Lot 677. 1960s Kessler Promotional Football Statue. This attractive 45-year-old chalk figure stands 12 ½” tall. Used to promote the Julius Kessler Company, the figure sports a colorful 1920s football uniform. It is in superb condition for a vintage chalk figure. There are no chips or flakes. The stamp of the manufacturer, the Mattei Advertising Display Co. of “Louisville 4, KY” is on the bottom. The various Kessler labels are absent and unlikely to be missed.
Winning Bid $45.
Lot 678. Programs for Super Bowls XIV, XV, XX. The games were played in Pasadena in 1980 and in New Orleans in 1981 and 1986. Ex to ex-m.
Winning Bid $25.
Lot 680. 9 Issues of Life with Football Covers.No labels except for the 11/17/41 issue. Chuck Williams, USC captain, 10/11/37, minor stains at top, otherwise vg+ to ex. Sid Luckman, Columbia University, 10/24/38 vg+ to ex. Tom Harmon, Michigan, 11/11/40 ex+. University of Texas, 14 players, 11/17/41, sunning along the bottom edge, otherwise ex. Paul Sarringhaus, Ohio State halfback, 10/22/45 vg+. Glenn Davis and Doc Blanchard, both future Heisman Trophy winners, 9/16/46, minor edge stain, ex. Doak Walker, SMU, rare early color cover, 9/27/48 vg-ex. Charlie Justice, North Carolina, 10/3/49 ex-m+. Kyle Rote, SMU, 11/13/50, ex-m. This issue has a photo of 1950 Heisman Trophy winner Vic Janowicz inside.
Winning Bid $68.
Lot 681. 6 Super Bowl Programs - 1984, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991 and 1995. Programs are for: Super Bowl XVI, San Francisco over Miami, ex+. XXI, the Giants defeat Denver, ex-m+. XXIII, San Francisco edges Cincinnati, nm-m. XXIV, San Francisco routs Denver, ex+. XXV, Buffalo loses to the Giants, nm. XXIX, 49ers win again, nm+.
Winning Bid $25.
Lot 682. Emmitt Smith, Troy Aikman Game-Used Jersey Sections from Relic Gallery. As issued, the jersey sections come in colorful 8” x 10” displays with images of the players nicely matted and ready for framing. These are limited editions; Smith is 1611 of 2000, and Aikman, 377 of 2000. Nm.
Winning Bid $25.
Lot 683. 3 Publications with Vintage Football Covers. The earliest is the Nov. 9, 1901 New York Commercial Advertiser Saturday Pictorial Review, which has an 8 ½” x 11” photo of a football player with a union suit jersey, quilted pants and a melon football. Inside is an article on the Columbia-Pennsylvania game. All-America Harold Weekes, who led Columbia to a 10-0 victory, is pictured. Vg+. The Oct. 27, 1934 Literary Digest has 21 college football stars on the cover and a related article inside. Ex+ with a label. The Nov. 1938 Open Road for Boys has the game’s greatest coaches on the cover -Warner, Little, Bierman, Matty Bell, Bible, Sutherland, Layden and others. The back cover has a color ad with a football player for Baby Ruth candy bars. Vg-ex.
Winning Bid $20.
Lot 684. 24 Books on Pro Football. 17 hardbacks, 7 paperbacks. Among the hardbacks are Mike Trope’s “Necessary Roughness,” 1980 first ed., promotional copy; Larry Merchant’s “The National Football Lottery (1973 first)” and Gene Klein’s “First Down and a Billion: The Funny Business of Pro Football (1987 first).” Eight hardbacks are football histories: Robert Smith’s “Illustrated History of Pro Football (1972),” the NFL’s “The First 50 Years (1969),” Peter King’s “Sports Illustrated Football (1996 first),” Bob Carroll’s “When the Grass Was Real (1993 first),” Robert Riger’s “The Pros (1960 first)” and Tex Maule’s “The Game (1963 first). The hardbacks are at least ex-m in dust jackets at least vg. The more recent books are nm in ex-m djs. Dan Daly’s “The Pro Football Chronicle (1990 first),” a paperback, also provides NFL history. The paperbacks, which are ex, include annuals. Among the paperbacks also are the 1992 “NFLPA Retired Members Business Directory” and “The Sporting News Football Trivia Book.”
Winning Bid $35.
Lot 685. Autobiographies of Football Hall of Fame Members Gale Sayers, Paul Brown. Sayers’ book, written with Al Silverman, inspired “Brian’s Song.” Apparent first edition hardback, 1970, ex+ book, vg-ex dj. Clean copy. Brown coached successfully at Ohio State and Cleveland (Browns), and then founded the Cincinnati Bengals. Hardback, 1979 stated first, written with Jack Clary, vg book, dj.
Winning Bid $20.
Lot 686. 7 Books Covering Football History. Hardbacks unless noted. 1. “Gladiators: 40 Years of Football Photographs by Walter Iooss,” text by Roy Blount, Jr., 200 first ed., nm book, ex-m dj. 2.TSN Selects Football’s 100 Greatest Players,” Ron Smith, 1999 first, ex-m book, dj. 3. “Cleveland Browns: The Official Illustrated History,” Ron Smith, 1999 first, nm+ book, ex-m dj. 4. “The Story of Football,” Robert Leckie, 1970, vg+ book, no dj as issued. 5. “Illustrated History of Pro Football,” Robert Smith, ex+ book, vg dj. 6. “Pro Football’s Greatest Moments,” Jack Clary, 1981, nm book, ex-m dj. 7. “The Pro Football Chronicle,” Dan Daly, 1990 first PB, vg-ex.
Winning Bid $25.
Lot 687. 6 Books on the Super Bowl, Bonus. Hardbacks unless otherwise noted. 1. “Countdown to Super Bowl,” Dave Anderson, 1969 first ed., nm book, ex dj. 2. “Super Bowl: Of Men, Myths and Moments,” Marty Ralbovsky, 1971 first, nm+ book, vg-ex dj. 3. “TSNSuper Bowl Book,” 1985 PB, ex. 4. “The Super Bowl: Celebrating a Quarter-Century of America’s Greatest Game,” Simon & Schuster, 1990 first, nm-m book, ex dj. 5. “Super Bowl Chronicles,” Jerry Green, 1991 first, nm book, price sticker inside, ex dj. 6. “Super Bowl: The Game of Their Lives,” Danny Peary, 1997 first, nm book, ex+ dj. Bonus: 7. “The Sport Americana Football, Hockey, Basketball and Boxing Card Price Guide, No. 3,” Beckett and Eckes, 1983 PB, ex. 8. “The Official NFL Pro Set Card Book,” 1991 stated first, nine-card Cinderella set intact, ex-m.
Minimum Bid $25.
