Offered is a 1951 Tom Gola La Salle High School Chuck Taylor Award. The 5¼ x 7½-inch (visible) white paper certificate is mounted in a light blue cardstock matte and displayed in a 9¼ x 11¾-inch black wood with gold accents and glass frame. The certificate bears the legend “All America High School “Chuck Taylor Awards To” in blue script across the top center, the inscription “Tom Gola – “Mr. Basketball”” in black pen at the center, and the legend “this All America High School Basket Ball Certificate at the North-South Game in Murray, Kentucky.”, also in blue type. The lower right of the certificate is inscribed “June 16, 1951” in black pen and signed by “Chuck Taylor” in black pen. The certificate features a gold foil with red and blue ribbon seal in the lower left. A 2-inch white plastic pin with the caption “North vs. South Basketball Classic Murray, KY.” In blue type is mounted at the right margin of the display. Gola was praised as a great all-around player as a high school student at La Salle College High School, where he led the Explorers to a 1950-1951 Philadelphia Catholic League Championship. This item comes with a LOA from the Gola family.

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