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  • Union High School Most Valuable Player medal awarded to Eulace Peacock

    Manufactured by
    Unidentified
    Issued by
    Union High School, American
    Received by
    Peacock, Eulace, American, 1914 - 1996
    Medium
    bronze
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (overall): 1 1/4 × 1 × 1/4 in. (3.2 × 2.6 × 0.7 cm)
    H x W x D (medal): 1 1/8 × 1 × 1/16 in. (2.8 × 2.6 × 0.2 cm)
    Type
    medals
    Place used
    Union, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1932
    Description
    Union High School Most Valuable Player medal awarded to Eulace Peacock in 1932. The medal is clover shaped, bronze colored, and has a round bezel attached to a jump ring. In the center of the obverse of the medal is a relief depiction of a male football player in full length and facing the viewer. The football player is depicted mid-run with his proper right arm extended at his side and a football tucked under his proper left arm. He is wearing a football uniform and helmet with ear guards and a chin strap. In the background is a goal post and a grassy field. A relief banner above the football player’s head is inscribed with the text [U.H.S.]. On the reverse of the medal, engraved in the center, is text that reads [E. PEACOCK / L.H.B. / CHOSEN / MOST VAUABLE PLAYER / TO HIS TEAM / 1932 / CLASS B CHAMPS]. Along the bottom edge is a stamped maker’s mark that reads, [BRONZE / W [o inside a larger O]].
    Topic
    African American
    Athletes
    Children
    Education
    Football
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    A2014.63.105.1.93
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
    Classification
    Awards and Medals
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture
National Museum of African American History and Culture
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