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Olympics and Motorcycle Cards and Autographs
6 Lots
 Lot 288. Scarce Ogden’s 1929 “Famous Dirt-Track Riders” Set of 25. The front of each card has a portrait of the rider and an action scene of the rider and his motorcycle. Biographical information is on the back. The set includes speedway pioneer Sprouts Elder, a member of the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame, Cecil Brown and Art Pechar. The cards grade Nm-m: 1 card. Ex-m+: 2. Ex-m: 4. Ex+: 6. Ex: 8. Vg-ex: 2. Vg: 2.
Winning Bid $20.
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 Lot 289. Joan Benoit (Samuelson) 8”x 10” Color Action Photo Nicely Signed. Benoit was the winner of the first Olympic women's marathon at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, and her name is synonymous with the increased popularity of long-distance running in the United States! Nm-m 8 to min 9 autograph authenticated by Kevin Keating.
Winning Bid $10.
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 Lot 290. Dallas Bixler Signed “Gold Medalist” (1932) Business Card. A gymnast, Bixler competed in the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles and won the gold medal in the horizontal bar competition. His signature on his Olympics business card is small and written as “D Bixler.” He died in 1990. His is a tough autograph that appears on many “Gold Medal” lists. Authenticated by Kevin Keating.
Minimum Bid $10.
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 Lot 291. Autograph of Ralph Higgins, Oklahoma State Coach and National Track & Field HoFer. A 1925 Oklahoma State graduate (when it was Oklahoma A&M), Higgins became the university’s head track coach in 1935. Over the next 32 years, his teams there won multiple titles, including 17-straight Missouri Valley Conference team championships. His 1954 cross country team won the national collegiate title, and his 1965 indoor track team was second at the national collegiate championships. After leaving OSU, he helped coach the U.S. Army track team. He was inducted into the National Track & Field HoF in 1982. He died in 1993, and his autograph is rare. This group contains three autographs, all sent at the same time to one collector: 1. A signed note —“only picture I have at hand.” 2. A signature on the verso of a trimmed snapshot referred to in Higgins’ note. The photo is of an elderly Higgins. 3. The full envelope, signed “Ralph H,” which was used to mail the first two back to the waiting collector. Kevin Keating authenticated the signatures. The autograph on the note and the back of the photo are nm-m 8. Here is a trifecta of related material representing the full universe of Higgins’ autographs that we have seen!
Minimum Bid $10.
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 Lot 292. Autograph of Larry Young, Two-Time Olympic Medalist and Sculptor. Young is the last American to medal in the Olympics walking competition. He captured bronze medals in the 50-kilometer (about 31 miles) walk at the 1968 and 1972 Games. The winner of 30 national titles, Young won eight U.S. crowns at 50 kilometers. In 1972, he won eight national titles at various distances from two to 100 miles. He also the gold medalist at 50 kilometers in the 1967 and 1971 Pan American Games. A full-time artist since the 1970s, Young has placed more than 50 monumental outdoor sculptures both in the U.S. and internationally. His autograph is nm 7 to nm-m 8 above a 6” x 5” photo in a 1972 issue of the “New York Times.” Authenticated by Kevin Keating.
Minimum Bid $10.
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