SCP Auctions, Inc.
Timed Auction

Fall Premier Auction 2018

Wed, Nov 21, 2018 04:00PM EST - Sat, Dec 8, 2018 11:00PM EST
Lot 440

INCREDIBLE FOOTBALL GREATS COLLECTION OF 100+ AUTOGRAPHS INCL. JOHNNY "BLOOD" McNALLY (PSA/DNA 8 AUTO.), BEAR BRYANT, OTTO GRAHAM, "CRAZY LEGS" HIRSC

Sold for
$910.80
Sold Price includes BP

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Addendum: This lot was listed last auction without Johnny "Blood" McNally who was recently found by the consignor and added to the group. PSA/DNA has graded McNally's autograph NM-MT 8 (cert. #84124744).

If you are a football autograph collector especially early gridiron and AFL eras this is the lot for you. This massive signed flats collection contains 113 total signatures including 89 different players and coaches. 34 are members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and 54 are College Football HOF inductees. There are 16 coaches (college and pro) and 7 Heisman Trophy winners represented. The photos are mostly 8x10s but several are smaller team photos or slightly larger prints/cut-outs. The index cards (3x5 or 2x3.5) are mostly standard size with a few business cards or similar-sized cuts. In parenthesis is the team in which the player/coach is pictured and any notable inscription. The overwhelming majority of these flats are personalized to the original collector who procured them. There are two signed letters also included.

Pro Football Hall of Famer signed photos: Dick Butkus Jim Taylor (Packers) Earl Campbell (“Hook ‘Em”) Don Maynard (3 Jets) Andy Robustelli (“A Giant of a Giant”) John Elway (Stanford) Hank Stram (2 Texans & Chiefs) Elroy “Crazy Legs” Hirsch (original Univ. of Wisconsin) Tommy McDonald (Cowboys “Run For Daylight”) Bob Lilly (“#74 Cowboys”) Art Shell (Raiders) Ted Hendricks (Raiders) Howie Long (Raiders) Art Donovan (Colts) and Nick Buoniconti (double-signed news clipping Dolphins).

College Football HOFer signed photos: John David Crow (Texas A&M original ’57 Heisman) Archie Griffin (OSU 2x Heisman winner) Jim McMahon (Bears) Brian Bosworth (2 both “The Boz”) Lee Roy Jordan (Cowboys) Eddie LeBaron (Redskins) Steve Bartkowski (Falcons) Vinny Testaverde (U. of Miami) Steve Spurrier (Duke) Barry Switzer (Oklahoma) LaVell Edwards (BYU) Vince Dooley (U. of Ga.) Bob Babich (Chargers) Robbie Bosco (BYU 2x Heisman runner-up) Steve DeLong (“Tennessee”) and Glenn Ressler (Penn St.).

Other signed photos: Jack Del Rio (USC “Great to be a Trojan”) Earl Morrall (Dolphins) Raghib Ismail (Notre Dame “Rocket”) Jim Bakkan (St. Louis Cardinals) Bob Chandler (Raiders) Paul Diezel (2 Army “1962” & Samford) Jerry Burns (Iowa) Jackie Sherrill (Texas A&M Bill Curry (Ga. Tech) Arnie Chonko (“Ohio State”) Jim Davidson (“Ohio State”) John Frick (“Ohio U”) and Jim Garcia (Purdue).

PFHOF signed index cards and cuts: Johnny Blood McNally ("at 78-10") PSA/DNA NM-MT 8 Otto Graham (2) Roger Staubach Elroy “Crazy Legs” Hirsch (4) Ollie Matson Paul Hornung Earl Campbell (“Hook ‘Em”) Gene Upshaw Jim Taylor (w/ personal address) Andy Robustelli Art Donovan Don Meredith Bob Lilly George Blanda (“Think Win”) Chuck Bednarik (“Phila Eagles 1949-62 HOF 1967”) Willie Davis (“PACKERS”) Sam Huff (“#70”) Kellen Winslow Sr. (“#80”) Gene Upshaw (“63 Raiders”) Bob Griese (2) Sonny Jurgensen Mel Blount Merlin Olsen Bobby Layne Hugh McElhenny Joe Schmidt Yale Lary Charlie Trippi Abe Wojciechowicz and Coach Weeb Ewbank.

CFHOF signed index cards and cuts: Bear Bryant Bo Schembechler Ara Parseghian (Notre Dame Rudy era coach) Lee Roy Jordan (“Dallas Cowboys”) Steve Spurrier Johnny Rodgers (’72 Heisman) Billy Cannon (’59 Heisman) Vic Janowicz ('50 Heisman) Roman Gabriel (3 “Rams - Eagles”) Joe Kapp John Hadl Don Heinrich Frankie Albert (“S.F. 49ers World’s Champions”) Charlie Krueger (“49ERS”) Dicky Moegle and Maxie Baughan.

Other signed index cards and cuts: Earl Morrall Chuck Knox Todd Christensen Howard Schnellenberger Alex Webster and Jack Kent Cooke (Redskins L.A. Lakers & Kings owner).

The 7 Heisman winners include Staubach Crow Janowicz Cannon Griffin Campbell Rodgers.

Also includes a personal handwritten 1988 letter by Art Donovan (on his personal letterhead) and a 1988 typed signed letter by Eddie LeBaron.

Includes letter of provenance from the daughter of a longtime MLB executive whose name will be revealed to the winning bidder. Autographs pre-certified by PSA/DNA; only McNally is encapsulated and graded.

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