Spring Premier Auction 2015
Wed, Apr 8, 2015 08:00PM EDT - Mon, Apr 27, 2015 12:30AM EDT
Timed Auction
Lot 669
PAIR OF 1991 AND 1992 WORLD BOWL TICKET, PROGRAM & PRESS PIN SETS (BOTH FRAMED) PLUS OFFICIAL 1992 WORLD LEAGUE "WORLD BOWL" GAME FOOTBALL (ZWEIGLE CO
Unsold
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The World League of American Football (shortened to WLAF or World League) later renamed NFL Europe and then NFL Europa was a professional American football league which operated between 1991 and 2007. It was backed by the National Football League (NFL). Each season culminated with the World Bowl. This lot includes two beautifully mounted and framed collections celebrating both the 1991 and 92 World Bowls. Both framed items measure 12.5 wide by 22 high and include a single complete unperforated game ticket a game program and a pair of press pins from the two respective contests. The 1991 World Bowl was played on June 9 at Wembley Stadium in London and pitted the London Monarchs against the Barcelona Dragons with the Monarchs prevailing 21-0. The 1992 battle was played on June 6 at Olympic Stadium in Montreal and saw the Sacramento Surge defeat the Orlando Thunder 21-17. These two framed collections represent the first two World Bowls ever played. Also included in this lot is an official Wilson World League Football stamped with the World Bowl 1992 logo.
Includes a Letter of Provenance from collector Robert Zweigle.
The Robert Zweigle collection represents 40 years of assembling sports memorabilia items from college and professional football professional golf and NCAA basketball. Bob Zweigle was a major supplier of promotional products to the NFL who personally attended 38 Super Bowls working closely with NFL personnel and establishing unique connections that helped grow his collection. He designed/produced Super Bowl press pins from XXV through XXXIX (the final year the NFL produced its own pins). He also designed/produced the Player Participation Trophy and Player of the Game Trophy for the Pro Bowl as well as the Arena Bowl Championship Trophy. He made it a personal quest to obtain in-person autographs on important memorabilia items at many sporting events wherein he had rare and unusual access.
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