Fall Premier Auction 2017
Wed, Oct 18, 2017 04:00PM EDT - Sat, Nov 4, 2017 11:00PM EDT
Timed Auction
Lot 111
1936 HOOVER H.S. (SAN DIEGO) SO. CALIF. CHAMPIONSHIP GAME BALL AND 1939 SAN DIEGO STATE COLLEGE NAIB NATIONAL CHAMPION RUNNERS UP TEAM SIGNED BALL (SD
Sold for
$466.80
Sold Price includes BP
Bid Increments
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| $200 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $30,000 | $2,500 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
| $200,000 | $25,000 |
| $500,000 | $50,000 |
| $1,000,000 | $100,000 |
| $1,500,000 | $150,000 |
This pair of vintage 1930's era game basketballs hails from the museum collection at the San Diego Hall of Champions. Each ball hold special memories for those familiar with local roundball star Milton "Milky" Phelps who captained both Hoover High School and San Diego State College championship level teams in his heyday. Phelps was the only small-college player named to the prestigious Helms All-America team in 1941. He is a member of the Breitbard Hall of Fame at SDHOC and his #22 is retired by the SDSU Aztecs. He died in a plane crash during WWII. Of note SDHOC founder and former San Diego Rockets (NBA) owner BobBreitbard and the "Splendid Splinter" Ted Williams were Hoover Highclassmates and graduated in 1937.
The fully deflated Rawlings Official 'A.X.S." ball is unsigned and was used by the Hoover H.S. team in the 1936 Southern California Championship game. "HOOVER H.S. 1936" is penned in black on the ball. The other James Naismith branded ball which can almost fully inflate was used by the San Diego State College team that were runners up in the 1039 National Association for Intercollegiate Basketball (NAIB) tournament in Kansas City. The ball is neatly signed by 18 members including Milky Phelps and head coach Morris "Morry" Gross. The ball is neatly notated in large black marker "SAN DIEGO - SOUTHERN CALIF. CONFERENCE Champions - CALIF. STATE COLLEGE Champions - National Inter-Collegiate Basketball Tor. Kansas City Mo. 2nd place."
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