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5 NBA Rochester Royals Basketball Programs, 1949-53.
Lot 648. 5 NBA Rochester Royals Basketball Programs, 1949-53. The Royals represented Rochester in the National Basketball Association from 1945-57. After the 1957 season, the team relocated to Cincinnati. In 1951, the Royals were NBA champions. The programs are for the 1949-50 season vs. the Anderson Duffey Packers, vg+ to ex; 1949-50 vs. the Denver Nuggets, ex, 1” bottom spine split; 1950-51 vs. the Boston Celtics, vg+ to ex; 1951-52 vs. Indianapolis, f (covers loose and stapled on with new staples; clean, together interior) and 1952-53 vs. Ft. Wayne, vg+ to ex. Each program contains 32 pages or more. Bob Davies, Red Holzman and Bob Wanzer, all future Hall of Fame members, are pictured in the 1949-50 program. George Mikan is shown inside the 1950-51 program as a member of the NBA All-Star team, and Bob Davies is on the cover of the 1952-52 program. These early NBA programs are scarce.
Winning Bid $92.
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