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Ray Meyer, HoF DePaul Coach, Autograph and Memorabilia Collection.
Lot 251. Ray Meyer, HoF DePaul Coach, Autograph and Memorabilia Collection. For 42 years, Meyer was a Chicago basketball fixture, leading DePaul to a 732-354 record and 21 post-season appearances, 13 in the NCAA tournament and eight in the NIT. From 1975-84, his teams were a part of March Madness six times and advanced as far as the Final Four. Meyer was enshrined in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1979. He passed away in 2006. The items in this collection are from his estate. His personalized signature is on the flyleaf of a first edition of Ray Meyer: America’s #1 Basketball Coach by James Enright, who also signed. Their signatures are 10s. The book is ex-m in a vg dust jacket. Meyer’s autograph is also on a full-sized DePaul Blue Demons pennant, which is ex. Dated 1989, the signature on the white strip at the left is ex 5. Meyer also signed a baggage tag and a 2996 typed letter (signed Ray). Thirty-seven 4” x 6” snapshot photos picture Meyer, his friends and acquaintances and enshrinees and events at the 2003 Basketball HoF induction. Meyer was loved and admired by DePaul fans, and various items, some of them humorous, were given to him: A 16 ½” basketball trophy with an engraved plate that says “Ray Meyer’s ‘Blue Demons’ can always beat the Little Sisters of the Poor.” An engraved 1 ½” x 7” strip that says “To Coach Ray Meyer for 25 Years of Leadership & Devotion to Basketball.” An atlas with a special cover picturing Meyer and saying “Ha-Lo Advertising Specialties Salutes Ray Meyer.” A handmade certificate from the staff of the Ramada O’Hare to “Ray Meyer, Super Coach.” And even a sweater knitted by a fan. Many items are more personal, including religious charms (5) that Meyer liked to hand out, photocopies of several performance self appraisals, an appointment letter to the position of Special Assistant to the President (of DePaul) for Athletic Fund Raising, and an Illinois Sesquicentennial Commission certificate. There also are envelopes for “Ray Meyer’s Basketball Camp,” a Ray Meyer Hall of Fame shirt from the Washington, D.C., Touchdown Club and a Notre Dame shirt. Excellent collection providing insights to Meyer’s personality and why he had such a loyal following. Autographs authenticated by Kevin Keating.
Winning Bid $92.
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