Defensive stars Dave Wilcox and Jack Youngblood played 25 years combined in the National Football League and you can count the number of games they missed on one hand. Actually, all you need is two fingers. Playing for west coast rivals, their careers intersected only briefly, but items from their personal collections tell similar stories and everything is up for … [Read more...] about Collections of Hall of Famers Youngblood, Wilcox Up for Auction
Heritage Auctions November 2021
High-Grade 1933 Goudey Group Up for Grabs
A pair of high grade Babe Ruth cards and about 20 other high end or rare examples from a stash of 1933 Goudeys have made their way to Heritage Auctions’ Fall Sports Collectibles catalog. According to the company, it’s a group that was consigned by the descendants of a Goudey employee who brought them home from the factory decades ago. All of the cards were recently … [Read more...] about High-Grade 1933 Goudey Group Up for Grabs
Pitching Rubber From Emotional 2001 World Series At Yankee Stadium Hits Auction Block
It might be the most famous pitching rubber in major league history. Certainly, that slab was the scene of one of the most emotional scenes in World Series history, and it will be part of Heritage Auctions’ Fall Sports Collectibles Catalog Auction, Nov. 18-20. The Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City had happened barely six weeks earlier when the New … [Read more...] about Pitching Rubber From Emotional 2001 World Series At Yankee Stadium Hits Auction Block
Scott Williams Puts 1990s Bulls Championship Items Up for Auction
He spent 15 years in the league and acquired plenty of items along the way. Now, NBA veteran Scott Williams has decided it’s time to spread them around. “I’ve always enjoyed my memories more than the items from the past,” says Williams, who, in the span of a single year, went from being passed over in the NBA draft to a co-starring role on the Chicago Bulls’ first … [Read more...] about Scott Williams Puts 1990s Bulls Championship Items Up for Auction
Heritage Opens 4,200 Lot Fall Auction with Mantle Jersey, 2,000+ Cards, More
With player collections, historic items consigned by collectors and stacks of rare and high-grade sports cards in tow, Heritage Auctions has opened its Fall Sports Collectibles Auction. The 4,200-lot event is too large for one catalog: it’s a four-volume set that will be delivered to collectors around the world beginning next week. Online bidding is already … [Read more...] about Heritage Opens 4,200 Lot Fall Auction with Mantle Jersey, 2,000+ Cards, More
Al Kaline Collection Heads to Auction Market
Hundreds of items from the career of Baseball Hall of Famer Al Kaline are heading for the auction block beginning next week. Kaline, who spent his entire 21-year career with the Detroit Tigers and later became a broadcaster for the team, died in April of 2020. His family has consigned the collection of items he accumulated during his professional life to Heritage … [Read more...] about Al Kaline Collection Heads to Auction Market
1946 Joe DiMaggio Jersey Set for Auction
Like dozens of other major leaguers, he’d been away from the game since 1942 but with World War II over, Joe DiMaggio was back in pinstripes and back in the New York Yankees lineup as the 1946 season opened. Now, the jersey that he was wearing during the team’s home opener about to hit the auction block. Heritage Auctions is offering the white home flannel jersey, with … [Read more...] about 1946 Joe DiMaggio Jersey Set for Auction
Signed Walter Johnson Game Ball from 1924 World Series Coming to Auction
His career had started in 1907 at age 19 and when the 1924 season began, Walter Johnson had accomplished just about all there was to do in baseball...except get to a World Series. In an era where there was no prize for finishing second, The Big Train's season had always ended before October. Finally, the Washington Senators snared a pennant in 1924 and now an important … [Read more...] about Signed Walter Johnson Game Ball from 1924 World Series Coming to Auction