Original 1947 AP Wire Photo featuring Santa Clara University football guard Gil McDermid showing his 13-month-old son, Pat, how to hold a football during preseason practice in Santa Clara, California. The charming image was taken September 3, 1947, as McDermid prepared for first-line duty with the Broncos. The original news caption is printed directly on the photograph. Photo measures approximately 6½ x 9 inches. From the archive of a Pittsburgh area newspaper.
