Winter Premier Auction 2017
Wed, Jan 4, 2017 04:00PM EST - Sat, Jan 21, 2017 11:00PM EST
Timed Auction
Lot 780
GEORGE BLANDA'S 1979 VICTOR AWARD TROPHY HONORING SPORTS ILLUSTRATED'S 25TH ANNIV. FOR MALE ATHLETE OF PAST QTR. CENTURY (BLANDA COLLECTION)
Sold for
$528
Sold Price includes BP
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The late NFL legend George Blanda received this strikingly beautiful lifetime achievement trophy at the 13th annual Victor Awards in 1979. The Oscar-looking trophy weighs 13.5lbs. and stands 19.5" tall with a 6" diameter base. Victor Awards are presented by the National Academy of SportsEditors and Broadcasters to the nation's most outstanding professionaland amateur athletes and coaches. This one honored Blanda as Sport Illustrated's best male athlete over the past 25 years one well-deserved for the quarterback and placekicker who lasted longer in the NFL than any player before or since.
The marble-based trophy features a16-inch brass-plated figure with his right arm raised clenching leaves of laurel. The base of the trophy features a brass plate engravedwith "SPECIAL AWARD VICTOR'S XIII CEREMONY - SPORTSMAN'S CLUB CITY OF HOPE - SPORTS ILLUSTRATED'S 25TH ANNIVERSARY AWARD - FOR BEST MALE ATHLETE OF THE PAST QUARTER CENTURY - TO GEORGE BLANDA." The trophy remains in great shape overall with just a minor crack in the die-cast to the raised right hand.
LOA from the widow of George Blanda.
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