2020 Holiday Auction Closing December 12-13
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/12/2020
Hall of Famer Tom Gola spent 11 seasons in the NBA for the Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors and the New York Knicks where he won an NBA title with the Warriors in 1956 and was a five-time NBA All-Star. Gola finished his career with 7,871 points and has been elected into both the College Basketball Hall of Fame and the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame. Offered here is a 1986 NBA All-Star Game celestrum ring presented to former player and Hall of Famer Tom Gola that features a basketball image on a large blue colored stone top. “NBA” appears above the stone’s bezel setting with “ALL STAR” below it. One shank of the ring displays the 36th Annual NBA All-Star Game logo, with “Dallas Feb. 9 1986” on the inside of the outline of the state of Texas. In larger numbers, the year “1986” shows at the top as well. Centering the opposite shank is an image of the NBA league logo, with the name “GOLA” recessed above on a silver banner. The inner ring band has “BALFOUR CELESTRUM” engraved. This ring weighs approximately 22.47 grams and is a size 11 ¼.