JULY 19TH AUCTION
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 7/20/2013
Hall of Famer Bill Russell was one of the greatest centers who ever played in the NBA. He won 10 league championships as a player for the Boston Celtics and one as a player/coach for the team in 1968-69. He signed in silver marker this official Spalding NBA Game Ball and added six separate inscriptions across three panels of the basketball: “11-Time Champion, Olympic Gold Medal, five-time NBA MVP, All Star MVP ’63, 12 Time NBA All Star, and NBA 50,” the later signifying that he was named of the one of the NBA’s 50 Greatest Players of All-Time. The limited edition (#5/6) basketball comes with a COA from PSA/DNA, certification # Q87424, as well as an official “Rich Altman’s B. Russell Hollywood Collectibles” hologram affixed to it.