As the United States honors its military veterans on this Veterans Day, it’s instructive to understand that some very real sacrifices were made by athletes to keep the country free. Some paid with their lives; others sacrificed the primes of their athletic careers to serve in the military. Some are household names. Willie Mays, Joe DiMaggio and Jackie Robinson … [Read more...]
News and Notes From In and Around the Hobby
You can ask whatever you like for a piece of sports memorabilia, but that doesn't mean it's worth that much. Case in point, an eBay seller who bought a pair of Pat Tillman's old cleats and got them autographed before the former Arizona Cardinal went of to far and was tragically killed. Jerry Martin has them listed for...are you sitting down? $3.2 million. He talked with … [Read more...]