Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction - March 2007
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/27/2007
From everybody's favorite hockey movie Slap Shot we offer a likely unique item that all hardcore collectors of the cult movie classic will appreciate. This rare vintage team signed Charlestown Chiefs movie cast photo is a shocker and the first one we have ever seen. Amazingly, everybody in the picture, except the water boy, has signed this black and white 8'' by 10" photo in thin vintage felt pen. Autographed back in the day by all of our favorites including: Paul Newman, aka Reggie Dunlop, Strother Martin (Joe McGrath), Michael Ontkean (Ned Braden), Jerry Houser (Dave "The Killer" Carlson), Yvon Barrette (goalie Denis Lemieux) along with director George Roy Hill. Last, but not least, all three Hanson brothers have made their mark! In total there are 17 signatures, rating on average a strong 7.5 out of 10, with some contrast-related issues due to the dark background. Thirty year old photo, like the Chiefs old team bus, has some character to it with several light creases, a few small yellow spots, a couple tiny stains on the border and some light photo album adhesive on the back. Despite the blemishes, the photo is still very presentable and may be the only example to ever surface in the hobby. This one reeks of old time hockey so be prepared to duke it out for this formidable piece of hockey movie history.
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