Lot 284. Tony Dorsett (HoF) Autographed Plaque from Pitt Stadium. During his four years at the University of Pittsburgh, Dorsett was a joy to behold. Play after play, he seemed to coast through the narrowest of openings in opponents’ defensive lines, and then accelerate as though he belonged on the track at Indy. In 1976, he won the Heisman Trophy, in part for leading the Panthers to the NCAA football national championship. After Pitt, he won Super Bowl XII with the Dallas Cowboys. Dorsett is in both the College and Pro Halls of Fame. In 1999, “The Sporting News” ranked him as the 53rd greatest football player in history. In 2007, ESPN ranked him as the seventh best college player ever. Offered here is a 14” x 20” plaque that honors Dorsett and hung in Pitt Stadium until it was demolished in 1999. Dorsett autographed an 8” x 10” plate that is part of the plaque and shows his image. The signature, authenticated by Kevin Keating, is gem mint 10. The ticket is enclosed from a 2002 event where Dorsett signed. A plate below the photo notes that Dorsett was an All-America from 1973-76. Impressive, unique display item featuring one of football’s all-time greats!
Winning Bid $200
Lot 285. Official NFL Football Signed by 25 Members of 1976 Super Bowl Champion Steelers. The 1975 team brought Pittsburgh’s its first Super Bowl trophy with a 16-6 triumph over Minnesota. This official NFL Rozelle football was signed at the Steelers’ 1975 training camp. The team went on to win Super Bowl X. The ball holds the autographs of Terry Bradshaw, Chuck Noll, Jack Lambert, Roy Gerela, Rocky Bleier, Randy Grossman, John Banaszak, Bobby Walden, Robert Gaddis, Glen Edwards, Bruce Reimer, Kirk Heyer, Gene Clark, Dwight Thompson, Rick Druschel, Larry Griffin, Greg Bankston, James Pettus, Archie Gray, (Mike) Collier and Jimmy Jerome. The autographs average nm 7 to nm-m 8, and the ball is mint. A 1975 Steelers media guide is also included.
Winning Bid $357
Lot 286. Jack Lambert Large, Bold Autograph on a Three Rivers Stadium Seat Back. Nm-m 8 Lambert signature, the largest we’ve seen. Lambert won four Super Bowls with the Pittsburgh Steelers when Three Rivers Stadium was their home. He annotated his autograph with his uniform number and “HOF ’90.”
Winning Bid $102
Lot 287. Pittsburgh Steelers Collection of Autographs, Memorabilia and Books. The autographs, including Bill Cowher, Joey Porter and Myron Cope, are on two mini-helmets, a seat cushion, a cap, game-used gloves and a license plate. One mini-helmet has the signatures of Cowher, Tommy Maddox, K (Kendrick) Clancy, Joe Porter and Tee Martin. The other, a bank, presents the autographs of Dewayne Washington, Jeremy Staat, Travis Davis, Courtney Hawkins and four others. The autographs average nm-m 8. More than 40 Steelers from 1997-98 signed a logo cap, including Myron Cope, Deshea Townsend, Donta Jones, Josh Miller, Kris Brown, Troy Sadowski and Kordell Stewart. Cope’s autograph is large and stands out boldly. The signatures average nm 7. A Steelers license plate is signed by Stewart, Alan Faneca, Mark Bruener and Brown. Nm-m 8. A seat cushion with the Steelers’ logo presents the signatures of Maddox, Kent Graham, Schneck, Miller, Jermane Tuman, Brown, Alexander, Scott, Hines Ward, Cowher, Washington, Matt Cushing and Bruener. Ex-m 6 to nm 7 signatures. Chad Scott and Mike Vrabel signed gloves that appear to be game-used. Two Hall of Fame mugs, each depicting four Steelers, and a Super Bowl XL mug are part of the collection; Jeff Reed and Chris Hoke signed the Super Bowl mug. Three beer cans, including one with the 1979 team and one with the 1980 team, are included; vg. The collection includes: A lapel pin set of five commemorating each Pittsburgh Super Bowl win; mint in the original box. A 2008 media guide, vg. Myron Copes’s “Double Yoi!” book, 2002, ex-m book and dust jacket. Dan Rooney’s biography, 2007, ex-m book and jacket. A mini helmet. And a Super Bowl XIV “Luv Ya Black & Gold” felt banner, which has a small helmet attached; vg+ to ex.
Winning Bid $125
Lot 288. Pittsburgh Steelers Collection: Autographs, Team Stat Sheets, Mugs, a Program and More. Tremendous collection for Steelers fans. Late 1970s-Early 1980s Autographs: Lynn Swann signed 5” x 7” b&w photo; nm 7 signature. Sixteen additional nm-m 8 signatures on 3” x 5” or larger lined notebook paper - Chuck Noll, Mel Blount, Jack Lambert, Ron Johnson, Craig Wolfley, Cliff Stoudt, Willie Taylor, Rollie Dotsch, Gary Dunn, Tom Graves, Rocky Bleier, Roy Gerela, Randy Grossman, Benny Cunningham, Greg Hawthorne and J. T. Thomas. 21st Century Autographs: A lifetime supply of Veron Haynes signed 8” x 10 color photos – more than 175 of them! Program: Sept. 23, 1973 vs. Browns, home game, cover loose, otherwise vg-ex. Team-Issued Statistics: Twenty-four pages of statistics and play-by-play on 8.5” x 14” pages for the Sept. 23, 1973 Browns game and the Dec. 9 Houston game. Steelers Mugs: Five of them, all different. A glass mug commemorates the Steelers’ 1975 Super Bowl triumph, and two, the 1979 Super Bowl. One ceramic mug lists the results of the 1974 season and Super Bowl IX (1975), while another shows Three Rivers Stadium and honors Pittsburgh as the “City of Champions.” Nm. This group has excellent potential break-up value.
Winning Bid $163
