October Legends
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/2/2013
Included in this lot are 40 signed 8x10 photos by four Raiders Legends – 10 photos per player. Daryle Lamonica was the team’s first great Quarterback. He threw 30 TDs in 1967 and led the Raiders to an AFL Championship and a berth in Super Bowl II. Wide Receiver Cliff Branch was a part of Oakland’s Super Bowl Championship teams in 1976, 1980, and 1983 and caught 501 passes for 8,685 yards during in career with the silver and black. Tight End Todd Christensen was with the Raiders for their wins in Super Bowls XV and XVIII, and was a five-time Pro Bowl selection who caught 461 passes for 5,872 during his 10 year career. Defensive End Ben Davidson won an NFL Championship in 1961 with the Packers, but spent most of his career with the Raiders and appeared in three AFL All-Star games and went against his old team in Super Bowl II. Ben Davidson is also known for his time on-screen in productions such as Conan the Barbarian, M*A*S*H, The Black Six, and he even appeared in Miller Lite commercials alongside former Raider Head Coach and football legend, John Madden and comedian Rodney Dangerfield. All 40 signatures are bold, very legible, and very neat, while the photographs are in mint condition. Five of the Cliff Branch photos are signed in black Sharpie and the other five are signed in blue Sharpie. In every Cliff Branch photo, he added the inscription: “XI, XV, XVIII”. Five of the Ben Davidson photos are in black and white, while the other five are in color and in every Todd Christensen photo, he added a different inscription: “II Cor 10:12, John 1:18, Rom 13:8, John 14:2, Rom 13:7-8, I Cor 15:55, Rom 13:78, Rom 5:19, I Cor 10:13, and John 14:27.”