30th November 1956, Friday

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[Private Presley]

November 30, 1956

Elvis Presley was 30 minutes late to the E. H. Crump Memorial Football game, but created the customary chaos nevertheless.

Some youngsters, chilled in the 37-degree temperature, left Crump Stadium last night before the arrival of Elvis in the fourth quarter. But there were enough on hand in the crowd of about 10,000 to produce a squealing, pressing mob scene about the rock ‘n’ roll king.

Presley said he thought half-time at the game would be 9:15. The game started at 8 and prep game quarters are only 12 minutes each.

Presley arrived in a police car with Capt. Fred Woodward of the Police Department, instead of in one of his own luxury cars. He was taken under the south stands and into the players’ room.

Meanwhile, pretty Sue Manker, 17, Humes senior and daughter of Mrs. M. R. Manker, 1167 W. Lexington Circle, had already been crowned at half time by James E. Harpster, executive chairman for the Lions at the event, when Presley failed to show.

Text and photo courtesy of Brian Petersen's website
https://web.archive.org/web/20090205055 ... 561130.htm

Cliff Gleaves and Elvis

And here is a rare one below

[Private Presley]

On November 30, 1956, Elvis Presley attended the "E.H. Crump Memorial Football Game," a Memphis fundraiser to benefit the blind. The photo was taken by Wilbur Curtis, a Memphis freelance photographer known for his aerial photos, and it has newsroom writing on the reverse that reads “Elvis Presley Albert Wolff