when he appeared on its 15th issue dated November 22, 1954. 

" Tittle has the attitude

of a high school kid, with

the brain of a computer. " 

—Frank Gifford

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