Star running back at Syracuse University; first black player to win the Heisman Trophy (1961); drafted by the Washington Redskins and traded to Cleveland but died the following year from leukemia before playing a pro game. Rare ballpoint signature and inscription, “Best of luck to you ‘doctor’ in all that you might undertake, Ernie Davis ‘67, Syracuse squad of 1959,” on an off-white 5.5 x 3.25 government postcard (postmarked 11/11/1955). A couple diagonal creases, affecting one letter of signature and a bit of inscription, otherwise fine condition. COA Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and R&R COA.
