Collectors now have a chance to own some really big shoes, whose soles once belonged to a player who was the heart and soul of the New York Giants. The white, size 13 Nike/Pro cleats worn by Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor during Super Bowl XXV at Tampa Stadium is part of SCP Auctions’ Mid-Summer Classic online auction, which runs through August 22. Bidding for … [Read more...] about Lots Of Sole: Auction Includes LT’s Cleats From Super Bowl XXV
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Photo Captures New York Giants’ Inaugural Season
The New York Giants will celebrate their 90th season in 2015. The franchise has a rich history and a huge following but like the rest of the NFL, its beginnings were pretty humble. A photograph up for auction this weekend offers an important slice of league history, showing game action from that inaugural 1925 campaign. The 6 ½” x 8 ½” Underwood and Underwood news photo … [Read more...] about Photo Captures New York Giants’ Inaugural Season
A Giant for a Father: Hap Moran’s Son Tracks Dad’s Early NFL Items
Stand around a dealer at a major card show long enough and you will inevitably hear someone approach and inquire about an obscure issue of a forgotten player. The story is usually the same: the player was a relative of some sort and the family would like to obtain a cardboard relic. The same can be said for an eBay transaction where a card sold for a surprising figure and the … [Read more...] about A Giant for a Father: Hap Moran’s Son Tracks Dad’s Early NFL Items
Photo of the Day: Jim Thorpe and the 1925 New York Giants
Mega business as it is today, the National Football League was a fledgling operation in the Roaring ‘20s. Born in the Midwest, the league six years earlier, the league hatched a team in New York by 1925 and landed a mega star. The RMY Auctions Photo of the Day is a classic shot from the dawn of one of pro football’s great franchises. Jim Thorpe had been an Olympic … [Read more...] about Photo of the Day: Jim Thorpe and the 1925 New York Giants