Pigskin Club president Lawrence A. Oxley presents a plaque to tennis star Althea Gibson, 1958. Gibson was the first woman to receive an award from the club.
This file appears in: Civil Rights Tour: Recreation - Pigskin Club, Football, Friendship and Civil Rights: 1842 15th Street NW
This file appears in: Civil Rights Tour: Recreation - Pigskin Club, Football, Friendship and Civil Rights: 1842 15th Street NW
Civil Rights Tour: Recreation - Pigskin Club, Football, Friendship and Civil Rights: 1842 15th Street NW
The Pigskin Club was founded by Dr. Charles B. Fisher on July 30, 1938, as a social organization of men who had participated in or contributed to collegiate football. A similar club, the Touchdown…