"...I want a West Point Football Player."

Now's the chance to own your copy of a piece of history.

Celebrate Army Football at West Point. Just approved by the Academy! Our high quality reproductions of the famous George Marshall West Point Football Plaques. We offer 100% american made, cast bronze reproductions of the plaque at full size, 16"x8" and half-size at 8" x 4", as well as an economical half-size resin version of the plaque.

Tradition is a hallmark of the U.S. Military Academy.

For an institution that was founded in 1802, it’s inevitable that customs, traditions and superstition work their way into the normal activities of those who attend, work and live at the Academy. One of the great traditions embedded in West Point Football is the Gen. George C. Marshall plaque located on the southeast entrance to Michie stadium. On it, the plaque quotes General Marshall, who was Chief of Staff during World War II, as saying “I want an officer for a secret and dangerous mission. I want a West Point Football Player”. The Army Athletics web site identifies the significance of this quote to their team as the embodiment of the caliber of Army officers produced by the football program.

GoArmyWestPoint.com says...

“At every game, home or away, Army Football players will take the field after placing their hands as they pass by the bronze Marshall Plaque which is held by an Army officer with affiliations to the team. It was only an ordinary statement made during the busy, everyday activities at the Pentagon; but it was a remark that came at a very crucial period of World War II, and one that was destined to join other well-remembered phrases which at a particular times, supplied the needed inspiration to accomplish a task.” See Army Football's own video on the Marshall Plaque, here.

Licensed by Army West Point Football.

Brandon Services has produced a licensed replica of this famous plaque in several different materials and sizes. Each plaque is packaged with a certificate detailing the history and authenticity of these licensed reproductions, and reinforcing the trademark license held by the U.S. Military Academy.

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