Former Kansas City Royals owner Avron B. Fogelman’s vast collection of sports memorabilia is going to have a new home. The Boca Raton resident has turned it all over to Florida Atlantic University. The total gift, valued at more than $10 million including memorabilia and cash, is the fifth largest one-time donation in the university’s history. The collection … [Read more...] about Former Royals Owner Donates Sports Memorabilia Collection
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Vintage Card Donations Lead to Fresno State Display
The last time the Chicago Cubs won the World Series, they were led by Fresno (CA) High School alumnus and player/manager Frank Chance, now best remembered by the “Tinker to Evers to Chance” refrain from the poem, “Baseball’s Sad Lexicon.” The trading cards of Chance, fellow Baseball Hall of Famers Tom Seaver and Bobby Cox, and other 20th century Major League Baseball players … [Read more...] about Vintage Card Donations Lead to Fresno State Display
A Pro’s Tips for Displaying Your Baseball Memorabilia
I have spent nearly all of my professional life working in and around sports memorabilia. I have worked in many different capacities, ranging from designing exhibits at a sports museum to authenticating game used equipment for the San Diego Chargers to buying and selling cards and collections. Along the way, I have been hired at various times to decorate trophy rooms for a … [Read more...] about A Pro’s Tips for Displaying Your Baseball Memorabilia