File:Sears-Vic-helmet-1940.jpg

Oregon State College left tackle Vic Sears (1918–2006) in 1940. Sears played from 1941 to 1953 with the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League.

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Published in Walter Frederick (ed.), The California Gridiron: University of California vs. Oregon State College, November 2, 1940. Berkeley, CA: Associated Students News Bureau, 1940; p. 3.

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