From the early 1960s through the early 1970s, he was one of the Green Bay Packers' most popular players. Not bad for a kid from Illinois. Ray Nitschke has been gone for 13 years, having died of a heart attack at age 61. He and his wife Jackie kept everything from his playing career and their personal lives. Now some of it is on the auction block. The couple had three … [Read more...]
Buyer of Million Dollar Jersey is Billionaire
Once the bidding got serious, it was no place for the faint of heart. Or the light of pocketbook. The 1972 Summit Series jersey worn by game-winning hero Paul Henderson sold for $1.2 million early Wednesday morning after a late bidding war, more than even the most optimistic watchers had anticipated. The winning bid was made by billionaire businessman Mitch Goldhar, … [Read more...]
Store Offers Refunds After Autograph Snafu
The NFL and its franchises spend millions to protect things like licenses to make official jerseys. They've been known to go to great lengths to stop anyone from selling anything that's not league approved. That, apparently, was at the heart of a cancelled autograph signing in Hazleton, PA over the weekend. A store inside one of the local shopping malls held a … [Read more...]
Sox Auction Special Caps
The Chicago White Sox are auctioning autographed, game-worn green caps from the starting lineup of the March 17 game vs. the Los Angeles Dodgers, with proceeds from the sale benefiting "From The Heart," a Glendale, Ariz.-based agency. Fans have the opportunity to bid on the caps at whitesox.com until Wednesday at 12:59 PM CDT. Gordon Beckham, Paul Konerko, Carlos … [Read more...]
New Baseball Cards Warm ESPN Columnist’s Heart
ESPN's Jim Caple pedals down to the local card shop--the same one Tim Lincecum used to patronize as a kid--and assesses the state of the hobby with shop owner DJ Joss. … [Read more...]