Sports Autographs and Memorabilia Gift Ideas

BASEBALL: 500 HOME RUN HITTERS 11 out of the 25 players who hit over 500 home runs during their career sign a baseball. Official American League "Brown" Rawlings Baseball signed by 11 of the 25 players who hit over 500 home runs during their career: "Mickey Mantle" (536); "Ted Williams" (521); "Willie Mays" (660); "Ernie Banks" (512); "Harmon Killebrew" (573); "Mike Schmidt" (548); "Willie McCovey" (521); "Eddie Mathews" (512); "Frank Robinson" (586); "Reggie Jackson" (563) and "Hank Aaron" (755). There is room to add the signatures of Eddie Murray, Mark McGwire, Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa, Rafael Palmeiro and Ken Griffey, Jr., who have joined the 500 Club since this ball was signed. Four signers of this ball have died: Mantle (1995), Mathews (2001), Williams (2002) and Killebrew (2011). Fine condition. Presented in Gallery of History pedestal style: 16x7½x1 base, 3x3x3 display case. read more...

DON LARSEN and YOGI BERRA Classic photo of the catcher hugging the pitcher after he threw his World Series perfect game, signed by both players Photograph signed: "Don Larsen/ Perfect game vs/ Brooklyn Dodgers/ 10-8-56/ Game 5 of/ The World Series" and "Yogi Berra", both in blue felt tip, b/w, 8x10. Yankee pitcher DON LARSEN (b.1929) was immortalized thanks to his World Series perfect game, thrown on October 8, 1956 (witnessed by 64,519 fans). This game continues to be the only perfect game ever pitched in the World Series. Named the MVP of the series, Larsen, who had been knocked out in the second inning of Game Two, started Game Five. The Yankees would go on to become champs after beating the Brooklyn Dodgers by four games to three. A capable but usually not overpowering pitcher who adopted a no-windup delivery, Larsen won eleven games in 1956, his career high. A lifetime .242 batter, he had 14 career home runs and was used 66 times as a pinch hitter. Larsen was also the last active former St. Louis Brown. Shown here hugging Larsen on the mound after the historic triumph is YOGI BERRA (1925-2015), who caught the game. read more...

JULIUS ERVING Replica Philadelphia 76ers home jersey bearing his name and number, signed on the back with his name and famous nickname Jersey signed: "Julius Dr. J. Erving". Mitchell & Ness replica Philadelphia 76ers home jersey with Erving's name and number 6, size 52", with sewn numbers and lettering. Julius Erving played his college ball at the University of Massachusetts before playing five seasons with the Virginia Squires and New York Nets in the American Basketball League (prior to its merger with the NBA). In the ABL, Erving won 3 MVP awards and 3 scoring titles. In 11 seasons with the Philadelphia 76ers of the NBA, Erving made the All-Star team every year (twice the game's MVP). He was league MVP in 1981, and let the 76ers to the NBA Championship in 1983. Erving was nicknamed "the Doctor", and his famed gyrations to the basket were known as "house calls." Enshrined in the Hall of Fame in 1993, Erving has had subsequent success as an investor, a basketball executive and a TV analyst. Fine condition. read more...

LOS ANGELES DODGERS (1961) Spalding Official National League baseball (Giles) signed by Hall of Famers Alston, Koufax, Durocher and Snider along with 16 teammates from the 1961 Los Angeles Dodgers. Baseball signed: by manager "Walt Alston" and coach "Pete Reiser", and by these others: "Frank Howard", "Doug Camilli", "Larry Sherry", "John Roseboro", "Norm Larker", "Gil Hodges", "Charley Smith", "Leo Durocher", "Wally Moon", "Sandy Koufax", "Bob Aspromonte", "Al Walker", "Clay Bryant", "Rick Warren", "Billy Hunter", "Gordie Windhorn" "Nelson Chittum" and "Duke Snider". Spalding Official National League baseball, Warren Giles, President. The 1961 Los Angeles Dodgers finished their season at 89-65 for a second place in the National League. read more...

