BILL SHARMAN - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 217678

BILL SHARMAN
A 4x5 photograph of the Sharman in his Celtics uniform, signed with "Best Wishes"
Photograph signed: "Best Wishes/Bill Sharman/- #21 -". B/w, 4x5. Depicted in his #21 Boston Celtics uniform. Imprinted signature in white ink at right background. William Walton "Bill Sharman (1926-2013) was one of the first NBA guards to push his goal percentage above .400 in a season. Playing primarily with the Boston Celtics over his 11-season career, Sharman was on four championship Celtic teams. He was voted to the All-NBA First or Second teams seven times and he played in eight NBA All-Star games and led the NBA seven years in free throw percentage. After retiring as a player in 1961, Sharman found success as a coach in three professional leagues (the American Basketball League, the American Basketball Association and the NBA). Head coach of the San Francisco Warriors (1966-1968), the Utah Stars (1968-1971; championship in 1971) and the Los Angeles Lakers (1971-1976; championship in 1972), Sharman was named NBA Coach of the Year in 1972, becoming one of only two men (the other was Alex Hannum) to win NBA and ABA championships as a coach. He was enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1976 as a player and in 2004 as a coach, joining John Wooden and Lenny Wilkens one of only three men to be enshrined in both categories. Slightly creased at lower right corner. Minor surface scratch (not evident head on) at the upper loop of the "S" in Sharman. Fine condition.