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Customized airplane (Pan Am Clipper) menu signed by over 35 members of the 1956 U.S. Olympic team. Signatures include Hall of Fame basketball player Bill Russell, track star gold medalists Lucinda Williams and Wilma Rudolph, and legendary track star Jesse Owens, who was on board as an ambassador in celebration of his 20th anniversary at the 1936 Olympics. Owens signs the menu twice with a signature on both halves. Also on board was Eddie Eagan, who did not compete in 1956 but won a boxing gold medal in 1920 and a bobsled gold medal in 1932. The card-style menu includes a shield with Olympic rings and reads on the left: ''Welcome Aboard! UNITED STATES OLYMPIC TEAM - 1956 / It is a great privilege and pleasure to serve you on your Clipper flight to the XVIth Olympiad in Melbourne, Australia''. The right side lists the lunch menu. Comes with customized Pan Am breakfast menu, unsigned. Measures 12'' x 9''. Near fine condition.
1956 U.S. Olympic Team Signed Menu -- Includes Jesse Owens (Twice), Bill Russell, Eddie Eagan, Lucinda Williams & Wilma Rudolph
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