They could just as easily have been discarded. Tickets to a football game that had already been played? Why keep them? Thankfully, Homer Hall apparently recognized the significance of the first “AFL-NFL World Championship Game” and kept the twin ducats even though he couldn’t make it to Los Angeles. Working for Oregon congressman Al Ullman and living in … [Read more...]
High-Grade Super Bowl I Ticket Set to Sell for Record Price
It was 12 bucks to get into the game and even after kickoff you could have bought as many as you wanted. Consider it a missed opportunity. Unused tickets to the first Super Bowl game...heck, any Super Bowl game...are valuable. Grading has brought out investors and collectors who appreciate a little organization. One high-grade ducat to that first … [Read more...]
Most Valuable Super Bowl Programs
Any TV broadcast documenting the aura of a major sporting event invariably uses a few setup shots of people tailgating and then walking into the stadium. It's standard operating procedure. And that one audio clip is always used to help set the scene, just outside the front entrance to the stadium of a vendor: "GET YOUR PROGRAM HERE!" It's been customary over … [Read more...]
Jerry Kramer Consigns Super Bowl I Ring, Jersey to Auction
Green Bay Packers great Jerry Kramer is putting 60 items from his personal collection, including his Super Bowl I ring and jersey and 1965 NFL Championship ring up for auction. Kramer, who turns 80 next Saturday, has consigned the collection to Heritage Auctions, which will offer them in February. Having made a good living in business after his career ended in the late … [Read more...]
1966 Chiefs Autographs Spur Memories of Team That Faced Lombardi’s Packers
The 50th anniversary of the first Super Bowl is just a few years away. As such, much of the focus in the near future will be on Vince Lombardi and his legendary Packers - and rightly so. Lombardi crafted a dynasty the likes of which has not been seen since. Five NFL championships and two Super Bowl victories are difficult to top. Still, being the AFL fan that I am, I tend … [Read more...]
1966 Topps Football Set Pulls Autograph Collectors Too
The 1966 Topps football set seems to have a somewhat polarizing effect on collectors. Similar in design to the 1955 Bowman baseball issue, ’66 Topps football cards have a horizontal format, and feature a wood-grained border styled to look like a television, which I have found most collectors either love or hate. Unlike its baseball counterpart, which pictures many … [Read more...]
Starr, Dawson Share Historic Bond
To fans born in the modern era of $500 tickets and mega-star halftime shows, it seems unfathomable. If you wanted to attend the first Super Bowl, all you had to do was walk up to the ticket window on game day. The Los Angeles Coliseum wasn't even close to sold out. But then, the game was still a couple of years from being commonly called the Super Bowl. Kansas City … [Read more...]