This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 5/14/2016
NFL Hall of Famer Ron Mix produced this 116 card set in 1998 but released it in 1999. This was #1272 in a series of 2500. Each card features an artist's rendering of a Hall of Fame football player. These attractive, full color 4" by 6" cards were signed by the players and issued in factory set form only. Production was limited to 2500 sets with each card hand-numbered. Of the 116 cards, two players only signed their first name -- Sid Gillman and Doak Walker. The Doak Walker signature was apparently done after his tragic skiing accident.
Some key signatures include Baugh, Blanda, Butkus, Dawson, Ditka, Ewbank, Fears, Fouts, F. Harris, Gilman, O. Graham, Groza, F. Harris, Hirsch, Hornung, Landry, Lane, Largent, Maynard, Motley, Namath, Sayers, Schram, Simpson, Staubach, Tittle, D. Walker and Walsh. For a complete list of signatures and applicable death dates, please visit our website. Adderley, Alworth, Atkins, Barney, Baugh (d.2008), Bednarik, Bell, Berry, Biletnikoff, Blanda, Blount, R. Brown (d.2004), W. Brown, Butkus, Canadeo (d.2003), Connor (d.2003), Creekmur (d.2009), Csonka, W. Davis, Dawson, Dierdorf, Ditka, Donovan, Dorsett, Dudley, Ewbank (d.1998, first name only), Fears (d.2000, first name only), Fouts, F. Harris, Gatski (d.2005), Gibbs, Gilman (d.2003, first name only), O. Graham (d.2003), B. Grant, Griese, Groza (d.2000), Ham, Hannah, F. Harris, Haynes, Hendricks, Hirsch (d.2004), Hornung, Houston, Huff, J.J. Johnson, Ji. Johnson, Joiner, D. Jones, S. Jones, Jurgensen, L. Kelly, Krause, Landry (d.2000), Lane (d.2002), Langer, Lanier, Largent, Lary, Lavelli (d.2009), Lilly, Little, Mackey, Marchetti, Maynard, McCormack, T. McDonald, McElhenny, B. Mitchell, Mix, L. Moore, Motley (d.1999), Munoz, Musso (d.2000), Namath, Noll, Nomellini (d.2000), Olsen, Otto, Page, A. Parker, J. Parker (d.2005), J. Perry, Pihos, Renfro, Ringo, Robsutelli, Sayers, Schmidt, Schram (d.2003), Selmon, Shell, Shula, Simpson, Singletary, J. Smith, St. Clair, Staubach, Stautner (d.2006), Stephenson, C. Taylor, J. Taylor, Tittle, Trippi, Upshaw (d.2008), Van Buren, D. Walker (d.1998, first name only), Walsh (d.2007), Warfield, Webster, Weinmeister (d.2000), R. White, B. Willis (d.2007), L. Wilson, Winslow, W. Wood.
As far as we know, this may be one of the few ORIGINAL factory sealed sets to ever be offered for public auction (meaning, this box is as it was originally shipped/never opened)
Letter of Authenticity from Richard Albersheim