The college letter jacket worn by Pete Maravich sold for $116,924 and a 1957 Willie Mays bat gifted to a youngster years ago netted $209,455 through Grey Flannel Auctions over the weekend. The Maravich sweater consigned directly by his family. Maravich averaged 43.8 ppg as a sophomore and 44.2 as a junior at LSU. He scored 50 or more points 28 times over his 83-game … [Read more...] about Notes: Maravich Letter Jacket, Mays Bat Sell; PSA Grading Update; Brady Records; GACS’ New Digs; New WI Shop
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Pete Maravich Memorabilia Highlights Grey Flannel’s Holiday Auction
The late 1960s and early 1970s might seem like the dark ages for college basketball — except at UCLA, of course — but Pete Maravich was truly the shining light on the hardwood. Maravich was exciting, creative and stymied defenses. He put LSU on the map and was a marquee star in the NBA. That’s why a personal trove of memorabilia from the “Pistol” should drive some interest … [Read more...] about Pete Maravich Memorabilia Highlights Grey Flannel’s Holiday Auction
1970-71 Topps Basketball Set Loaded With Stars, Key Rookies
Basketball cards seemed like a tall order for Topps during the 1960s, but the card company came up with back-to-back “tall boy” sets and an intriguing product. The tall boys were similar to the design used for the 1965 Topps football set. The ’65 set revolved around one star — Joe Namath — and the 1970-71 Topps basketball set also was notable for the hottest rookie to … [Read more...] about 1970-71 Topps Basketball Set Loaded With Stars, Key Rookies
Hobby Flashback: 1971 Was A Vintage Year in All Sports
For the older generation of sports collectors who are veteran or lifelong collectors, 1971 doesn’t seem like it was a half century ago. The harsh reminder comes almost weekly, when another one of the many sports icons that graced the sports card sets of that year are gone. This year alone, baseball has lost home run king Hank Aaron, legendary pitcher Don Sutton, Mudcat Grant … [Read more...] about Hobby Flashback: 1971 Was A Vintage Year in All Sports
‘Lost Films Of Pistol Pete’ Maravich Heading To Auction
Pete Maravich was like a comet streaking across the NBA during the 1970s. “Pistol” Pete could do it all — shoot, pass and dribble — with flash and style rarely seen in the league. His moves "were exciting, always so quick, as if Maravich himself did not know what he was doing until he had done it and then it was too late," author David Halberstam wrote in April … [Read more...] about ‘Lost Films Of Pistol Pete’ Maravich Heading To Auction
Childhood Autograph Collection Includes Sports Icons, Great Memories
Jack Zimmerman was a standout basketball player at the University of Dayton during the late 1970s and went on to play professionally, but he has also had an amazing career as an autograph collector. In July, Sports Collectors Daily spoke with Tim Gallagher, who, along with Zimmerman and Vince Martin, began sending requests for autographs through the mail when they were … [Read more...] about Childhood Autograph Collection Includes Sports Icons, Great Memories
List of Six-Figure Basketball Cards Growing
Basketball cards were once so lightly regarded that the only company that made them decided to take a pass, even when Larry Bird and Magic Johnson were young, Michael Jordan was an explosive rookie and Dr. J was still flying high and winning titles. That pendulum swung back in the 1990s, though, and now the sport with worldwide appeal is building a pretty … [Read more...] about List of Six-Figure Basketball Cards Growing
1975-76 Topps Basketball Bulked Up Ahead of Merger
In the Bicentennial winter, the red, white and blue American Basketball Association was on its last legs. Before the next season, a merger agreement put four surviving ABA teams into the NBA with the rest alive only in memory. For collectors, the last images of the Kentucky Colonels, Spirits of St. Louis, Virginia Squires, San Diego Sails and Utah Stars live on in the … [Read more...] about 1975-76 Topps Basketball Bulked Up Ahead of Merger
Ten 1970s Basketball Cards for the Hoop History Lover
They went from tall to small, then back to small again. 1970s Topps basketball cards were all over the board in the decade in which they dutifully produced sets each and every season. They're far from fancy and some years Topps didn't have the rights to show logos so the players wore shirts backwards when the photographer snapped. It was like it or lump it for basketball … [Read more...] about Ten 1970s Basketball Cards for the Hoop History Lover
PSA 10 George Mikan Rookie Card Sets New Record
The lone PSA 10 graded example of George Mikan’s 1948 Bowman rookie card sold for $403,664 in SCP Auctions’ 2015 Fall Premier online auction, which concluded early Sunday morning. The card previously sold in 2009 when SCP purchased it for a client, but this auction nearly doubled its previous world record price. The entire auction of more than 1,000 sports memorabilia lots … [Read more...] about PSA 10 George Mikan Rookie Card Sets New Record