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Football Memorabilia
7 Lots
 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.
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 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.
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 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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