Presented is a circa 1961 Ernie Davis and Jim Brown multi-signed program from a banquet in Elmira, New York, that honored Davis, who won the 1961 Heisman Trophy, the first African American winner of the award. The program is titled, "Ernie Davis 'The Elmira Express' ALL-AMERICAN/1961 Heisman Trophy Winner." Davis lived in Elmira after moving there are age 12. At Syracuse University, he was a halfback who wore the same number 44 as a previous Syracuse football legend, Jim Brown. In his career at Syracuse, Davis rushed for 2,386 yards, a 6.6-yard average, and had 35 touchdowns and 220 overall points, all Syracuse records at the conclusion of his collegiate career. He was the first overall pick in the 1962 NFL Draft, by the Washington Redskins, but he was traded soon after to the Cleveland Browns, but he contracted leukemia and never played a down professionally, passing away from the illness in 1963, when he was only 23 years old.

The offered program measures 7.75x9.4", and it has eight pages, including covers. Signatures include Pro Football Hall of Famers Jim Brown and John Mackey, both former Syracuse University stars. Also, signing was Nelson Rockefeller, in 1961 the Governor of New York and later the 41st Vice President of the United States. The program also contains the autograph of former Syracuse University football star Dick Easterly, who later played in the Canadian Football League, and Edward Lagonegro, then the Mayor of Elmira. The program comes with a JSA LOA for the signatures of the aforementioned Hall of Famers and notables, and the back of the program has a JSA sticker (Z19284). There is an approx. inch long tear through the end of the Mackey signature. The seven signatures are in blue ballpoint ink. The Ernie Davis and Jim Brown signatures show fading but are clearly legible. The program has fold lines from when it was folded, most likely to fit into a pocket. The program shows wear, with a few small stains. The program contains a number of images of Davis, one of him with the Heisman Trophy.