Original 1947 AP Wirephoto portrait of 18-year-old Clarksville High School football star Mac Robinson of Clarksville, Tennessee. According to the original AP caption, Robinson became the center of a recruiting controversy between Vanderbilt and the University of Tennessee after signing to attend both schools. The situation reportedly came to light after Robinson, who had been bitten by a black widow spider on May 6, disappeared for several hours. Original AP caption is printed directly along the bottom of the photograph. Photo is mounted on black archival paper with period tape at the corners and shows expected age and newsroom/archive handling wear. Overall size approximately 6¼ x 8¾ inches. Came from the archive of a Pittsburgh area newspaper.
