On Wednesday evening, October 22, 2014, the San Mateo County Historical Association willhonor football great and longtime San Francisco peninsula resident Y. A. Tittle as its 2014History Maker. Each year the Association honors an individual or family of the communityfor making a positive impact on history, locally and beyond.

Y. A. Tittle is a legendary figure in National Football League (NFL) history. He was a quarterback

(1948 – 1964) through what sports historians have referred to as the “Golden Era” of professional

football. He grew up in Marshall, Texas, during the Great Depression of the 1930s. Despite a lifelong battle with asthma, he became a star high school football player. He spent four years at LSU and then graduated, married his high school sweetheart and was drafted to the Cleveland Browns all within days. Perhaps his most amazing game as a college player was the Cotton Bowl of January 1, 1947, when the weather conditions were so poor that it forever more will be remembered as the “Ice Bowl”.

As a professional, Tittle spent two years with the Baltimore Colts and then ten years with the 49ers.

While with San Francisco, Tittle was named the NFL’s Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 1957.

Beginning in 1955, he entered the insurance business, originally selling plans door to door. By 1961, with his partner, Milton Iverson, he had developed a thriving Peninsula enterprise. That year, he was traded to the New Year Giants, where he played for another four years, earning three more MVP awards. During that time, Tittle’s family remained in Atherton. After retiring from football in 1964, he returned to his insurance business here.