Football patch worn by Bob Wobbrock at Gardena High School, Los Angeles, California

Football patch worn by Bob Wobbrock at Gardena High School, Los Angeles, California

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Description (Brief)
Robert Wobbrock attended Gardena High School in California from 1953 to 1956. A typical kid of the fifties, he lettered in football and track. He received this letter during his sophomore year hence the one football and one star embroidered on the letter. For each year someone lettered in a varsity sport they would receive a letter with the year indicated in the amount of “athletic symbols or stars” embroidered on the letter. This practiced changed sometime during the 1970s and the athlete was given one letter throughout their high school career and given a gold bar for each subsequent year.
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
Academic Letter
patch, football
date made
1954
user
Wobbrock, Bob
Physical Description
fabric, felt (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 15 cm x 14 cm x.2 cm; 5 7/8 in x 5 1/2 in x 1/16 in
ID Number
2006.0242.04.2
accession number
2006.0242
catalog number
2006.0242.04.2
Credit Line
Robert R. Wobbrock
subject
Sports
Football
High School
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Cultural and Community Life: Sport and Leisure
Data Source
National Museum of American History
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