2019 October Legends Closing October 19

Lot #24: 1968 Holiday Basketball Festival MSG Winner Bulova Award Presented To Lew Alcindor (Abdul-Jabbar LOA)

Description

Hall of Fame center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, known then as Lew Alcindor was awarded this rotating Bulova clock radio for winning the 1968 Eastern College Athletic Conference Holiday Basketball Festival at Madison Square Garden with his UCLA Bruins team. UCLA beat Providence and Princeton to advance to the finals, where they defeated St. John’s 74-56. A plaque affixed to the top of this clock radio reads “Holiday / Basketball Festival / Madison Square Garden / Winner / 1968”. This item derives directly from Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and a personally hand-signed LOA from Kareem will accompany this item.

Please note that this lot has a 25% Buyer’s Premium (28% if payment is made using a credit card and/or is not paid within 10 days of invoice). Goldin Auctions will be donating 5% of the winning bid price to The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

Final Bid (Includes Buyers Premium):$625
Minimum Bid:$500
Number of Bids:1