Offered is a football signed by the 1963 University of Illinois football team, including future NFL Hall of Famer Dick Butkus. The 1963 Fighting Illini football team compiled an 8–1–1 record, finished in first place in the Big Ten Conference, were ranked #3 in the final AP Poll, and defeated Washington in the 1964 Rose Bowl.
Signers include: Dick Butkus, Mike Taliaferro, Neal Anderson, Dick Deller, Ed Washington, Ken Schreiner, Jack Wainwright, Ron Acks, Rich Callaghan, Lynn Stewart, Bob Easter, Al Wheatland, Gregg Schumacher, Steve Kimbell, Brian Duniec, Archie Sutton, Tony Parola, Gary Eickman, Dave Mueller, Wylie Fox, Jim Grabowski, Rich Fitzgerald, Dennis Senkowski, Ron Fearn, Dick Kee, Rich Hochleutner, Sam Price, Dick Dorr, Paul Upton, George Donnelly, Bob Petkus, Dave Powless, Don Hansen, Mike Dundy, Bill Minor, Eddie Russell, John Walker, Jim Warren, Royce Neisz, Dee Rutherford, Ken Nietupski, Art McCaskill, Fred Custardo, Ed Walsh, Wayne Paulson, Todd Gabbett, Bill Pasko, Bill Farrell, Bruce Capel, Mario Camanaro, Bill Harper and Mike Summers. Accompanied by an LOA from Beckett Authentic.