Classy Hall of Famer Lou Brock is presented here with (4) of his fresh to the hobby, coloful autographed St. Louis Cardinals Topps baseball cards.
Sadly, Mr. Brock passed away in 2020 so his signature is treasured more than ever.
These are inked in vintage ballpoint, obtained by our consignor back in the early 1970's.
PSA/DNA has authenticated and encapsulated these cardboard treasures, deeming the 1969 & 1970 cards autographs a lofty Mint 9. The 1973 signature gets a nice NM-MT 8, and the 1968 is slabbed authentic (although in our view that autograph also ranks highly like the others).
This is quite an eye pleasing foursome of cards of the Cards base stealing legend!
Provenance:
As documented in the story The Great Autograph Hunt from the February 5, 1974 Dayton (Ohio) Journal Herald, Jack Zimmerman and his grade school buddies Tim Gallagher and Vince Martin started collecting autographs of athletes through the mail, at games and at team hotels, primarily in the Cincinnati and Dayton areas. The boys were relentless in their pursuit of baseball, basketball and football players, obtaining the stars and "commons" of the day, plus "old timers" and "legends" that were coaches, broadcasters or responsive through the mail. Jack was locked in on collecting from about 1968 through 1975, until pursuit of his own basketball career took priority. Jack became an All-State high school player, then had a Hall of Fame career hooping at the University of Dayton, followed by several seasons as an overseas pro, including suiting up for the prestigious Maccabi Tel Aviv club. Jack's extensive collection was essentially put in a time capsule in 1976 and has literally followed him all over the world. We are proud to present selected treasures from Jack's collection in our Auction, fresh to the hobby and seeing the light of day for the first time in over 45 years!