GOLF: TIGER WOODS, JACK NICKLAUS, ARNOLD PALMER, GARY PLAYER, TOM WATSON and DAVID DUVALL Six golf greats sign a Nike baseball cap. Nike Baseball Cap signed: "Tiger Woods", "Jack Nicklaus", "Arnold Palmer", "Gary Player", "Tom Watson" and "David Duvall". TIGER WOODS, JACK NICKLAUS, GARY PLAYER, Ben Hogan and Gene Sarazin are the only golfers to win all four Grand Slam titles at least once. While winning the Masters, British Open and U.S. Open, neither ARNOLD PALMER nor TOM WATSON ever won the PGA Championship. DAVID DUVALL won his first Major when he won the 2001 British Open. Lightly soiled, else fine condition. read more...

RUBIN "HURRICANE" CARTER A pair of white satin boxing trunks with "HURRICANE" on the waist band, signed by the boxer Boxing Trunks signed: "Dr Rubin Hurricane Carter". White satin boxing trunks with black trim. "HURRICANE" in white letters at waistband. No brand or size label present. Accompanied by photograph, color, 6x4, unsigned, of Carter signing the trunks. Rubin "Hurricane" Carter (1937-2014), who had a boxing record of 27-12 (19 KOs), lost a 15-round decision to Joey Giardello for the World Middleweight Championship in 1964. On June 17, 1966, two men and a woman were murdered at a New Jersey bar, and on Oct. 14, 1967, Carter and John Artis were arrested for the murders. The story of their two trials, two guilty verdicts and two overturned convictions were the subject of the 1999 film, The Hurricane, starring Denzel Washington, as well as the classic Bob Dylan song "Hurricane". Carter received honorary doctorates of law from universities in Canada and Australia in 2005 for his twelve years of work as head of The Association in Defense of the Wrongly Convicted. Lightly creased. Fine condition. read more...

FOOTBALL HALL OF FAMERS Color photograph of the five Hall of Famers, shown in casual attire at middle age. Photograph signed: "Walter Payton", "Mike Ditka", "Johnny Unitas", "Tony Dorsett" and "Roger Staubach", Color 10x8. WALTER PAYTON, the Chicago Bears' first-round choice and the fourth player selected in the 1975 National Football League Draft, developed into a superstar of unusual dimensions during his 13-season NFL tenure from 1975 to 1987, all of which he spent with the Chicago Bears. The Hall of Famer is the game's all-time leading rusher with 16,726 yards and scored 110 rushing TDs. He was named All-Pro seven times and elected to nine Pro Bowls. Other records Payton held at the time of his retirement included 10 seasons with 1,000 or more yards rushing, 275 yards rushing in one game against Minnesota (1977) and 77 games with more than 100 yards rushing. He was only 45 when he died in 1999. Pro Football Hall of Famer MIKE DITKA was NFL Rookie of Year (1961) and five-time Pro Bowl tight end for the Chicago Bears. read more...

NEW YORK CENTERFIELDERS Four legendary Hall of Famers sign a color photograph. Photograph signed: "Duke Snider", "Joe DiMaggio", "Willie Mays" and "Mickey Mantle". Color, 10x8. The greatest centerfielders in New York baseball history, possibly major league history, pose in centerfield during Old Timer's Day festivities at Shea Stadium. The photograph is not sharp because, as can be seen by the shadows, the sun was facing the camera. Fine condition. read more...

NFL PRO BOWL (2005) Football signed by over 50 participants in the 2005 NFL Pro Bowl. Football signed by over 50 game participants. Official NFL Pro Bowl commemorative football, signed in the white side panels. Signers include Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, Donovan McNabb, LaDainian Tomlinson, Curtis Martin, Troy Polamalu, Shawn Merriman, Champ Bailey, Dwight Freeney, Marvin Harrison, Rod Smith, Chad Johnson, Jonathan Ogden, Tony Gonzalez, Edgerrin James, Kendall Gammon, Drew Brees, Tory James, Marco Rivera, Jason Witten, Shawn Merriman, Rod Smith and nearly 30 more. The Pro Bowl, played since 1939, and played in Aloha Stadium, Honolulu since 1980, was won in 2005 by the American Football Conference, 38-27. Colts quarterback Peyton Manning was the game MVP. A few signatures slightly smudged. Fine condition. read more...