Cleveland Browns Football Company check, 8.5 x 3.5, filled out in type and made payable to Ernest R. Davis for $2500, February 22, 1963. Endorsed on the reverse in blue ballpoint, "Ernie Davis." In fine condition, with several cancellation punch holes. Davis was drafted with the No. 1 overall pick in the 1962 NFL draft and immediately traded to the Cleveland Browns, signing a three-year contract for $200,000 in late December 1961. Less than three months after endorsing this check, Davis succumbed to leukemia at the of age 23. Only the second signed check from Davis that we have offered. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA.
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