Unbelievable Steelers Collection of Derek Crawford
Football Daily | Derek Crawford has a Pittsburgh Pigskin Collection that spans the years, Even Before the Steelers — pigskindispatch.com
Looking at old memorbilia of your favorite team is cool and it rekindles memories of glory days and legendary players. The collectibles are treasures that preserve football history in such a magical and adictive manner.
In this episode, we talk with Vintage Football Collector Derek Crawford about his amazing Pittsburgh Professional Football Memorabilia collection that includes Steelers items from every season, including Art Rooney teams before the 1933 Pirates of the NFL.
Derek Crawford grew up in the Pittsburgh area and, like most other kids who grew up in the 1970s in Western Pennsylvania, was swept into the frenzy of Super Steelers Mania. Derek kept the passion for his team throughout his teenage years and beyond. At some point after some childhood, Topps Football Card collecting the bug for having memorabilia of the Pittsburgh area gridiron grew. At the time of this writing, Derek has an extensive collection that spans from some well-curated pigskin media of the 19th century, including some Harper's Weekly articles and graphics to modern-day bobbleheads, pennants, autographed footballs, and more. Derek collects the pieces, stories, and football history behind them.
