Holiday Auction Closing December 7 ,2019
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/8/2019
Offered is a multi-signed “Paul Hornung” souvenir mini football helmet, featuring the signatures of four Pro Football Hall of Famers including Paul Hornung, Ray Nitschke, Jim Taylor and Jerry Kramer. Hornung, a Hall of Fame running back for the NFL’s Green Bay Packers from 1957 to 1966, played on teams that won four NFL titles and the first Super Bowl. He has signed his name in black marker on the left side of the yellow plastic helmet, which has a black stripe down the middle, no facemask, and a brown leather chin strap. The “old school” mini-helmet is 8 x 9½ -inches in size and has the logo “J.C. Higgins T.M. engraved in black on the left front, and a reproduction of Hornung’s signature engraved in black on the right front. The back of the helmet has the J.C. Higgins logo and “Sears, Roebuck and Co.” engraved in black. The right side of the helmet has the signature of Ray Nitschke in black marker. Also, on the right side is a Jim Taylor signature and inscription in black marker. Taylor has inscribed “31” below his signature. The right front has a Jerry Kramer signature and inscription in black marker. Kramer has inscribed “#64” below his signature. This item comes with a LOA from Steve Grad of Beckett Authentication (F06713).