Lot 148. 62 Football Cards, Most Ex or Better, Spanning 1951-76. These cards represent Bowman, Fleer, Kellogg’s, Philadelphia, Topps and Wonder Bread. Bowman: 1955 #31 vg-ex. Fleer: 1960 #56 ex-m+ and 1961 #176 nm. Kellogg’s: 1970 #27 vg. Philadelphia: 1967 #65 ex. Topps: 1951 #21 p. 1955 #90 vg. 1957, #38 ex-m, 66 nm, 72 Baker rookie ex-m+, 76 ex and 78 ex+. 1958, #43 ex+ and 117 ex-m. 1964 #11 ex-m+. 1968, #194 Lamonica (2) one ex-m+ and one ex-m and 203 nm+. 1969, #8 ex-m+, 14 nm+, 21 ex+, 39 ex, 46 ex+, 50 ex+, 56 ex, 57 ex, 74 ex+, 117 ex-m and 210 ex-m+. 1970 Glossy #25 ex-m. 1971, 18 cards, 17 different, ex-m to nm overall. 1971 Game, 2 cards one vg and one p-f. Wonder Bread: 1976, 12 cards, ex-m+ to nm+ overall.
Current Bid $20
Lot 149. 13 Different 1955 Topps Football All America Cards Including Short Prints. This collection of College Hall of Fame players includes #4 Pinckert g-vg, 11 Dodd (single print – SP) g-vg, 13 Rosenberg g-vg, 15 Kaw (SP) g-vg, 26 Kelley (SP) g, 42 Tryon (SP) g-vg, 61 Brickley (SP) g-vg, 70 Daddio g-vg, 71 Wilson g, 72 Peabody g, 73 Governali g, 80 Oosterbaan g-vg and 86 Booth (SP) g.
Current Bid $68
Lot 151. 1949 Leaf, 1956 Topps Football Cards, 1947 Bond Bread Joe Louis, Etc. Eclectic group of interesting but somewhat troubled cards. 1949 Leaf football #70 Siegert (ex appearance) has corners that appear to have been restored. 1956 Topps cards of #59 Hill (vg appearance) and 60 Moore rookie (vg appearance) are trimmed by 1/8” left-to-right. 1947 Bond Bread boxing cards of Primo Carnera and Louis have square corners and are 1/32” short top-to-bottom. Each has an nm to nm-m appearance. Finally, 1972-73 Topps hockey card #85 Vadnais (ex-m appearance) is 1/8” short.
Current Bid $20
Lot 152. 17 1970s Topps Football Cards Including an Ex Bradshaw Rookie. The cards are 1971: #24 Johnson (2) both vg-ex, 30 ex, 52 ex, 129 vg and 156 Bradshaw ex. 1971 Game: #14 vg-ex, 23 vg-ex, 34 vg and 36 vg-ex. 1972: #179 Trumpy vg-ex. 1973: #283 nm+, Bears unnumbered checklist ex+. 1977: #368 ex. 1978: #76 ex, 163 ex and 248 ex+. Also, 1982 Rashad nm-m.
Current Bid $35
Lot 153. 1971 Mattel Instant Replay Football Stars 1 Discs, Booklet and Folder. Featuring artwork of a football star on one side, these plastic discs contain recorded descriptions of football action. They are meant to be played on a special record player. Four discs are mint in an unopened package: John Brodie, Bob Hayes, Merlin Olsen and Gale Sayers. The package looks better than the vg+ to ex technical grade. Nine additional discs are included: Dick Butkus, Hayes (2), John Mackey (2), Olsen (2) and Sayers. Nm-m. Accompanying the discs are a two-panel folder meant to house the opened discs and a booklet with information on each of the stars in the first series. The folder, which is vg-ex, has images of eight players inside. Bart Starr is on the booklet cover, which has two scuffs and a ½” tear. The inside pages are vg-ex.
Current Bid $15
Lot 154. Allen, Plunkett, Riggins and Monk Autographs on a Super Bowl XVIII Program. Bold mint 9 and gem mint 10 signatures of Marcus Allen, Jim Plunkett, John Riggins and Art Monk on the cover of the program, which is ex+ with surface wear in the border. Allen captured game MVP honors as he scored two touchdowns, one on a 74-yard run, and Plunkett threw a touchdown in the Oakland Raiders 38-9 romp over the Washington Redskins. Riggins scored Washington’s only touchdown. Authenticated by Kevin Keating.
Current Bid $20
Lot 155. John Elway Signed Sports Illustrated. Huge, strong gem mint 10 Elway autograph, partially over his image, on the cover of the Dec. 30, 1996-Jan. 6, 1997 SI double issue that pays tribute to the quarterback’s Hall of Fame career. Ex-m to nm issue with an address in the mailing block. Authenticated by Kevin Keating.
