Hunt Auctions is offering a Joe Jackson baseball in the annual Louisville Slugger Auction that closes with a live event at the Museum Saturday. The current high bid is over $70,000. Jackson signed memorabilia is rare so even though the signature on the ball has chipped and faded over time, it’s a huge draw. Below you can now watch a short video on the ball … [Read more...]
Milwaukee Sports Card Show Features Packers Super Bowl Reunion
Members of the Green Bay Packers’ Super Bowl XXXI championship team, including quarterback Brett Favre and fellow Hall of Famer Ron Wolf, will appear at a sports card show slated for Wisconsin State Fair Park in Milwaukee on Decmeber 1. The show, produced by long-time local dealer Ball Four Sports, will mark the first time so many members of Green Bay’s third Super Bowl team … [Read more...]
Game-Used Ball from Pats’ 2017 Comeback Tops Super Bowl Auction
A ball used by the New England Patriots' offense in their late comeback victory over the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl LI last year sold for $41,125 at the 10th annual Super Bowl Auction, held at the Minneapolis Convention Center on Saturday. It's by far the largest price ever paid for a game-used football from a recent Super Bowl. The ball used for the … [Read more...]
Super Bowl LII Auction Set for February 3
Hunt Auctions and NFL Auction will once again join together at Super Bowl LI to host a Super Bowl Live Auction event on Feb. 3. With Super Bowl LII coming to Minneapolis, items from the personal collections of three legendary Vikings players will highlight the annual event. Select pieces from Hall of Fame members Carl Eller, Chris Doleman, and Brett Favre will be offered as … [Read more...]
Notes: Big Bucks for HOF Postcard, Lucky 7 Card Auction; Favre’s Super Jersey MIA
One of a sparse population of original black and white Hall of Fame postcards signed by Hall of Famer Grover Cleveland Alexander sold for $78,870 at auction early Friday. Huggins and Scott sold the PSA authenticated Alexander in its first auction of 2017. It’s one of 50 in the set and only one other has sold at auction. Alexander was elected to the Hall in … [Read more...]
Rudy’s Jersey, Helmet Sell for Over $240,000
The helmet and jersey worn by Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger, the former Notre Dame student who made the most of his one chance to play football for the Fighting Irish in 1975,sold for $241,500 Saturday at the Super Bowl Auction in Houston. There was no immediate word on who bought the two items. Ruettiger had been in Houston throughout the week, talking with media members … [Read more...]
Favre Collection, Rudy’s Uniform Among 2017 Super Bowl Auction Items
Hunt Auctions and NFL Auction will once again join together to host the ninth-annual Super Bowl Live Auction on Feb. 4 at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston. Items from Brett Favre’s college and NFL careers will serve as the flagship collection for the auction with portions of proceeds benefiting multiple philanthropic endeavors. Fans at the NFL … [Read more...]
Notes: Big Vintage Prices, Broncos Super Fan, Exclusive Helmet
A 1955 Topps PSA 8 Roberto Clemente sold Monday night for $45,100, yet another strong price for one of the hobby’s hottest cards. One sold via Goldin Auctions last week for $58,560. For much of 2014, you could have purchased one for less than $15,000. A 1954 Topps Hank Aaron rookie card, also graded 8, brought $36,102. Two years ago, they regularly changed hands for … [Read more...]
5 Super Bowl Rings; Favre College Scouting Report at Auction
Five Super Bowl rings and the Atlanta Falcons’ pre-draft scouting report on a young Brett Favre are among more than 200 lots of football memorabilia in Goldin Auctions’ current catalog. All five of the rings originated with players who were a part of winning teams from 1974-2012. The scouting report on Favre, who was Southern Mississippi’s starting quarterback, is a … [Read more...]
Photo of the Day: Starr’s Career Begins
The Green Bay Packers will salute the two greatest quarterbacks in franchise history Thursday night in what promises to be an emotional night at Lambeau Field. The franchise will retire Brett Favre’s number 4 but in attendance, perhaps for the last time, will be Hall of Fame quarterback and fan favorite Bart Starr, now 81. Starr suffered a series of strokes last year but … [Read more...]