Seventy-nine years ago Wednesday, America was still in shock. Japan’s sneak attack on Pearl Harbor on a sleepy Hawaii Sunday two days earlier had thrust the country into World War II. Millions of lives would be changed and over 400,000 would be lost. Daily life went on, however, and in New York, the Downtown Athletic Club presented the 1941 Heisman Trophy Award … [Read more...] about Bruce Smith Heisman Trophy Auction Recalls Memorable Moment in U.S. History
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Chris Spielman Auctioning Career Memorabilia to Help COVID Needy
Former Ohio State and NFL linebacker Chris Spielman is putting some of the memorabilia from his career up for auction to help those struggling because of the economic fallout from the Coronavirus. Spielman, now an analyst for Fox football broadcasts, has created an eBay account and is selling his 1984 Big Ten championship ring, a game-worn, signed Buffalo Bills jersey … [Read more...] about Chris Spielman Auctioning Career Memorabilia to Help COVID Needy
Important Early College Football Program Expected to Bring Big Price
The first full weekend of college football has arrived, with games from coast-to-coast kicking off the 20th season of the 21st century. Some schools have been at it a little longer than others. This fall, Heritage Auctions will offer the oldest known University of Michigan football program, a simple piece of thin cardboard that’s expected to sell for $20,000 or … [Read more...] about Important Early College Football Program Expected to Bring Big Price
Ohio State Memorabilia Collector’s Massive Stash
Most of us can relate. We’ve accumulated a lot of sports memorabilia over the years and just about every piece has a story. We find space in our home to display it but the buying never stops. Card show buys. Flea market finds. Auction acquisitions. Garage sale grabs. Pretty soon, the room is bursting at the seams with stuff. Brian Fogle started collecting as a … [Read more...] about Ohio State Memorabilia Collector’s Massive Stash
Publications Chronicle Birth of Football
When watching the bright lights of the College Football Playoff it is tempting to think that football has always been football. The pageantry and spectacle seem today as natural and American as apple pie and the changing leaves of the fall. As with most things, however, a look into the historical evolution of the game reveals just how easily American football could have … [Read more...] about Publications Chronicle Birth of Football
The True Value of Physical Collections
There is an art to collecting. Collections do more than describe the collector’s passion. Collections-- especially those which are exhaustive and meticulous or otherwise one of a kind in nature-- represent more than simply a pile of bound papers and printed photos. History, and the subject matter that encapsulates it, was for most of humanity’s course of being a sacred … [Read more...] about The True Value of Physical Collections
College Football Preservation Project’s Massive Library Now for Sale
In an increasingly digital world, one collector has been quietly working to preserve the history of college football. The collection, which started some 50 years ago, has grown to compile the near complete publication history of the game. While the methods of acquisition have evolved from sports collecting shows and phone book research to eBay, Abebooks.com and the … [Read more...] about College Football Preservation Project’s Massive Library Now for Sale
Malzahn Sweater Auction to Benefit Managers on a Mission
Auburn Tigers’ Head Football Coach Gus Malzahn’s game-worn sweater vest from last year’s wild Iron Bowl victory will be sold by SCP Auctions as part of a charity fundraising event. Auburn’s Chris Davis returned number one-ranked Alabama’s ill-fated 57-yard field goal attempt a 109 yards for a game-winning touchdown as time expired in the game at Jordan-Haire Stadium on … [Read more...] about Malzahn Sweater Auction to Benefit Managers on a Mission