Basketball Cards, Autographs and Memorabilia
18 Lots
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Lot 281. Photo of Chuck Connors as a Boston Celtic. Widely recognized for his role in the 1958-63 TV series “The Rifleman,” Connors played basketball for the Rochester Royals and Celtics and baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers and Chicago Cubs. The 5” x 7.75” photo is ex-m and appears to have been printed circa 1950.
Winning Bid $15.
Lot 282. Bill Russell Original 1956 Associated Press Wire Photo. The 7” x 9” photo, including caption, shows Russell in action with his San Francisco teammates against Santa Clara. An All-American center, he led San Francisco to NCAA championships in 1955 and 1956. Russell, of course, was one of the greatest basketball players ever. ESPN selected him as the 18th greatest athlete of the 20th century. Among basketball players, only Michael Jordan, Wilt Chamberlain and Magic Johnson ranked ahead of him. The photo has a heavy crease in the lower right and a ½-inch tear at the top.
Winning Bid $10.
Lot 299. 1989-90 New Jersey Nets Signed Basketball, Early 1990s Miami Heat Signed Pennant. The full-sized pennant, which is vg+ and looks better, has nm-m 8 autographs of John Salley, Harold Miner, Alec Kessler, Willie Burton, Matt Geiger, Al Ogg and four others others. Ogg, who died in 2009, was on the 1991-92 team, along with Kessler and Burton. Salley, Miner, Kessler, Burton and Geiger were teammates in 1992-93. This New Jersey Nets team wasn’t very good, but the players have done much better than most at signing a basketball. The autographs are nm-m 8 and better on this Mac Gregor XL 1000 mint ball. Six panels each have two neatly placed signatures. The signers are Dennis Hopson, Mookie Blaycock, Stanley Brundy, Purvis Short, Lester Conner, Chris Morris, Charles Shakleford, Jack Haley, Bowie, Jaren Jackson, Roy Hinson and J B (Joe Barry) Carroll. Hobson, Morris and Short were the team’s leading scorers, while Bowie, Shackleford and Morris were the leading rebounders. Includes two “Property of Thomas Edward John” labels. Autographs authenticated by Tommy John.
Minimum Bid $35.
