Elston Howard was the first African American player on the New York Yankees. Presented is a "Greyhound Facts About Champions" Elston Howard Award plaque. Howard in 1963 became the first Black MVP of the American League. Howard had played for the famous Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro American League, and he was a catcher/outfielder/first baseman with the New York Yankees from 1955-67. He finished his career with the Boston Red Sox in 1967-68. He was a 4-time World Champion with the Yankees, and he played in ten World Series. In his AL MVP 1963 season, he batted .287, with 28 home runs and 85 RBIs. The Greyhound Bus Company apparently gave these awards to champions in various sports, and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer Bill Russell was another recipient of a Greyhound Award. The award features a 9x11" black and white photo of Howard posed behind his catcher's mitt and related Howard information on a metallic-like sheet which is attached to a wooden plaque measuring approx. 11x13.75". Verbiage on the award reads, "Greyhound Facts About Champions/ELSTON HOWARD/Most Valuable Player, American League - 1963/Played in more World Series Games than any other negro player/Hit home run first time at bat in World Series." The Greyhound Bus Company logo is on the bottom part of the plaque. The wood on the plaque has some very small nicks and chipping, and the metallic section of the plaque exhibits some scratches. The offering represents an unusual award that honors a historic Yankee player.