Title: 1958 Cotton Bowl Game Ticket Stub - Navy Midshipmen vs. Rice Owls Reserved Seating - Vintage College Football Ephemera
Description:
Add an authentic piece of post-season gridiron history to your collection with this original 1958 Cotton Bowl game ticket stub. This historic artifact is from the 22nd annual edition of the New Year's Day classic, played on Wednesday, January 1, 1958, at the Dallas Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas. This legendary matchup brought together coach Eddie Erdelatz's No. 4 nationally ranked Navy Midshipmen and coach Jess Neely's Southwest Conference champion Rice Owls. In a dominant performance on the big stage, Navy powered their way to a definitive 20-7 victory, led by the spectacular play of unheralded fullback Harry Hurst, who rushed for two critical touchdowns. This genuine mid-century paper stub features a beautifully iconic green design, anchored on the left by an detailed graphic illustration of a ripe Texas cotton boll branch. The clean typographic layout includes original pricing details ($5.50 total admission) alongside the stadium printer credit from Exline-Lowdon Co.
Product Specifications:
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Event: 22nd Annual Cotton Bowl Classic
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Matchup: Navy Midshipmen vs. Rice Owls
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Date: Wednesday, January 1, 1958
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Kickoff Time: 2:30 P.M.
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Venue: Dallas Cotton Bowl (Dallas, TX)
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Seating Details: Enter Gate 5, Section 23, Row 3, Seat 21
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Ticket Printer: Exline-Lowdon Co. Dallas
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Item Type: Genuine Postseason Game Ticket Stub / Reserved Seating Check
Detailed Condition & Flaw Report:
This vintage college football souvenir is explicitly sold as-is. please read the following structural details carefully before purchasing:
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Overall Condition: This 68-year-old paper ticket stub is in good Used Condition, showcasing exceptional structural stiffness, flat presentation, and crisp front-facing graphics.
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Creases & Wear: The cardstock body remains remarkably firm, flat, and level. It is completely free from heavy intersecting pocket folds or deep center creases. A very light, soft handling ripple is present along the upper left margin area, but it does not break the printing ink or affect readability.
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Edges & Corners: The right-hand margin features a rough, hand-torn edge where the main entry coupon was separated by the gate attendant at the stadium, showing typical vintage edge fraying and natural paper fibers along that boundary line. The top, bottom, and left edges are incredibly clean, sharp, and straight-cut. The corners show very minor vintage softening but remain well-defined.
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Surface & Markings: The front face features a beautiful light-green background with dark green and red typography that remains crisp and un-faded. The stamped seating details for Gate 5, Section 23, Row 3, and Seat 21 are bright and fully legible. The front surface is incredibly clean, completely free from modern ballpoint ink signatures, water damage, or pencil notations.
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Reverse Side (Flaw Note): The back of the stub features a clean black line-art seating map layout of the Dallas Cotton Bowl stadium segments and gates. Please note that there are four distinct areas of vintage brown scrapbook glue/adhesive residue and paper skinning located in the corners of the reverse side from where it was previously mounted in a collector's album decades ago. A small patch of matching residue is also present on the interior playing field graphic. The central text and seating numbers remain entirely legible.
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Photo Reminder: Please examine all high-resolution listing photos closely to verify the exact torn edges, front color condition, and the reverse-side scrapbook adhesive residue before placing your order.
Shipping & Store Logistics:
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Rigid Boxed Shipping: To prevent further bending, creasing, or edge damage during transit, this vintage ticket stub is enclosed in a protective sleeve, placed between heavy cardboard reinforcement panels, and shipped inside a rigid, crush-resistant shipping box.
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Combined Shipping: Purchasing multiple collectible items or pieces of vintage ephemera? Add them all to your shopping cart to receive bundled shipping rates automatically.
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Tracked Delivery: All orders are packed securely and shipped quickly with tracking numbers Sent directly to you Via Email.
