Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction September 2023
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 9/19/2023
The only major North American sport to be “invented”, Canadian James Naismith created basketball in 1891 at Springfield College when tasked with developing an indoor game that would keep track athletes in shape, and was “not too rough”. Having gone on to give the world some of the greatest athletes of all-time throughout its history as well as become perhaps the most popular of the four major North American professional sports, over 4700 players have played in at least one NBA game throughout its 77-year history. Offered here, we present this signed basketball memorabilia collection of six (6) that includes the likes of HOFers Dennis Rodman, Charles Barkley, David Robinson, Rick Barry and Bob Knight. First, a trio of signed jerseys is included, individually signed by Rodman (Bulls), Robinson (Spurs) and Barry (Warriors), all three jerseys are generic brand offerings made for autographs that are tagged as size “L” in the collar and decorated with tackle twill team logos and identifiers. With all three remaining in excellent condition, all display the name and number of the signing player over the reverse. Having all been signed with either black or silver ink signatures, the Rodman shows slight smudging while Robinson has added “HOF 09” underneath his autograph. All having had PSA stickers affixed alongside their autographs, each is accompanied by a matching COA. Additionally, also included with the lot is a basketball signed by legendary University of Indiana coach, Bob Knight. A Wilson brand NCAA ball still new in its original box, Knight has signed it with a bold black ink signature that displays well despite some very light fading and bleeding and has added the years of his National Championship wins above. Having had a Steiner hologram affixed, a matching COA will also be included. Lastly, to round out the lot, is a pair of books by Charles Barkley titled “Outrageous” and “Sir Barkley” that have both been signed by the 1992 Olympic gold medalist on the inside with black ink signatures that display well (the one inside “Outrageous” shows evidence of a failing marker) and that are accompanied by LOA’s.
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