This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/7/2014
A better trio of Los Angeles Lakers than Elgin Baylor, Jerry West and Wilt Chamberlain would be hard to find. This threesome of Hall of Famers helped the Lakers secure the 1972 NBA championship – the team’s first title since moving from Minneapolis – and were three of the franchise’s most pivotal players from the pre-Showtime era. Baylor, an 11-time All-Star, scored a total of 23,149 points and was inducted in to the Hall of Fame in 1977. West was a 14-time All-Star who scored 25,192 points and was inducted into the hall of Fame in 1980. And Chamberlain, a 13-time All-Star, led them all with 31,419 points. Wilt was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1979. This lot includes am official Spalding NBA Indoor/Outdoor basketball that has been signed in black marker by all three HOFers. All the signatures are terrific and rate 9/10.
Pre-certified by PSA/DNA.
Includes Letter of Provenance from collector Bruce Tennen.
Bruce Tennen's passion for Tigers baseball as a boy eventually lead him to pursue a career in the sports industry, covering Arizona teams as an AP journalist in the late 70’s and working in the front office for the San Diego Clippers in the early 80’s. He would later move on to a successful career in mortgage banking, arranging credit and acquisition funding for numerous Pistons players, executives and broadcasters. Bruce has been fortunate enough to build relationships with dozens of professional athletes and team executives, giving him the connections necessary to build his impressive collection.