Vintage 1969 Yearbook Northwestern Detroit Willie Horton John Conyers R Johnson For Sale
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Vintage 1969 Yearbook Northwestern Detroit Willie Horton John Conyers R Johnson:
$50.00
Historical 1969 Yearbook from Northwestern High School in Detroit.
Among some of the legendary Detroiters to come out of Northwestern:
U.S. Rep. John Conyers Jr. (1929-2019) graduated from Northwestern in 1947. He was the longest serving African-American member of Congress, serving from 1965 to 2017, and co-founded the Congressional Black Caucus and the Congressional Progressive Caucus. Among his accomplishments was introducing the the legislation to make the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday a national holiday.
Willie Horton (1942-present) graduated from Northwestern High School in 1960 and was signed by the Detroit Tigers a year later. He was a hero of the Tigers' 1968 World Series championship season and had four All-Star appearances over his 18-year career. His number 23 was retired by the Tigers in 2000.
Ronald Adolphis Johnson (October 17, 1947 – November 10, 2018) was an American professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). Johnson played college football at the halfback position for the University of Michigan from 1966 to 1968. He set a Michigan school record in 1967 by rushing for 270 yards in a game. In 1968, he became the first African-American to serve as the captain of a Michigan football team. He set an NCAA record by rushing for 347 yards in a game and set Big Ten Conference records with 92 points scored and 1,017 rushing yards in seven conference games. He also set Michigan records with 2,524 career rushing yards, 19 rushing touchdowns in a season, and 139.1 rushing yards per game in 1968.
He played seven seasons in the NFL from 1969 to 1975 and became the first player in New York Giants history to rush for 1,000 yards in a season, accomplishing the feat in both 1970 and 1972. He also led the NFL in rushing attempts in both 1970 and 1972. Johnson retired as a player in 1976, was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1992, and became chairman of the National Football Foundation in 2006. He was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2008, and died in 2018. He is the brother of 1970 American League batting champion Alex Johnson.
All three are pictured in this yearbook.
In addition, the high school pictures and events of a prominent Detroit High School.
Yearbook is not signed. Cover condition is shown. Inside pages are in excellent condition.
A rare, unique item to add to a collection.
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