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Lot # 752: Football Autographs from Steve K (215+)

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 in-person autograph seeker Steve K, who patrolled the Cleveland area from the '40s to 2000s. Great stuff here with many HOFers, as Steve was from Cleveland, situated closely to the HOF in Canton. Many 8.5x11". Includes tons of Cleveland Browns, Bernie Kosar (several), multiples of Jim Brown, Otto Graham, Lou Groza, Chuck Knoll, Frank Gifford, Joe Namath, Unitas (3), Marino, Hendricks, Larry Walker, Dante Laveli, Willis, Sayers, Bednarik, Griese, Schula, Newsome, Upshaw, Trippi, Berry, White, Dierdorf, Leroy Kelly, Jim Kelly, Stram, Moon, Motley, Lou Holtz, Peterno, Merlin Olsen, Montana, Staubach, Franco Harris & more. Most on photos, some posed with Steve K. and personalized. Some on newspaper or magazine articles. Some in a variety of game programs. Also includes a 4x4" cloth patch from Super Bowl I. Please allow for a small percentage of secretarials just to be sure.

 

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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