This beautifully framed NCAA football piece features an original piece of watercolor artwork glass-framed in an attractive two inch wide black resin frame with a double mat. The outer dimensions of the framed piece are approximately 17” wide x 28” high, although the exact size will vary according to the size of the original piece of art.

At the core of the framed piece is the actual piece of original artwork as painted by the artist on textured 100% rag, water-marked watercolor paper. In many cases the original artwork has handwritten notes in pencil from the artist (be sure to “See the actual artwork without the frame” elsewhere in this website). Simply put, this is beautiful, one-of-a-kind artwork.

The outer mat is a rich textured black acid-free mat with a decorative inset white v-groove, while the inner mat is a complimentary colored acid-free mat reflecting one of the team’s primary colors. The website image of this framed piece shows the mat color that we suggest (Silver), but since each piece is custom framed, we are happy to use whatever color mat you wish (depending on availability) – our standard mat colors are:

Light Blue / Dark Blue / Brown / Maroon (close to brown) / White / Silver / Gold / Yellow (bright yellow) / Green (dark green) / Orange / Purple / Red (bright red, somewhat close to PMS 186)

Beneath the artwork is a silver plate with black text describing the original artwork. The text for this piece will read:

This is an original, one-of-a-kind watercolor painting of the 1963 Texas Longhorns uniform worn by #60 Thomas "Tommy" Nobis and was used in the creation of this Texas Longhorns uniform evolution print and thousands of Texas products that have been sold across North America. This original piece of art was painted by artist Nola McConnan for Maple Leaf Productions Ltd. 1963 was a National Championship season for the Texas Longhorns.

Beneath the silver plate is a 6.5” x 7” reproduction of a uniform evolution print that celebrates the history of the team. The print beautifully illustrates the chronological evolution of the team’s uniform and shows you how the original art was used in the creation of this print. If you look closely, you will see that the print features the actual artwork being offered for sale. The 6.5” x 7” print looks like this:

The piece is framed with an extremely high quality framing glass. We have used this glass style for many years with excellent results. We package every piece very carefully in a double layer of bubble wrap and a rigid double-wall cardboard package to avoid breakage at any point during the shipping process, but if damage does occur, we will gladly repair, replace or refund. Please note that all of our products come with a 90 day 100% satisfaction guarantee.

Each framed piece also comes with a two page letter signed by Scott Sillcox describing the history behind the art. If there was an extra-special story about your piece of art, that story will be included in the letter. When you receive your framed piece, you should find the letter lightly attached to the front of the framed piece.

If you have any questions, at any time, about the actual artwork or about any of the artist’s handwritten notes on the artwork, I would love to tell you about them. Simply email me, Scott Sillcox, at scott@heritagesportsart.com and I will tell you everything I can about your original piece of art. The artists and I spent well over ten years of our lives creating these pieces of original artwork, and in many cases there are stories I can tell you about your actual piece of artwork that might add an extra element of interest in your one-of-a-kind purchase.

Please note that all reproduction rights for this original work are retained in perpetuity by the University or the designated licensing body unless specifically stated otherwise in writing by the University or their designate. For further information, please contact Heritage Sports Art at questions@heritagesportsart.com .

 

History

This painting honors the 1963 University of Texas football team and #60, worn by Thomas Tommy Nobis. Coached by Longhorns icon Darrell Royal and tri-captained by Scott Appleton, Tommy Ford and David McWilliams, the 1963 team went an undefeated 11-0, winning the schools first National Championship. The 1963 team capped off their championship season by beating #2 ranked Navy 28-6 in the Cotton Bowl.Tommy Nobis was an iron man football star for the University of Texas - having played Linebacker on defense and Guard on offense. In the 1963 championship season, he played an integral part in shutting down Heisman-winner Roger Staubach in the Cotton Bowl, helping Texas to a 28-6 victory over Navy. In the 1964 Orange Bowl, he was instrumental in preserving a 21-17 lead against Alabama's offense, led by Quarterback Joe Namath. During his Longhorn career, Tommy was named All-American twice and three times to the All-Southwest Conference team. In 1965, he was the recipient of both the Outland Trophy - given to the nations outstanding interior Lineman and the Maxwell Award - honoring the nations outstanding college football player. He finished 7th in Heisman Trophy balloting that season. Following his career at the University of Texas, Tommy played his entire NFL career for the Atlanta Falcons.He is a member of the University of Texas Longhorn Hall of Honor:http://mackbrown-texasfootball.com/uploads/doc_lib/records_hall_of_honor.pdfHe was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1981:http://www.collegefootball.org/famersearch.php?id=60058He was recognized as the 14th best College Football Player of all time by the College Football News in their 2000-ish ranking:http://cfn.scout.com/He went on to the NFL where he played for 11 seasons:http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=NOBISTOM01Here is what our friends at Wikipedia have to say about Tommy Nobis:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Nobis