University of Miami Vintage Football 2011 Calendar / Asgard Press

ATLANTIC SOUTH. 
Colleges & Universities, Calendar, Wall Hanging, Print, Illustration, 2011. 

The University of Miami Hurricanes football program needs no introduction to a modern college football audience. But the monster success of “The U” across the late 20th-century (including five national championships), eclipses its long ago starting point back in 1927. By the early ‘30s, they were punching a regular ticket to the annual Palm Festival game in Miami, soon after to be known as the Orange Bowl. Most college programs lost most of their star players to the war during the early 1940s. But by the end of the war, Miami was back in the familiar confines of the Orange Bowl, their successful 1945 9-1-1 campaign concluding with an Orange Bowl win over Holy Cross, 13-6. The 1950s saw the Hurricanes cement inter-state rivalries with both Florida and Florida State, while appearing in multiple Gator Bowls (held in Jacksonville, Florida). But aside from the notable milestone of integrating the program with African-American players and appearing in a few second-tier bowls during the 1960s, the program listed along largely out of the conversation until the storied years mentioned earlier … That said, all of this early program history is brought out by the fantastic visuals in this great keepsake. Back in the early ‘aughts, Asgard Press, a small publishing house producing high quality calendars, books, and stationery, began assembling artwork from a ton of souvenir college football game day programs. The dates ranged from the early 1960s back into the early twentieth century, making for quite the collection. In 2005, they compiled a year’s worth and put out their first vintage college football calendar: “Vintage Michigan.” By 2011, they were releasing a whole run of annual vintage game day program calendars and would eventually peak at about 80 colleges & universities before exhausting their stash and discontinuing the series just a few years ago. Though of a year recently past, the tear-away visuals that accompany each month are wonderful frame-able prints for the Miami Hurricane fan, including these notable covers: November 4, 1938 “Miami vs. Oglethorpe” / October 31, 1942 “Miami vs. Furman” / November 6, 1953 “Miami vs. Auburn” / November 13, 1964 “Miami vs. Boston College” … This calendar is still in its original plastic packaging. 

Condition: Like New. 
Sports Related. 
11" wide x 15" high