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Lot # 512: 1950s Sports Stars Signed Publication Page

Category: All Sports

Starting Bid: $25.00

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Item was in Auction "Lelands Pop Up",
which ran from 9/15/2019 7:00 PM to
9/29/2019 10:00 PM



Five signed periodical page images, four by athletes who were famous, and sadly, by one who was infamous. Published in February 1950. Signed by Otto Graham: great Hall of Fame quarterback for the Cleveland Browns: George Mikan, early pro basketball superstar as a center for the Minneapolis Lakers; Leon Hart, winner of the 1949 Heisman Trophy and a pro star with the Detroit Lions; Pancho Gonzales, tennis great who won 14 major titles and was the preeminent tennis star of the 1950s; and Alex Groza, center for the two-time NCAA Basketball Champions, University of Kentucky in 1948 and 1949. Later banned from his NBA career for point-shaving while at Kentucky. Framed 13.5x16". Excellent condition. 

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