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Football Memorabilia   7 Lots      



Lot 203.  Christy Walsh Autographed Copy of “Intercollegiate Football 1869-1934.” A sports journalist, Walsh is regarded by some sports historians as baseball’s first agent. His accomplishments included establishing a syndicate of ghost writers whose articles and analyses appeared under the names of sports stars, including Babe Ruth and Knute Rockne. He also served as sports director for the 1939-40 New York World’s Fair. He died in 1955. His personalized signature is large and gem mint 10 on the back of the first title page of the 1934 stated first edition hardback book, which is subtitled “A Complete Pictorial and Statistical Review from 1869 to 1934.” The 478-page 9.25” x 12.25” format book features drawings by Homer Peace. An excellent reference, it contains information on the football history of 133 colleges and universities and presents large photos of football greats such as Rockne, Pop Warner and Red Grange. It also presents the score of essentially every college game through 1933 and lists the lettermen for each team by year. The leatherette covers of the book are vg+, and the interior, ex-m. Autograph authenticated by Kevin Keating.
Winning Bid $35.


Lot 204.  1974 WFL Media Guide, 1967 AFL Guide and NFL Rules. The World Football League fielded teams in 1974 and part of 1975. The 92-page guide is for the league, rather than a specific team. It lists the roster of each team and pictures owners, general managers and coaches, including Tom Fears, Rom Mix and Jack Pardee. Ex. “The Sporting News” published the 272-page “American Football League Guide,” which is loaded with statistics and historical information. Ex. Also, the 1967 “Official Playing Rules” for the NFL, with Pete Rozelle as commissioner, vg; and “Football Officials Manual 1966 and 1967,” from the National Federation of State High School Athletic Associations, 56-page booklet, vg.
Minimum Bid $20.


Lot 221.  Rare 1926 Pitt-Colgate Football Program with Sutherland, the Cathedral of Learning, Etc. Jock Sutherland, the College Hall of Fame coach, led this Pitt team to 5-2-2 record, including a 19-16 win over Colgate. Both teams are pictured in this impressive 88-page program, which is extensively illustrated. It contains images of Sutherland, the Pitt players and Hall of Fame Pitt basketball coach Doc Carlson. The Pittsburgh Pirates NHL hockey team is represented, and there are advertisements for such companies as Nash, Westinghouse, Gulf and Spalding. The program also shows an artist’s rendering of Pitt’s Cathedral of Learning; ground had been broken for the structure less than a month earlier. The cover is somewhat soiled; otherwise, the program is vg-ex.
Winning Bid $50.


Lot 222.  17 Steelers Media Guides, Predominantly 1970s, a 1979 Yearbook, a Book and More! The Steelers’ 1974, 1975, 1978 and 1979 teams captured Super Bowl championships, and all four are represented in the media guides. In addition, the 1979 team is the subject of a yearbook. The media guides are for 1968, 1970-83 and 1985. There also is a guide for Super Bowl XIV played in 1980 in Pasadena. Generally, the guides are ex-m, with several grading lower, and the yearbook, which has Terry Bradshaw on the cover, is nm. Popular Pittsburgh sportswriter Jim O’Brien captures players’ stories associated with the four Super Bowls in “Doing It Right: The Steelers of Three Rivers And Four Super Bowls Share Their Secrets For Success.” This 1991 first printing hardback is ex-m in a similar price-clipped dust jacket. Two 45 rpm records, both by Freddie Waters, complete this collection. One dated 1979 has Watters’ “Steel It Steelers” on the A side; an instrumental version is on the other. Ex (visual). The other, which is undated, has “Super Steelers” on both sides. Vg-ex (visual). The Steelers’ fifth Super Bowl triumph is covered is two magazine-format publications, Street & Smith’s “Champions: 2005 Pittsburgh Steelers” and Lindy Sports’ “Super Bowl Champions.” Each of these two publications contains almost 100 pages of photos and information.
Winning Bid $75.


Lot 228.  Pittsburgh Steelers Bronze Medallions for Super Bowls IX, X and XIII. The Steelers’ victories in these Super Bowls in 1975, 1976 and 1979, respectively, are commemorated in medallions almost 2” in diameter from Liberty Mint. They were produced to raise funds for the Children’s Miracle Network. The obverse of each presents a scene related to the game, the date, location and score. For example, Terry Bradshaw, the game’s MVP, is depicted on the Super Bowl XIII medallion. Art Rooney and Chuck Noll are shown for Super Bowl IX. The reverse has the helmets of the competing teams and a representation of the Lombardi Trophy. Each medallion is mint in its original case.
Winning Bid $40.


Lot 229.  3 Programs for Super Bowls won by the Pittsburgh Steelers – IX, XIII and XIV. These programs represent three of the four Super Bowls the Steelers won in the 1970s. In Super Bowl IX, they defeated Minnesota, 16-6; in XIII, Dallas, 35-31; and in XIV, the LA Rams, 31-19. Ex.
Winning Bid $61.


Lot 372.  64 Photos of Baseball Players, Hockey, Football and Basketball Players and Ali. Interesting assortment of photos that could be used for display or for autographs since most of the subjects are still living. Two 3.5” x 5” color photos picture Hank Aaron and Willie Mays. Except as noted, the other photos are approximately 4” x 6”, and in color. The baseball images are of Lance Parrish (2), Pete Gray (3 b&w), Dave Parker, Frank Viola (2), Gil McDougald (2 b&w), Dean Chance (2) and Mays (2 b&w). In addition, this group includes 2.5” x 3.5” baseball photos, all in color: John Roseboro (2), John Blanchard (4), Mack Jones (2), Jesse Gonder (2), Tom Cheney (2), Bob Tillman (2), Ed Bailey (2), Rich Rollins (2), Elliot Maddox (3), Lou Piniella (2) and Ron Blomberg. There are two color photos of Muhammad Ali, one 8” x 10”, and the other, 4” x 6”. The remaining photos are 4” x 6”: Hockey - Milt Schmidt (2 different, one b&w). Football - Bill Nelsen (2 b&w), Frank Gifford (b&w), Y. A. Tittle and Travis Williams (2). Basketball - Bill Russell (part of a group, b&w photo shows soft focus), Rick Barry, Dolph Schayes (2 b&w), Herm Gilliam (4 b&w) and Drazen Petrovik (4). These photos average nm to nm-m, with slightly less than one-half apparently made from original negatives.
Winning Bid $25.
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