Current Bid $35
Lot 156. 15 Pro Football Autographs Including 7 Hall of Fame Signatures, 3 AAFC. The autographs are generally 9s and 10s. Ten are on a 4” x 6” card that typically has a photo of the player, along with his name and his team: Dante “Gluefingers” Lavelli (3 signatures, died 2009), Earl Faison, Andy Robustelli, Joe Schmidt and Jim Zorn, along with three players from the All-America Football Conference, Bob Callahan (1948 Buffalo Bisons), Bob Jensen (1948-49 Chicago Rockets) and George Terlep (1947-48 Bisons). The other autographs are by Raymond Berry (postcard, personalized), Clarence Davis (1979 Topps card #439), Chick Maggioli (4” x 5 ½” photo), George McAfee (index card, nm 7 autograph) and Neimiah Wilson II. Authenticated by Kevin Keating.
Minimum Bid $20
Lot 157. Autograph, Cards of Craig Clemons, Chicago Bears 1970s Strong Safety. Clemons signed a newspaper article that pictures him as a McDonald’s manager. The personalized autograph is a gem mint 10. The cards are 1973 Topps #283, his rookie, five copies, ex, and 1977 Topps #299, three copies, one g-vg, one vg, one ex. Clemons was a strong performer for the Bears 1972-77. He played college football at Iowa. Authenticated by Kevin Keating.
Minimum Bid $10
Lot 158. Trumpy Signed and Rare Bengals Books, SuperBowl XVI, XXIII Programs, and More! In 1973, Prentice-Hall published a 144-page softcover book by Dick Forbes titled The Cincinnati Bengals and the Magic of Paul Brown. Extensively illustrated, the 8 ½” x 11” book is extremely difficult to find. In fact, we recently found none on the Internet. The copy is free of significant problems and vg-ex with a small piece of tape at the base of the spine. Bob Trumpy, the tight end and broadcaster, provides another perspective on Bengals history is Trump: Ten Years with the Bengals, a 1979 softcover written by Trumpy and Bill Mefford. Ex book with gem mint 10 signatures of both authors of the flyleaf, which doubles as the first title page. The Bengals made it to the Super Bowl in 1982 (XVI) and 1989 (XXIII), and the earlier program is ex-m+, and the later, nm-m. Two magazines are included, Pro and College Football Sports Stars of 1969 with an article “Inside Paul Brown’s Magic Wand,” vg+ to ex, and the Jan. 16, 1989 Sports Illustrated with Ickey Woods on the cover, nm-m and label-free. There also are five 1981 Topps cards featuring Bengals (ex) and 65 1986 McDonald’s cards, 39 featuring Bengals (ex, no coupons). Autographs authenticated by Kevin Keating.
Minimum Bid $25
Lot 159. Notre Dame Football Autographs – Smith, Krause, Hart, Rymkus, Martin, Etc. Bold signatures on this 4” x 6” index card by three College Hall of Fame members: John P. Clipper Smith (died 1984), Leon Hart (1949 Heisman Trophy winner, d. 2002) and Jim Martin (d. 2002). The card is signed also by Bernie Crimmins (d. 1993), Ed Krause (d. 1992), John R. Panelli, Lou Rymkus (d. 1998) and Bob Toneff. Smith was a consensus All-America at guard in 1927, and Hart in 1948 and 1949. Along with Martin, both made Notre Dame’s “All 20th Century” team selected by Blue & Gold Illustrated magazine. An All-America in basketball 1932-34, Krause, better known as “Moose,” was Notre Dame’s athletic director from 1949-80. Each signer added his football position and the year(s) he played. The signatures are 10s. Authenticated by Kevin Keating.
Minimum Bid $35
Lot 160. Football Collection of 1949-61 Notre Dame Programs, 2 Vs. USC, 1941 Guide, Etc. The two Southern Cal at Notre Dame programs are from 1949 (vg to vg-ex) and 1961 (vg+ to ex, George Gipp illustration on the cover). The Fighting Irish won both games, and the 1949 team, led by Frank Leahy, went undefeated and won the Associated Press national title. The team included Leon Hart, Emil Sitko and Bob Williams, all pictured in the 64-page program. There are two other Notre Dame home programs, vs. Purdue in 1958 (vg+ to ex) and vs. California in 1960 ex. The collection also includes Grantland Rice’s Cities Service Football Guide for 1941, 64 pages, vg+; three Florida State popcorn-style megaphones, ex, and the paperback Bear by Paul Bryant and John Underwood, 1975, vg. Also, two Tennessee 1983 schedules picturing Johnny Majors, nm.
Minimum Bid $25
Lot 161. Michigan vs. Ohio State Book, 2 Ohio State Programs. 1. One Game Season: 75 Games Of College Football’s Greatest Rivalry – Ohio State vs. Michigan, hardback book by Steve White and Tom Kiess, 1979 first printing, ex book, g+ dust jacket. 2. 1974 Ohio State at Michigan State program, ticket stub stapled inside the front cover, otherwise ex-m+. 3. 1978 Michigan at Ohio State program, Tom Cousineau cover, ex-m+. 4-5. OSU 1988 fall sports schedule and a flyer on 1988-89 OSU athletics. 6-23. 12 OSU player cards issued by Kroger, including Fesler, Janowicz, Horvath, Cassady and Griffin; 4 1988 football schedules and 2 Buckeye windshield stickers, overall nm.
Current Bid $10
