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Lot # 760: 1995-2005 Autograph Book Collection of Steve K. (600+ Sigs)

Starting Bid: $300.00

Bids: 11 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "2019 Spring Classic",
which ran from 5/7/2019 10:00 AM to
6/7/2019 10:00 PM



From famed in-person Cleveland autograph hound Steve K. comes this outrageous collection of autographs featuring sports and entertainment celebrities of all kinds. Signed between the years 1994 and 2005, all signatures can be found on full pages, by themselves and in ink and marker. Some are personalized but the majority not. Collection includes: Sports - Jack Nicklaus, Bill Walton, Leon Day, Robin Ventura, Lou Holtz, Dennis Eckersley, Don Sutton, lots of boxers including separate signed cards of Flloyd Mayweather, Emmanuel, Steward Gatti; many baseball teams with several signatures of Red Sox, Detroit Tigers and lots of Cleveland Indians, Tampa Bay and Angels. Many football teams are featured with several signatures of Cleveland Browns and HOFers including Bruce Smith, Tagliabue and other NFL HOFers. Some basketball including Embry and Carmelo Anthony Rookie. Figure Skaters Kerrigan, Yamaguchi, Kwan and many more. Entertainment - Baryshnykov, Cyndi Lauper, Madeleine Albright, Willie Nelson (2), Trisha Yearwood, William H. Macy (2), Mickey Dolenz, Nikkisix with Polaroid. Roddy McDowall, Phil Collins, John Williams, (Star Wars), Alan King, David Bryne, Kenny Collins, B. Gordy, Rob Reiner, Dick Gregory, Jack Klugunan, Mary J. Blige, Sally Ride, Paul Harvey, Aaron Neville, Wayne Newton, Barbara Eden, Martin Mull etc. Total of 600+ sigs on 19 books.

 

This amazing collection of 30,000 autographs was obtained in person by one of the pioneering autograph hounds, Steve Kostrubanic. This Cleveland-area native wandered outside the theaters and sports venues of Cleveland searching for celebrities from the late 1940s right up to the early 2000s. He was fluent in all areas of popular culture including baseball, football, boxing, sports, rock ‘n’ roll, music, cinema, theater, television and more. His later job as Senator Jacob Javitz’s personal driver gave him even greater access to the rich and famous. A Golden Gloves Boxing Champion, he is a member of the Ohio State Boxing Hall of Fame. 

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