Curly Lambeau & Chicago Cardinals President Ray Bennigsen - 1951 Original Photo

Lambeau makes a slam dunk as he tells team President Bennigsen that any player not hustling for him will be "dis-Card-ed!" (as caption on reverse explains).Earl Louis "Curly" Lambeau(d 1965) was founder, player, and first coach of the Green Bay Packers professional American football team. He shares the distinction with rival George Halas of the Chicago Bears of coaching his team to the most NFL championships, with six. Lambeau also coached the Arizona Cardinals (Chicago Cardinals at the time) in 1950 and 1951 and the Washington Redskins in 1952 and 1953.This photo (10 x 8 inches) is in very good condition. There are a few light creases scattered throughout the photo and some editorial markings on the front. It has the original newspaper caption attached to the back along with some pencil notations. The caption is dated stamped "MAY 11 1951".