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PARRY O'BRIEN - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 263956

Signature: "Parry O'Brien", 5x3½ card. "Sports Legend" imprinted at upper margin, graphics of athletes in action imprinted at left and right margins.

Price: $100.00

Condition: Slightly creased, otherwise fine condition
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PARRY O'BRIEN. Signature: "Parry O'Brien", 5x3½ card. "Sports Legend" imprinted at upper margin, graphics of athletes in action imprinted at left and right margins. Parry O'Brien (1932-2007), considered the greatest shot-putter ever, dominated his event (winning 116 straight finals) and breaking the world record 17 times. O'Brien, who won gold medals at the 1952 and 1956 Olympics and was second in 1960 and fourth in 1964 (when he was chosen to carry the U.S. flag at the opening ceremonies), invented a new technique for his sport. "The O'Brien glide" became the universal style of shot-putting until the mid-1970s, when putters began experimenting with a spin. O'Brien, who stopped competing in 1966, enjoyed successful careers in commercial banking, real estate and civil engineering before he began throwing again in the 1980s, when he set world age-group records for the shot and discus. Slightly creased at upper and lower left corners. Fine condition.

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