Foundation for Dubuque Public Schools to Auction Football Signed by Jay Berwanger and Other Heisman Winners
DUBUQUE, IOWA—The Foundation for Dubuque Public Schools is selling a football signed by 12 Heisman Trophy winners, including Dubuque's own Jay Berwanger. The online auction opens at 5:00 pm on August 28 and closes at 12:00 midnight on September 18. Bids can be placed at www.32auctions.com/FDPSHeisman. The football will be on display at Senior and Hempstead football games at Dalzell Field during the auction period.
Jay Berwanger, a 1932 graduate of Dubuque Senior High School, was the very first Heisman winner in 1935. A member of the Berwanger family donated the football during the dedication of the Jay Berwanger statue and Wilbur Dalzell Memorial at Dalzell Field in September 2013.
The football includes the following Heisman trophy winner signatures: Jay Berwanger - 1935 Chicago; John Lattner - 1953 Notre Dame; John David Crow - 1957 Texas A&M; Joe Bellino - 1960 Navy; Steve Owens - 1969 Oklahoma; Johnny Rodgers - 1972 Nebraska; John Capelletti - 1973 Penn State; Billy Sims - 1978 Oklahoma; George Rogers - 1980 South Carolina; Mike Rozier - 1983 Nebraska; Gino Torretta - 1992 Miami; Eric Crouch - 2001 Nebraska.
Proceeds from the auction will support immediate needs in Dubuque's public schools.
For more information, contact Roy Hansen, FDPS Board president at roy.w.hansen@gmail.com or (563) 543-2681 until August 20 and Jennifer Klinkhammer, FDPS executive director at jennifer@dbqfoundation.org or (563) 588-2700 after August 20, or visit www.dbqfoundation.org/FDPS.
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The Foundation for Dubuque Public Schools (FDPS) promotes the importance of public education by increasing community investment for the enhancement of student achievement in the Dubuque Public Schools. FDPS board members and staff fulfill this mission by securing financial gifts and grants for school programs and projects that are not currently supported by public tax dollars. Learn more at www.dbqfoundation.org/FDPS
Contact: Jennifer Klinkhammer, Executive Director
Phone: (563) 588.2700
Email: jennifer@dbqfoundation.org