A Century of Memories Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/8/2009
When you mention Art Ross, you immediately associate the hockey icon's name with those of Gordie Howe, Jean Beliveau, Stan Mikita, Phil Esposito, Bobby Orr, Bobby Clarke, Guy Lafleur, Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux and Jaromir Jagr. Along with new young guns Sidney Crosby, Alexander Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin, all of these great modern scoring leaders have claimed the award named after the legendary Hall-of-Famer. Though he is widely remembered for his efforts in coaching and managing the Boston Bruins to their early success, Ross made it into the Hall on the basis of his remarkable playing career at the outset of the professional game. This colorful 1911-12 Ross card from the Imperial Tobacco C55 set is graded VG/EX by Sportscard Guaranty. Pictured in his white Montreal Wanderers sweater with its familiar red band around the middle, Ross returned for his second stint with the team after previous stops with Brandon, Kenora and Haileybury, which are all listed on the reverse of his No. 31 card. Rounded edges betray the handling this sensational hockey card has seen over its nearly 100 years of existence. After the prized Vezina rookie card, this Ross beauty is the next most highly sought gem in this great 45-card set along with the Newsy Lalonde C55. Good luck in your bid to add this gem to your collection!
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