Oscar Robertson's NBA championship ring Hall of Fame ring sold for more than $150,000 combined in the Leland's Invitational Auction over the weekend. The Hall of Famer consigned 51 items from his career to the auction including game-worn jerseys, awards and other memorabilia. Robertson's 1971 NBA title ring, won during his time as a member of the … [Read more...]
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Booth spaces for the 2019 National Sports Collectors Convention in Chicago sold out before the end of the 2018 show. Organizers say it's the earliest sellout in NSCC history. While the majority of the space is sold to returnees, a booth lottery held on Saturday usually didn't fill and dealers could buy table space even a few months after the previous year's … [Read more...]
Oscar Robertson Collection Headlines Lelands Invitational
Basketball legend Oscar Robertson’s personal collection of historic career memorabilia – headlined by his 1971 Milwaukee Bucks NBA championship ring – hockey great Guy Lafleur’s 1976-77 Hart Memorial Trophy and a circa 1941 Ted Williams game-worn cap highlight the Lelands 2018 Invitational Auction, which opened on Monday. Over 1,000 lots are up for grabs in … [Read more...]
Oscar Robertson 1960 Olympic Jersey Heads to Auction
You may consider the 1992 "Dream Team" as the greatest basketball team ever assembled but there's another squad that has its own place in history. The 1960 U.S. Men's Olympic basketball team was pieced together in the weeks heading up to the Summer Games in Rome. Fiftty-eight years later, the squad is considered by most to be the greatest amateur basketball team of … [Read more...]
The Phone Call That Brought Basketball Cards Back
It was an experiment that would bring basketball cards into the mainstream for collectors. The venerable Sy Berger at Topps may have been the mad professor in this experiment, but the card company's executive needed a willing subject. And Nick Curran, along with NBA commissioner Walter Kennedy, was more than willing to test it out. The result: the iconic 1969-70 Topps “tall … [Read more...]
Karl-Anthony Towns Has Collectors’ Attention
The players from the 2015 NBA Draft are surprising fans and card collectors as not only are there more with superstar potential than expected but they are producing at a high level already. Kristaps Porzingis, Devin Booker and Myles Turner are just some of the rookies who but Karl-Anthony Towns rookie cards may wind up as the best of this year’s class. While … [Read more...]
Kahn’s Basketball Cards Gave Collectors A Bite Of Hoop History
No matter how you slice it, the Kahn’s basketball cards that were released between 1957 and 1965 were a rare, regional phenomenon. The Cincinnati-based meat company’s slogan was “The Wiener The World Awaited.” For basketball card collectors, these NBA sets came at a price — the cards were packaged with Kahn’s hot dogs, so finding any in pristine condition was … [Read more...]
Oscar Robertson: Basketball Card Royalty
Long before Dwyane Wade, there was a guard who dominated all others with his power, quickness and skills. Before Jason Kidd there was a guard who had triple-doubles so often that it wasn't even thought about as an extraordinary achievement. Before Magic Johnson there was another big guard feeding the ball to Kareem in the post so he could hit his shot. He was the Big O, … [Read more...]
Big Bucks for Ozzie’s Gold Gloves, Babe’s Sweater, Oscar’s MVP and Hornung’s Heisman
Ozzie Smith’s 13 Gold Glove Awards from 1980-1992 sold for $519,203, the only known Babe Ruth Yankees team sweater went for $250,642, Oscar Robertson’s 1963-64 Most Valuable Player Award attracted a bid of $177,632 and Paul Hornung’s Heisman Memorial Trophy sold for $173,102 in SCP Auctions’ November auction which concluded early Sunday. All prices are inclusive of a 20 … [Read more...]
Robertson, Thompson Talk About Selling Jerseys, Trophies
You can count the number of NBA MVP trophies that have been sold at auction on one hand. Actually, you won't even need all five fingers. One sold just last year. Julius Erving found a new home for his hardware through a major sports memorabilia catalog auction. That may have been the inspiration for another group of retired stars who have decided to liquidate some of their … [Read more...]
