1969 All-American Game HOFer Roger Wehrli SIGNED Check / NFL St. Louis CARDINALS

Description

- 1969 “COACHES ALL-AMERICA GAME” / EAST vs WEST -
- COLLEGE Football Check SIGNED by PLAYER Roger Wehrli -
- Wehrli was INDUCTED into the NFL “Hall of Fame” in 2007 -
VERY RARE
,
National Football League
HOFer Roger Wehrli SIGNED check as a COLLEGE PLAYER in the 1969 “Coaches All-American Game”, EAST vs WEST
, held at
Atlanta Stadium (GA) on June 28th 1969
.   The EAST squad was coached by JOE PATERNO (Penn State) and the WEST by PEPPER RODGERS (Kansas).  The WEST won the game 14 – 10, and future HOFer Ted Hendricks was one of the standout players.
This “Coaches All-American Game” check is
dated
June 25th 1969
(THREE days prior to the GAME)
and is made
payable
to “Roger Wehrli” in the amount of 0.   Check is drawn on the “COACHES ALL-AMERICA GAME” account at “The Citizens & Southern National Bank” in Atlanta, Georgia.  It is SIGNED by John L. Carlin or Corlis (???) Jr. on the FRONT (on behalf of the “Coaches All-American Game”) and is boldly
SIGNED / ENDORSED by the PLAYER Roger Wehrli on the BACK of the check
, acknowledging receipt of payment.
“COACHES ALL-AMERICA GAME”
was a
COLLEGE football ALL-STAR game played in the postseason and serving as the concluding game of the college season. Held from 1961 to 1976
, the All-Star game was sponsored by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), with profits going to fund AFCA scholarships.  The games were played at War Memorial Stadium in Buffalo (NY) from 1961 – 65, and then moved to Atlanta Stadium from 1966 – 69.  The event was relocated to Jones Stadium in Lubbock (TX) from 1970 – 75 because of attendance issues.
ROGER RUSSELL WEHRLI
played his entire career with the NFL St. Louis Cardinals (1969 – 1982).   Drafted in the FIRST round (19th overall PICK), Wehrli was a
SEVEN time (7x) PRO BOWLER and was named a FIRST Team ALL PRO on FIVE (5x) different occasions (1970, 1974 – 77) / SECOND Team ALL PRO (1x) in 1971
.  He finished his career with 40 interceptions, 22 fumble recoveries, and two defensive touchdowns scored.  In addition to being enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame (2003) and the PRO Football HALL OF FAME (2007), Wehrli was elected to the Arizona Cardinals Ring of Honor and chosen a member of the NFL All-Decade Team during the 1970’s.
CONDITION:
check measures about 3 x 8 ¼ inches in size and is in EXCELLENT condition with bold signatures.  There is a single vertical fold down the center of the check, otherwise NO rips / tears or other issues to note (see scans).
The
signature / autograph of ROGER WEHRLI is guaranteed authentic
.
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