The Silver Bat Award presented to Roberto Clemente for winning the 1964 National League batting title and as one-of-a-kind autographed 1931 W517 Babe Ruth card are among the top items being offered in SCP Auctions’ Summer Premier. The auction, which opened Wednesday, includes hundreds of lots of historic memorabilia, vintage and modern cards and original photographs. The … [Read more...] about Roberto Clemente’s 1964 Batting Champion Silver Bat Award, High-Grade Vintage Cards at SCP Auctions’ Summer Premier
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Wilt’s Rookie Uniform Brings $1.79 Million to Set Vintage Basketball Bar
The jersey and shorts Wilt Chamberlain wore throughout the home games of his 1959-60 rookie season sold for $1.79 million at SCP Auctions Saturday night, setting records for a vintage basketball game worn item and anything associated with the late NBA icon's career. Worn in both regular season and playoff games that season, the white Philadelphia Warriors uniform was offered … [Read more...] about Wilt’s Rookie Uniform Brings $1.79 Million to Set Vintage Basketball Bar
Wilt Chamberlain Rookie Season Uniform Set for Auction
No rookie in sports history had a better debut season than the 7-foot-1 inch center playing for his hometown NBA team 63 years ago. Much like George Mikan a decade earlier, Wilt Chamberlain became a game changing gate attraction. Now, the only known surviving uniform he wore while playing for the Philadelphia Warriors in 1959-60 is about to go on the auction … [Read more...] about Wilt Chamberlain Rookie Season Uniform Set for Auction
50 Years After His Last Game, Here Are 7 Wilt Chamberlain Cards to Remember
His last basket was, appropriately, a dunk. Wilt Chamberlain brought his own curtain down. Although he didn't know it, May 10, 1973 was the final game of his NBA career. A plan to become player-coach of the San Diego Conquistadors of the ABA was scuttled by a legal dispute and so the Game 5 loss to the champion New York Knicks 50 years ago Wednesday night was it for … [Read more...] about 50 Years After His Last Game, Here Are 7 Wilt Chamberlain Cards to Remember
Junk Drawer Find: Valuable Wilt Chamberlain 100-Point Game Stub Uncovered
A Pennsylvania man was recently chatting with a friend about attending one of the most famous games in NBA history. “I still have my ticket stub,” Sam Verdini told him about the night in Hershey, PA when they saw Wilt Chamberlain score an unfathomable 100 points in a 169-147 Philadelphia Warriors win over the New York Knicks. Verdini went home and dug the well-worn … [Read more...] about Junk Drawer Find: Valuable Wilt Chamberlain 100-Point Game Stub Uncovered
Wilt Chamberlain’s 1957-58 Kansas Jersey at Auction
The earliest known Wilt Chamberlain game jersey is on the auction block. This one dates to the 1957-58 season when he was a junior at Kansas. Chamberlain wore jersey number 12 during a portion of that season. The durene pullover is at Goldin Auctions where it has a current high bid of $260,000. SCP Auctions President David Kohler, who owns the world’s … [Read more...] about Wilt Chamberlain’s 1957-58 Kansas Jersey at Auction
Goods from Hoops Great Gola Up for Grabs at Goldin
“Gola Goal!” The words of legendary Philadelphia P.A. announcer Dave Zinkoff echoed off the walls whenever hometown hero Tom Gola scored for the Warriors. A LaSalle legend who became an unselfish star in the NBA, Gola was a folk hero in a city that loved hoops. Now, six years after his death, some of the items from his college and pro career are on the auction … [Read more...] about Goods from Hoops Great Gola Up for Grabs at Goldin
Historic Items from Sports Immortals Collection Heading to Collectable Platform
Items from one of the world’s top sports memorabilia collections are going to be available for fractional ownership through a new partnership. Sports memorabilia investment platform Collectable announced Monday it had reached agreement on a new multi-year partnership with Sports Immortals that will offer partial ownership of items from the private collection via shares … [Read more...] about Historic Items from Sports Immortals Collection Heading to Collectable Platform
Only Overbrook High School Basketball Team Photo With Wilt Chamberlain Up For Auction
It’s safe to say that it was nearly impossible for Overbrook High School to hide their biggest star anywhere on the court. That’s quite apparent when you take a look at this Panthers' team picture, which features the 1953-54 Overbrook line-up with a towering Wilt Chamberlain at the end. The RMY Auctions Photo of the Day is a rare find. Understood to be the only Overbrook High … [Read more...] about Only Overbrook High School Basketball Team Photo With Wilt Chamberlain Up For Auction
Scoresheet from Wilt’s 100 Point Game Consigned to SCP Auctions
Few relics exist from the March 2, 1962 game in Hershey, PA in which Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points, a single game record that still stands and isn’t likely to be broken. One big one, however, is about to go up for sale. SCP Auctions will sell the score sheet kept that night by long-time media statistician Toby DeLuca in its spring auction. Signed by … [Read more...] about Scoresheet from Wilt’s 100 Point Game Consigned to SCP Auctions