This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/24/2016
Darrall Imhoff spent 12 seasons in the NBA from 1961 to ‘72, where he played for six different teams. Imhoff was the starting center for the New York Knicks and played for 20 minutes in the same 1962 game in which Wilt Chamberlain scored an NBA personal scoring record of 100 points for the Philadelphia Warriors. But this lot involves items from his playing days as a collegiate and Olympian standout. He was the leading scorer and rebounder on the 1960 NCAA runner-up Cal-Berkeley team and was a member of the gold medal-winning 1960 Olympic basketball team.
The face of the watch reads “NCAA FINAL FOUR - 50 - 1939 KANSAS CITY 1988” in relief, it has a genuine lizard leather band and is in NM condition. The watch comes in a wooden case that measures 11-¼” x 2- ¾” x ¾” and is engraved to read “NCAA Final Four - 50th Anniversary Salute - “University of California - Berkeley - NCAA Champions - 1959 Finalists - 1960”. The 1960 Olympics Participant Pin measures approximately 3/4” x 5/8” and features the Olympic torch, the Olympic rings and “1960” in relief. The pin is affixed to a card that reads “GAMES OF THE XVIITH OLYMPIAD - 1960 - PARTICIPANT” along with the serial number “50489”. The pin is housed in its original “BERTONI MILANO” white leather case with the Olympic rings in gold on the front, MINT condition. Two “DANTE” manufactured oval-shaped gold-colored cuff links cast with the image of the Olympic rings with “USA” in relief, MINT condition. Gold-plated tie tack engraved to read “TOP REBOUNDER - 1960”. The tie tack features a small crest that reads “EAST-WEST - HERALD TRIBUNE FRESH AIR FUND” along with the casted image of a basketball. The verso of the tie tack is stamped “1/20 10K-S.F.”, NM condition.
Includes LOA from Darrall Imhoff.