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FLAWED CHAMPION
BY ANSON WHALEY
Johnson before his successful title defense against ‘‘The Great White Hope’’ James J. Jeffries in Reno, Nev., July 4, 1910.
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A STARTLING CALL
ON ONE OF THE WORST DAYS IN YANKEES HISTORY, MARTY APPEL WAS THE ONE WHO PICKED UP THE PHONE
GEHRIG JSY BRINGS $2.58 MILLION
RECORD FOR A GEHRIG GAMER REALIZED IN HERITAGE AUCTIONS SALE
1907 TY COBB ORIGINAL PHOTO BRINGS EYE-POPPING BID
HERITAGE AUCTIONS SALE MORE THAN QUADRUPLED RECORD FOR UNSIGNED SPORTS PHOTO
BIG SCORE
HIGH SCHOOL JERSEY WORN BY SENIOR BARACK “BARRY” OBAMA ATTRACTS SPIRITED BIDDING IN HERITAGE AUCTION
SEATTLE SLEW’S 1978 HORSE OF THE YEAR AWARD EMERGES ON MARKET
TRIPLE CROWN WINNER SEATTLE SLEW’S 1978 ECLIPSE AWARD SELLS IN AUCTION
1916-17 HONUS WAGNER GAMER BRINGS $442,800 IN GOLDIN AUCTIONS SALE
ONLY KNOWN LOUISVILLE SIGNATURE MODEL A HIT AT THE NATIONAL SPORTS COLLECTORS CONVENTION
RARE CY YOUNG IMAGE HITS MARKET
GREY FLANNEL’S SALE BRINGS MORE THAN $100K
JOE JACKSON CABINET CARD NETS NEARLY $50K IN REA AUCTION
THE 1911 T5 PINKERTON CABINET CARD A HIGHLIGHT OF 2019 SUMMER AUCTION
NEW RETRO
SUPER 7 WANTS OLD LOOK, NEW COLLECTORS
CAPTAIN FANTASTIC
Thurman Munson embodied the Yankees spirit – tough, talented, dignified – and as the franchiseʼs first captain since Lou Gehrig, he was the backbone of three World Series appearances (and two titles). Then the unthinkable happened.
RON KITTLE STILL DRAWS A CROWD
If there is one word to describe Ron Kittle, it would
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ERNIE BANKS 1969 GAME-USED JERSEY SOLD BY REA
FANTASY FOOTBALL
HERE ARE EIGHT (OKAY, NINE) VINTAGE FOOTBALL CARDS THAT SHOULD BE ON YOUR LOTTERY-WINNING DREAM LIST
THE RUBE COULD PITCH
George Edward “Rube” Waddell was as unpredictable off the field as he was at the top of his game on it
FIVE KEY RELICS AT THE NATIONAL
THERE IS SO MUCH TO SEE AT THE ANNUAL NATIONAL SPORTS COLLECTORS CONVENTION. HERE ARE FIVE LOTS THAT CAUGHT OUR EYE.
THE GOLDEN GUYLE
SEVENTY YEARS AGO, GUYLE FIELDER PUT HOCKEY ON THE MAP IN SEATTLE. NOW, WITH THE NHL ON THE VERGE OF RETURNING TO THE EMERALD CITY, HE’S READY TO DO IT AGAIN.
THE MANIN THE HAT
More than 30 years after his final season, Tom Landry’s shadow still stretches across all levels of football.
DRAWING FROM HISTORY
From the early 1950s to the early ʻ80s, cartoons on the backs of Topps sets let us in on the lives of our favorite ballplayers, whether they played the piano, dug graves, worked as body guards or hunted snakes.
GRADE SCHOOL
COUNTERFEIT ALERT: 1933 GOUDEY SPORT KINGS JIM THORPE #6
ALWORTH HEADS UPFIELD – 1961 COTTON BOWL
Lance Alworth made his mark in the NFL as a wide receiver
SIGNATURE WIN
AUCTION OF CHAMPIONS FEATURES AUTOGRAPHED 1968 AFL CHAMPIONSHIP TICKET STUB
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