1954-55 NY Knicks Basketball Signed Team Sheet /w 12 AUTOS - Sweetwater Clifton - Carl Braun

The New York Knicks completed their ninth NBA campaign during the 1954-55 season with a 38-34 regular season record, which placed them second in the Atlantic Division. This solid performance extended their playoff streak to nine straight years. However, their postseason run ended quickly when they fell to the Boston Celtics in the opening round, losing the best-of-three series 2-1.Offered is an 8.5" x 11" New York Knicks original letterhead (mounted onto a scrapbook page) signed by 12 members of the team including:Fred Christ(rookie out of Fordham) who only played in 6 games that season (and in his NBA career).Bert Cook(d. 1998) rookie out of Utah State - 37 career games all during the 1954-55 season after missing 2 years for military serviceChuck Grigsby(D.2003) rookie out of Dayton - 7 career games after missing 2 years of Military serviceDon Fredericks(D. 1999) NY Knicks Trainer (13 seasons) from the 1950s-60s.Ray Felix(D. 1991 at age 60) was a 6' 11" center from Long Island University, Felix was selected by the Baltimore Bullets with the first pick in the 1953 NBA Draft. He won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award in 1954 after averaging 17.6 points and 13.3 rebounds. Felix was also the second African-American, following Don Barksdale, to be named an All-Star. Felix spent nine seasons in the league, and played for the Bullets, New York Knicks, Minneapolis Lakers, and Los Angeles Lakers. Felix averaged 10.9 points and 8.9 rebounds per game, with career totals of 6,974 points and 5,652 rebounds. He retired in 1962.He was featured in the 1957 Topps basketball set.Jack Turner(D. 2014) rookie who played in 65 games during his one year NBA careerCarl Braun(D) was an American professional basketball player and coach. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Braun was one of the premier guards of the 1950s and spent 13 seasons in the NBA, all but the last with the New York Knicks. Braun led the Knicks in scoring during his first seven seasons and was named to the All-NBA Second Team in 1948 and 1954. He ended his career in 1962 after winning the championship with the Boston Celtics. Braun played in five NBA All-Star Games and scored 10,625 points in his professional career. Braun was a player-coach for the Knicks in 1960 and 1961 as well, compiling a 40-87 record. For the last 20 years of his life, he would rarely sign autographs through the mailDick McGuire(D. 2010) was a pioneering NBA point guard who played from 1949-1960, primarily with the New York Knicks. A seven-time All-Star known for exceptional court vision and passing ability, he revolutionized the point guard position. Later coached the Knicks and Pistons.Jim Baechtold(D. 2011) was a versatile guard/forward who played in the NBA from 1952-1961, primarily with the Baltimore Bullets and New York Knicks. The 6'4" Eastern Kentucky product was known for his scoring ability and solid all-around play. He averaged double figures in scoring for most of his career and was a reliable contributor during the early years of the NBA's development.Harry Gallatin(deceased) one of the first stars of the NY Knicks.He is a member of the Basketball HOF.Nat Sweetwater Clifton(D. 1990) joined the NBA in 1950 as one of the league's first African American players. The six-foot eight, 225 pound forward played seven years with the New York Knicks and one with the Detroit Pistons, averaging a solid 10 points and 8.2 rebounds a game for his career. Clifton also played for the New York Rens, Harlem Globetrotters, Chicago Majors of the American Basketball League, and Chicago American Giants of Negro League Baseball. He was elected to the Naismith Basketball HOF in 2014, twenty-four years after his death.Joe Lapchick(D. 1970) was a professional basketball player, mostly known for playing with the Original Celtics in the 1920s and 30s. He is commonly regarded as the best center of his era, overshadowed (if anything) in his later years only by Tarzan Cooper. After ending his playing career in 1937, Lapchick became head coach at St. John's University, a position he held until 1947, when he took over the New York Knicks in the NBA. Lapchick coached the Knicks until 1957, leading them to three consecutive NBA Finals appearances (1951-53). He is a member of the Basketball HOF.One of kind piece signed by FOUR (4) Naismith Basketball Hall of Famers.