Jerseys worn by some of the greatest players in Pittsburgh Steelers history are part of a new display at the Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum, located in the John Heinz History Center. A dozen jerseys are on display as part of the exhibit, which kicked off to major fanfare on Friday. The jerseys are owned by long time collector Thomas Tull and his wife Alba. … [Read more...]
Tull Donates Historic Game-Used Baseball Items to Smithsonian
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History is adding more than a dozen significant artifacts from the careers of Major League Baseball players, including Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Ted Williams, Stan Musial, Yogi Berra, Brooks Robinson and Ozzie Smith to the national sports collection. Baseball jerseys, gloves, bats and other objects used by baseball legends … [Read more...]
Collector Donates Mazeroski’s 1960 World Series Bat, Uniform to Pittburgh Museum
Bill Mazeroski’s Pirates uniform and bat from Game 7 of the 1960 World Series have been donated to the Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum where they are now part of a display. On Oct. 13, 1960, Mazeroski led off the bottom of the ninth inning and smashed the historic home run over the left field wall at Forbes Field, lifting the Pirates to a 10-9 victory over the New … [Read more...]
Report: Film Company CEO Was Buyer of Mazeroski Jersey, Bat
The Chief Executive Officer of a movie production company who is also part of the Pittsburgh Steelers ownership group spent $954,000 Saturday to buy Bill Mazeroski’s 1960 World Series uniform and bat. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette confirmed the purchase made by Thomas Tull, a collector who also owns a T206 Honus Wagner baseball card and game-used jerseys from Wagner, … [Read more...]