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Justice’s prayer
October 13, 2008 | Subscribe to this post
Posted by Stephen Fletcher in Events, Football, Sports, UNC
On an overcast November day in Yankee Stadium in 1949, UNC’s injured and idled All-American running back huddled to the ground and pulled his rain cape over his body. Hugh Morton pulled out his camera and trained it on Justice—Charlie “Choo-Choo” Justice—praying undercover for the Tar Heels, who were leading Notre Dame 6-0. It may be Morton’s most widely published photograph from that notable contest, whose final outcome was a 42-6 defeat for Carolina.
As I mentioned in my post on Friday, I just could not dampen the festive atmosphere for Saturday’s game by posting this photograph. Justice’s prayer was shattered in New York, but the Tar Heel victory this past weekend in Chapel Hill was “just deserts.”
Today I found a few more negatives from the 1949 game and I have scanned several of those found thus far. I hope to put up a selection in the next day or two.
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- ArchivesNext - Blog examining archives and technology
- Biographical Conversations with . . . Hugh Morton - An episode from the UNC TV program featuring a one-on-one conversation with Hugh Morton
- Grandfather Mountain - Scenic attraction and nature preserve in Linville, NC owned by Morton from 1952 until his death in 2006
- Morton Biography from Grandfather Mountain website
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- NC Miscellany Blog - Blog of the North Carolina Collection, Wilson Library, UNC-CH
- Posterity Project - Blog related to archives, history, civic responsibility, and open access to public records in Tennessee
- Southern Short Course in News Photography - America’s longest running photojournalism seminar, of which Morton was a founder
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As you say, Stephen, this Morton photograph is indeed probably the most widely published shot from the 1949 game in Yankee Stadium. And according to “The State” magazine it is one of Hugh’s favorites. Here’s just a few of the publications that have reproduced this image:
Making A Difference in North Carolina” by Hugh Morton & Ed Rankin (1988) Page 258
“They Made The Bell Tower Chime” by Bob Quincy (1973) Page 34
“Choo Choo: The Charlie Justice Story” by Bob Quincy & Julian Scheer (1958) Page 64
“The State” Magazine -Hugh Morton’s Favorite Ten- October 1, 1968 Page 12
Dear Blogger:
Excellent use of deserts, meaning punishment or reward.