The 2009 Montreal Centennial Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/24/2009
A fierce and talented competitor, Sprague Cleghorn won the Stanley Cup twice with the original Ottawa Senators in the early 1920s before adding a third title with the Montreal Canadiens in 1924. Cleghorn's pencil autograph on a piece of white paper has been mounted in a in a collectors trading card titled “Ultimate Bleu, Blanc et Rouge, Sprague Cleghorn.” The bottom part of "Joseph Archambault" printed in blue is visible on the vintage autograph above Cleghorn’s signature. This distinctive autograph card is mounted in a black metal frame with a blue matte display that features a picture of Cleghorn posed in his Canadiens uniform. Renowned as one of the dirtiest players of his era, Cleghorn was fined $50 in 1923 after he was found guilty of aggravated assault for hitting Ottawa’s Lionel Hitchman over the head with his stick. Hit by a car in June 1956, Cleghorn succumbed to his injuries one month later. He was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1958.
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