Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction Fall 2017
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/7/2017
Covering a wide array of sports, we have a great collection of 5 Kiwanis “Great Men of Sports” booklets spanning from 1969-76, with each loaded with the signatures of those sporting individuals featured. Each 5” x 8” booklet contains short biography pages, with each signing individual adding his John Hancock to his particular page. Included in this hard-to-duplicate gathering are Gale Sayers, Paul Hornung, Warren Spahn, Floyd Patterson, Red Storey, Jake LaMotta, Franco Harris, Stan Leonard, Bob Kauffman, Bobby Riggs, Steve Podborski, Paul Savage, Darryl Sittler, Louis Cavalaris, Johnny Mize, Sandy Hawley, Emmerson Boozer, Paul Hanover, Don Duguid, Dennis Hull and many others!
The majority of the signatures have been executed in ballpoint, with light wear and toning/staining to a few of the books. The complete breakdown for each book is as follows;
1969 Carl F. Russ (president Kiwanis), reverant Harvey Roach, Gale Sayers (football HOFer), Bill Symons (CFL HOFer), Dick Brower (wrestling), Ruby Goldstein (american boxer and referee), Bob Pulford (NHL), Warren Spahn (deceased HOFer baseball), Dennis Hull (NHL), Jerry Lucas (basketball HOFer), James Elder (Canadian equistrian team), Paul Hanover (radio & television personality)
1970 Burton Kellock (president Kiwanis), RB Beckett (mayor city of Brantford), Johnny Longden (deceased HOF jockey), Tommy Joe Coffey (CFL HOFer), Vic Hadfield (NHL), Paul Hornung (HOFer NFL), Peter Carlesimo (football and basketball coach), Pat Stapleton (NHL), Harry Howell (NHL HOFer), Johnny Mize (deceased baseball HOFer), Jack Kopas (Hall of Fame horseman), Don Duguid (Canadian champion curler) and Paul Hanover (radio & television personality)
1973 Charles R. Bowen (mayor city of Brantford), Dick Thornton (All Star CFL player), Peter Carlesimo (football and basketball coach), Franco Harris (football HOFer), Roy Edwards (NHL), H. Allan Dickenson (Canadian Trotting Association), Paul Henderson (NHL), Jake LaMotta (Raging Bull - former World Middleweight Champion), Ron Ellis (NHL), Garney Henley (CFL HOFer), Carl Erskine (MLB pitcher), Stan Leonard (deceased Canadian Golf HOFer), Paul Hanover (radio & television personality), Sandy Hawley (jockey - member of Canadian and US Racing Hall of Fame)
1974 Richard Hester (president Kiwanis), Charles R. Bowen (mayor city of Brantford), Brian Glennie (NHL), Floyd Patterson (boxer, deceased), Red Storey (deceased HHOF), Emmerson Boozer (College football HOFer), Paul Savage (curling), Bob Kauffman (basketball, deceased), Chuck Ealey (CFL), Nelson White (harness racing trainer and driver), Goody Rosen (baseball, deceased), Gary Summerhayes (boxer), Frank Bricker (boxer/manager, deceased), Eddie Shack (NHL), Louis Cavalaris (Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame, deceased), Paul Hanover (radio & television personality)
1976 Charles R. Bowen (mayor city of Brantford), Bill Kilmer (College Football Hall of Fame), Bobby Riggs (tennis), Rod Seling (NHL), Jerry Makara (racing driver), Steve Podborski (Canadian former World Cup and Olympic downhill ski racer), Mike Finch (swimming), Bobby Vipond (baseball), Darryl Sittler (NHL HOFer), Douglas Maxwell (broadcaster), Paul Hanover (radio & television personality)
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