Compiled is a (108) piece multi-sport signed photograph and flats collection. Each, primarily 8x10 piece, is signed in blue or black ink, with the lion’s share grading in the (“8-9”) range or better. Additionally, many display pieces are highlighted by career anecdotes or salutations. Highlights include Sports Magazines: Football Single-Signed: Ray Lewis; Basketball Single-Signed: Bird; Football:: Ewbank/Namath (full name variant); (2) Alworth, (2) Baugh, (2) Grange, Graham, Hirsch, Hornung, Namath, (2) Nitschke, Rooney, E. Smith, Tarkenton, (2) Unitas; Basketball: Abdul-Jabbar/Wooden (silver ink); K. Malone, Robertson, (2) Wooden and Hockey: Gretzky. Auction LOA from James Spence Authentications. For a complete list of signatories and death dates, please visit our website.
Signed Sports Magazines: Football Multi-Signed: Donovan/Dudley (11/13/88 Redskins vs. Bears program); 57 Annual Timmie Awards Banquet: (8 signatures, mostly “9”) with Auerbach (d.2006), Largent, Monk; Football Single-Signed: R. Lewis (2000 Ravens Sports Illustrated Commemorative); Basketball Single-Signed: Bird (Sports Illustrated Commemorative);
Football: Multi-Signed Photographs: Atkins/Bednarik/Ringo (d.2007), Ewbank (d.1998)/Namath (full name variant); Single-Signed: D. Alexander, (2) Alworth, Badgro (d.1998), (2) Baugh, Bednarik, L. Brown (gold), Donovan (red), Everett, Ferguson, (2) Grange (d.1991, double-signed, one full name variants), Graham (d.2003, one green), Griffin, M. Haynes, Hirsch (d.2004), Hornung, Jaworski, Krieg, Landeta, D. Lee, McDonald, McElhenny, Millen, Bo. Mitchell, Monk, Montgomery, L. Moore, Morrall, M. Murphy, Musso (d.2000, postcard), Namath (silver), Nelms, (2) Nitschke (d.1996), Parcells, A. Parker, J. Parker (d.2005), W. Perry, Pihos, Rooney (d.1988, double-signed), Rypien, E. Simmons, E. Smith, St. Clair, Tarkenton, (3) Theismann, Tittle, (2) Trippi, (2) Unitas (d.2002), Van Buren, (2) Webster, E. Williams, (3) Wojciechowicz (d.1992), E. Wright;
Basketball: Multi-Signed: Abdul-Jabbar/Wooden (silver ink); Single-Signed: (2) Barry, DeBusschere (d.2003), Endacott (d.1997), Frazier, (2) P. Hoffman, Holzman (d.1998), Laettner, Loscutoff, K. Malone, (2) Pettit, Robertson, T. Sanders, (2) Wooden;
Hockey: Single-Signed: DeGray, Gretzky, Nemchinov;
Other: Single-Signed: Biondi, B. Blair, A. Gibson (d.2003), Lendl (red), Sammartino;
Also present are (13) assorted signed letters, business cards and other trinkets with R. Bourque, Parseghian, L. Taylor, (2) Wooden and others.
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