Pete Elliott ROOKIE RC 1948 Topps Magic Photo American Football Nebraska (48t2C2 

1948 Topps Magic Photos ALL AMERICAN FOOTBALL #2 of 13C

Pete Elliott

This was the very 1st gum pack inserts that Topps Gum Co. ever made, in 1948. The 1948 Topps Magic Photos were released in 2 series of 126 cards each. These very small cards, about the size of a postage stamp, have a black & white photo on front and a white paper stock back that has a question on back. These were inserted 1 in each 1 cent package of Topps Gum. You would read the question on back. To get the answer, you would wet the black side and put it under sun light, then the small black & white photo would develope and the answer would be shown along with printed on the photo.

***ONLY licensed Topps card made of Babe Ruth before he passed away August 17, 1948***

(((How many kids do you think spitted on thier cards, got the answer, then threw them away. LOL)))

The set featured many different people from baseball, basketball, football, boxing, wrestling, track, horse racing, movie stars, inventors, landmarks and many others. Since this was one of only a handful of cards from the era, it included many 1st card "Rookie Card"s. There is also 2 variations that I have found on cards from series 1 (A-H). The common version has the card # on back on the short side. The harder to find version has the card # on back on the long side.  

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Pete Elliott
Sport(s) Football, basketball, golf
Biographical details
Born September 20, 1926 (1926-09-20) (age 84)
Place of birth Bloomington, Illinois
Playing career
1945–1948 Michigan
Position(s) Quarterback (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1949–1950
1951–1955
1956
1957–1959
1960–1966
1973–1974 Oregon State (ends)
Oklahoma (assistant)
Nebraska
California
Illinois
Miami (FL)
Head coaching record
Overall 56–72–11
Bowls 1–1
Statistics
College Football Data Warehouse
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 AAWU (1958)
1 Big Ten (1963)
College Football Hall of Fame
Inducted in 1994 (profile)

Peter R. Elliott (born September 20, 1926) is a former American football player and coach. He was an All-American quarterback on the undefeated 1948 Michigan Wolverines football team that won a national championship. Elliott served as the head football coach at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln (1956), the University of California, Berkeley (1957–1959), the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1960–1966), and the University of Miami (1973–1974), compiling a career college football record of 56–72–11. Elliott was also a standout basketball player who was first-team All-Big Ten Conference in 1948 and second-team All-Big Ten in 1949 as well as team MVP in 1948.[1] The 1948 team finished third in the eastern region of the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship.[1] Elliott is the only Michigan athlete to have earned 12 letters in varsity sports: football, basketball, and golf.

Elliott played football at the University of Michigan with his brother Bump, who also became a well known college coach. In 1956, he took the head coaching job at Nebraska, lasting one year with a record of 4–6. The next year, he took over at California, where he remained until 1959 with a compiled record of 10–21. In 1958, he led the Golden Bears to an AAWU title and an appearance in the Rose Bowl, where they lost to Iowa. In 1960, Elliott succeeded Ray Eliot at Illinois and was at the school until 1966. With the Illini, his record was 31–34–1. In 1973, Elliott became head coach Miami, where he remained for two years and compiled an 11–11 record.

Elliott served as Executive Director of the Pro Football Hall of Fame from 1979–1995 and currently serves on its Board of Trustees.