Y. A. Tittle Autograph, signed in black on white numbers, with HOF 71 inscription, on a custom blue New York Giants Jersey complete with JSA COA. Yelberton Abraham Tittle Jr. was a quarterback and the sixth overall selection of the 1948 NFL Draft, taken by the Lions, then the Colts out of LSU. He played in the National Football League for the Baltimore Colts, 49ers, and New York Giants where he won the 1961 championship, shutting out Lombardi's packers.