The 13th NBA All-Star Game was played on January 16, 1963 at the L.A. Memorial Sports Arena. The East team would beat the West 115-108. Bill Russell was the MVP of the game.
Autographs include: Bill Russell (who at the time was a next to impossible autograph), Sid Borgia (NBA referee for the game) (D. 1999) He was considered one of the best refs of his time (in the league from 1946-64), Tom Meschery (in his only All-Star game), Tom Heinsohn (D. 2020) on the front and back covers.
Additionally, signed by Walt Hazzard (D. 2011, who was in his senior year at UCLA and would be the first pick by the Lakers in the draft) and USA track and field gold medalist Ralph Boston.
The roster page has been pulled from the program, but can be neatly reattached if one so desired.
The program is signed by: Ernie Vandeweghe (D. 2014) who may have been on the broadcast team for the game, Johnny Green, Walt Bellamy (D. 2013), Guy Rodgers (D. 2001) tough HOF autograph, Oscar Robertson, Fred Schaus (D. 2010, coach of the West team).
One of a kind!