The Marcel Dionne's Auction - October 2004
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/19/2004
Interesting document was signed by future 700-goal scorer and Hall-of-Famer Phil Esposito as a bright-eyed 18-year old in October of 1961. In part, the fine print reads "the player agrees to present himself, when called upon to do so, at the club's training camp for the purpose of demonstrating, to the best of his ability, his qualifications as a hockey player". More interesting are all the other things the player agrees to while all the club agrees to is to pay expenses to and from training camp! Espo listed his height at the time as 6'1" and his weight at 187. He played junior in St. Catharines that season, then a couple with the St. Louis Braves, before joining the Hawks for good in 1964-65. The agreement, on greenish paper, meaures 8" x 10 1/2" and has been tastefully matted and framed a little bigger.
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