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Charlie Tyra Signed AUTO 1957 SPORTS REVIEW BASKETBALL Full Magazine – Louisville NY Knicks D.2006

Charlie Tyra Signed AUTO 1957 SPORTS REVIEW BASKETBALL Full Magazine – Louisville NY Knicks D.2006

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Charlie Tyra (1933–2006) was an All-American forward at University of Louisville and one of college basketball's dominant rebounders of the 1950s. Nicknamed “King Kong,” he led Louisville to the 1956 NIT championship. Tyra was selected second overall in the 1957 NBA Draft and played five NBA seasons with the New York Knicks and Chicago Packers, averaging 8.9 points and 7.4 rebounds in 348 games. He later played for the Pittsburgh Rens and remains one of Louisville's greatest basketball players.

Offered is a complete magazine of the 1957 issue of SPORTS REVIEW BASKETBALL which covered all of the top college basketball programs.  Features Hot Rod Hundley, Charlie Tyra, and Jim Krebs on the cover.  Signed in black sharpie by Tyra.

Perhaps one of a kind!!!

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