Winter Auction 2017 Ending January 29
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 1/29/2017
Eddie Gottlieb, best known as “Mr. Basketball” and “The Mogul” bought the Philadelphia Warriors in 1951. After serving as coach and general manager under former owner Peter Tyrrell, whose team was a charter member of the Basketball Association of America in 1946, Gottlieb would run the team until he sold his shares and the team moved to San Francisco in 1962.
This one-inch diameter medal was given to Gottlieb for his role in Southern High School’s Intersection Basketball Championship. “SOUTH PHILADELPHIA HIGH SCHOOL” is arched across the front surrounding the school’s crest. On the back is engraved “I GOTTLIEB INTERSECTION BASKET BALL CHAMPIONSHIP.” Isadore was Gottlieb’s birth name. This piece comes directly from Gottlieb Estate.