CHUCK CONNORS - AUTOGRAPH CO-SIGNED BY: TERENCE STANSBURY, VERN FLEMING, TONY BROWN, STEVE STIPANOVICH, GRANVILLE WAITERS, HERB WILLIAMS, THE INDIANA PACERS - HFSID 299071
Sale Price $245.00
Reg. $300.00
CHUCK CONNORS and the 1984-1985 INDIANA PACERS
Six members of the NBA franchise sign an album leaf which is also signed by the Western
actor, a former pro basketball and baseball player himself
Signatures: "Chuck/ Connors/ SPENSER", "Herb Williams", "Granville Waiters", "Terence/
Stansbury/ #43", "Tony/ Brown", "Vern/ Fleming", "Steve Stipanovich", 5½x8. Two
un-deciphered, and apparently unrelated, signatures on verso. Chuck Connors (1921-1992)
was an American actor and professional athlete. He played in both Major League Baseball
(MLB) and in the Basketball Association of America, the predecessor to the NBA. Following
his career in sports, he grew into an even more famous celebrity as an actor. His portrayal
of single father Lucas McCain in The Rifleman (1958-1963) is easily his most
recognizable role; the show ran for 168 episodes over five seasons and follows the rancher
and his son Mark McCain (portrayed by Johnny Crawford) as they settle in at a new home in
North Fork, New Mexico Territory. He earned his first screen credit in Pat and Mike in
1952, where he portrayed a police captain. After earning various television and film credits
throughout the 1950s, Connors beat out dozens of other actors for the role of Lucas
McCain. After The Rifleman ended, he picked up starring roles in television shows Arrest and
Trial (1963-1964), Branded(1965-1966), and Cowboy in Africa (1967-1968). When none
of these shows achieved the level of success that The Rifleman did, Connors began to
focus on the big screen, with roles in Soylent Green (1973) and Airplane II: The Sequel
(1982). In a return to television, he had a memorable role in the mini-series Roots (1977) as a
plantation owner, one of the many antagonists of the series. The popular actor was awarded
a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1984. It's not surprising to find the signature
of Connors, a lifelong fan, attending a basketball game or practice and signing with the
players. Here he plugged the TV series Spencer for Hire, for which he appeared in the
pilot and a second episode in 1985. The other signers were all members of the 1984-1985
Indiana Pacers, a team which struggled to a 22-60 record but would make the playoffs two
years later and soon become a regular playoff contender. The signers here were regulars, all
playing at least 62 of the teams 82 games. They include centers Steve Stipanovich and
Granville Waiters, forwards Herb Williams and Tony Brown, and guards Vern Fleming
and Terence Stansbury. Lightly toned at edges. Lightly frayed at left edge. Lightly creased.
Otherwise, fine condition.
Following offer submission users will be contacted at their account email address within 48 hours. Our response will be to accept your offer, decline your offer or send you a final counteroffer. All offers can be viewed from within the "Offer Review" area of your HistoryForSale account. Please review the Make Offer Terms prior to making an offer.
If you have not received an offer acceptance or counter-offer email within 24-hours please check your spam/junk email folder.