The CFL Alumni Association Legends Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/11/2012
One of the biggest honors a football player can be given is receiving a game ball from his teammates and coaches. Offered are a pair of CFL game balls from Hall of Famer Bill Symons’ personal collection. Both of these Spalding J5-V game balls are team-signed by members of the 1970 and 1971 Toronto Argonauts, respectively. “Argos 33, Ham. 14” is stencil painted in white on one panel of the game ball from Toronto’s win over the Tiger-Cats on October 4, 1970 at Hamilton’s Civic Stadium. Two panels of the football are covered with some 20 or so black marker signatures from the likes of Walt Balasiuk, Peter Martin, Dan Nykoluk, Roger Scales, Tom Bland and Jim Tomlin, among others. The 1971 game ball with “Argos 18, Cal. 7” stencil painted in black on one panel is from Toronto’s September 25 win over the Calgary Stampeders at Exhibition Stadium. Over a dozen black marker signatures are grouped on one panel, many of which are legible, including Dave Raimey and Charlie Bray. Head coach Leo Cahill and assistants Gordon Ackerman and Frank Johnston has signed to the left of the white stripe towards the front of the ball on the panel with the needle hole. This lot comes with Bill Symons’ signed letter of authenticity.
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