Lot 188. 14 Hardback Football Books from the Random House Punt, Pass and Kick Library. Written from 1965-75 for young adults, each book has a photograph on the cover and at least 144 pages inside. Published without a dust jacket, these books average vg+ to ex. The pages are generally ex-m or better. The books in the series are numbered, and we have listed the number, the title and the author. 1. “How to Punt, Pass and Kick” by Richard Pickens. 2. “Great Quarterbacks of the NFL” by Pulitzer Prize winner Dave Anderson. Owner’s name inside. Johnny Unitas cover. 3. “The Big Play” by Harold Rosenthal. Green Bay Packers-New York Giants cover. 4. “Heroes of the NFL” by Jack Hand, damaged front cover, ex-m interior. 5. “Great Running Backs of the NFL” by Jack Hand. Jim Brown cover. 7. “Great Defensive Players of the NFL” by Dave Anderson. 8. “Strange But True Football Stories,” by Zander Hollander, two copies. 9. “The Making of a Rookie” by Howard Liss. Gayle Sayers cover. 10. “Championship Teams of the NFL” by Phil Berger. Bart Starr cover. 13. “Star Quarterbacks of the NFL” by Bill Libby. 14. “Super Bowl!” by John Devaney. 15. “Star Running Backs of the NFL” by Bill Libby. 23. “O. J. Simpson” by Ray Hill. Except for the Simpson book, all of the books are from 1971 or earlier.
Winning Bid $10.
Lot 189. Franklin Mint “Johnny the San Francisco 49ers Porcelain Collector Doll.” This doll, about 8.5 tall as seated, wears a 49ers jersey and a diaper. Accessories include a San Francisco helmet with a removable face mask, a soft football and a heart-shaped section of artificial turf. Numbered 0584, the doll moves at the shoulders, hips and neck. Nm-m.
Winning Bid $10.
Lot 377. Knute Rockne Book and 1931 Metal Relief Plaquette. The bust sculpture, 5” x 6.75”, is signed (facsimile) by known artist Morgan V. Hinchman and dated 1931. Nm-m. The book is a biography, “Goals: The Life of Knute Rockne” by H. W. Hurt, 1931 apparent first edition, vg-ex, no dust jacket. Lowell Thomas wrote the book’s introduction. The sculpture is very rare item produced after Rockne died in a plane crash in 1931. Closing in on one century after his death, he remains one of the most highly regarded coaches in football history.
Winning Bid $68.
Lot 378. “TSN” 1972-81 “Football Registers,” 1973-75 “National Football Guides” and More. Cover subjects of the “Registers” include Terry Bradshaw, Fran Tarkenton, Bert Jones and Walter Payton. Their condition ranges from vg-ex to nm and averages ex+. Each volume contains the career statistics of players active in the previous season. The “National Football Guides” have covers with Mercury Morris, Larry Csonka and Franco Harris. Vg-ex (1974) to nm (1973). The guides have summaries of each game played during the preceding season and extensive statistics. Also, “Sporting News Super Bowl Books” for 1981 and 1985. Vg-ex. These softcovers summarize each Super Bowl, list everyone who ever played in the game and provide a summary of the NFL Championship games beginning in 1933. Fifteen publications.
Minimum Bid $10.
Lot 379. 16 National Football League Media Information Books, 1970-83 and 1985. From the estate of Bert Randolph Sugar, these annuals provide a week-by-week summary of NFL games, key statistics for each team in the preceding season and rosters for the current season. Each Information Book is spiral-bound. For 1970-73, the NFL issued separate books for AFC and NFC teams. Beginning in 1974, they are combined into a single book. This collection has AFC Information Books for 1970-73, NFC books for 1971-73 and combined books for 1974-76 and 1979-83. The combination books contain at least 160 pages. The 1970-73 books each have at least 90 pages. These annuals average vg-ex. (Pages are ex-m to nm, some with notations by Sugar). These scarce NFL annuals come with a letter of authenticity, signed by Mrs. Sugar, saying they are from the Bert Sugar collection.
Winning Bid $25.
