"When you are not practicing, remember someone, somewhere, is practicing, and when you meet him, he will win," said Charles Edward "Easy Ed" Macauley Jr. in his famous quotation about the value of practice. Presented is a signed Easy Ed Macauley photo, most likely from his days as a center for the University of St. Louis. Macauley was born and raised in St. Louis, and he played basketball at the St. Louis University High School. His mother loved her son, St. Louis, and the Catholic religion, so when Ed was deciding where to attend college, his mother gave him complete freedom of choice, as she proclaimed, "You can attend any college, as long as it's Catholic and in St. Louis." Thus, the 6'9" center went to St. Louis University, where he led the Billikens to the 1948 NIT National Title, and he was later named the 1949 Associated Press Player of the Year. He played ten seasons in the NBA, as a center and sometimes power forward. He played with the St. Louis Bombers in his first season and then played from 1950-51 through 1955-56 with the Boston Celtics. With his son back in St. Louis ailing from spinal meningitis, Macauley convinced the Celtics to trade him to St. Louis so he could be with his family. So, for the 1956-57 season, Macauley and Cliff Hagen went to St. Louis in exchange for St. Louis draftee Bill Russell, who became the Celtics' superstar. He helped the St. Louis Hawks win the 1957-58 NBA Championship. He finished his playing career with the St. Louis Hawks and also was an NBA coach with the team. The 8.1x10" photo has pinholes in each corner, and some minor folds and crinkling, but is in overall nice condition. Using blue ink from a ballpoint pen, McCauley neatly signed the photo in large, flowing script as "Ed Macauley." The signed photo comes with a PSA/DNA LOA, Certification Number: AO07098.