Jean Beliveau Foundation Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/11/2008
Always intriguing are National Hockey League Standard Player’s Contracts from decades ago, especially when they include the signatures of hockey legends, combined with details of the comparatively miniscule amounts of money that star players of the day played for! This one-page, two-sided document reveals that Canadiens’ all-star center Henri Richard earned a base salary of $22,000 for the 1962-63 season, his eighth in the league. The one bonus clause reads “Player will receive a bonus of $100 for every point he makes over sixty, including playoffs.” The Pocket Rocket had one of his most productive campaigns in ’62-63, leading the Habs with 73 points (23G, 50A), which placed him in a fourth place tie in league-scoring with the Leafs’ Frank Mahovlich. Henri added a couple of more points in five playoff games (Montreal was eliminated by Toronto) and was named to the NHL’s Second All-Star Team. Signed on the front in fountain pen by league president Clarence Campbell, the contract’s reverse includes nice bold flowing blue ballpoint signatures of Frank Selke and Henri Richard, with Habs’ secretary Lee Dillon signing twice as witness. Dated September 18th, 1962, the document is thus signed by three Hall-of-Famers and was recently obtained directly from Henri Richard. His signed letter of authenticity will be included.
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