Lot 645. George Halas Signature - Signed “George” - on Chicago Bears Stationery. Typed letter on his colorful Bears’ letterhead dated 1970 and sent to HoF writer Jim Murray, complimenting him on an article. Comes with a copy of the article that prompted Halas’ letter. Authenticated by Kevin Keating.
Winning Bid $50.
Lot 646. 1988 Swell Greats Card Autographed by Don Hutson. Card #59 is ex. Hutson’s sharpie signature is a 10. The Alabama All-American and Green Bay Packers superstar end is in the College and Pro Halls of Fame. He died in 1963. Authenticated by Kevin Keating.
Winning Bid $30.
Lot 647. 1989 Score Football Card Signed by Tom Landry. Card #330 is ex with a sharpie 10 autograph. The NY Giants defensive back and Cowboys coach died in 2000. Authenticated by Kevin Keating.
Winning Bid $40.
Lot 648. Frank Leahy Signature on His Personal Letterhead. Typed letter is to HoF writer Jim Murray, discussing details of Murray’s upcoming visit. Extra pen mark toward the bottom away from the signature, which is a 10. Authenticated by Kevin Keating.
Winning Bid $61.
Lot 649. Dec. 1955 Issue of Sport Signed Twice by Hugh McElhenny. A Hall of Fame enshrinee, McElhenny starred for the San Francisco Forty-Niners in one of the greatest backfields ever - with Y.A. Tittle, Joe Perry and John Henry Johnson. G-vg issue with another name in pencil. McElhenny placed a large, bold sharpie 10 signature on the cover. He also signed over his image on page 29. This signature also is a 10. Authenticated by Kevin Keating.
Minimum Bid $25.
Lot 651. Rodney Peete Autograph on a TLS to HoF writer Jim Murray, complimenting him on an article and discussing the football season. Authenticated by Kevin Keating.
Minimum Bid $25.
Lot 652. Grambling Program Signed Twice by Football’s Winningest Coach - Eddie Robinson. Bryant, Paterno and Bowden may be more widely recognized, but none won as many games as Robinson, who coached Grambling State University of Louisiana for 55 years. Robinson’s teams won 408 games and posted a 408-165-15 record. Program is ex. Robinson signed it twice, on the cover and on a portrait inside. Both signatures are personalized to “Mike” and grade 10 of 10. On the cover, Robinson added, “No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn.” Authenticated by Kevin Keating.
Minimum Bid $20.
Lot 653. Pete Rozelle Autograph - Signed “Pete” - on His Personal Letterhead. Rozelle wrote to HoF writer Jim Murray to bring the comments of a fellow writer about a Murray column to Murray’s attention. Accompanied by the envelope and the article (with notes in margin) that Rozelle referred to. Authenticated by Kevin Keating.
Winning Bid $45.
Lot 656. NFL Brown & White Football Signed by Herschel Walker. As a freshman, Walker led the University of Georgia to a national championship. As a junior in 1982, he won the Heisman Trophy. He then left Georgia and signed with the USFL New Jersey Generals. From 1986-97, he played for four different NFL teams. His signature is large, bold and 10 of 10 on an nm ball. Kevin Greene and Steve Pelleur signed another panel. Authenticated by Kevin Keating.
Winning Bid $25.
Lot 658. Autograph of Max Winter, Minnesota Vikings President, on Team Letterhead. Typed letter on beautiful Vikings’ stationery from this famed owner. Letter was written to Hall of Fame writer Jim Murray, complimenting him on an article Murray had written. Signed “Max.” Authenticated by Kevin Keating.
Winning Bid $25.
Lot 659. 8” x 10” Photos Signed by Dallas’ Harvey Martin, Robert Newhouse, Mel Renfro. Martin’s autograph is on a b&w photo that shows him with O. J. Simpson and Drew Pearson. He signed: “In Happy Days with My Friends Drew & O.J. Harvey Martin. #79 Dallas Cowboys, Co-MVP SB XII, #914/1500.” Signature and additions are 10s. Martin died of pancreatic cancer in 2001. The signatures of Newhouse and Renfro are 10s on color photos. Renfro is in the Hall of Fame. Photos are nm-m. Authenticated by Kevin Keating.
Winning Bid $35.
