- On View
- Sports Gallery
- Museum Maps
- Objects in this Location
- Exhibition
- Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
- Manufactured by
- Russell Athletics, American, founded 1902
- Worn by
- Shell, Donnie, American, born 1952
- Subject of
- South Carolina State University, American, founded 1896
- Owned by
- Jeffries, Willie E., American, born 1937
- Date
- 1970-1973
- Medium
- nylon with ink and thread
- Dimensions
- H x W (width sleeve to sleeve): 34 1/4 × 41 3/4 in. (87 × 106 cm)
- Description
- South Caroline State University football jersey worn by Donnie Shell.
- The jersey is burgundy with a v-neck and two slits at the bottom, one on either side. The neckline has white and blue stripes along it. The sleeves have white and blue bands around them. There is a blue and white SCSU bulldog logo on each sleeve. There are several eyelet holes in the sleeves and a rubberband tied around each sleeve. There is a large white "90" on the front outlined in blue, and there is also a white "90" outlined in blue on each of the shoulders. There is a white tag on the bottom on the proper left side. The proper right side of the tag features a red and blue Russell Athletic logo. The proper left side of the tag has blue text which reads [WORN BY AMERICA’S / TOP TEAMS / 52] followed by washing instructions. There is a smaller rectangular tag underneath with black text that reads [100% NYLON].
- The back of the jersey has a large white "90" outlined in blue. The jersey has a few scuff marks on the screen printed areas.
- Classification
- Clothing - Sports Uniforms
- Type
- jerseys
- Topic
- Athletes
- Clothing and dress
- Football
- HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- Sports
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Willie E. Jeffries
- Object number
- 2019.57.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown – Restrictions Possible
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




