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  • JMDVMJMDVM Posts: 950 ✭✭✭

    Amazing---no posts since March! Missed the HOF this year as the website I was shooting for went kaput. Hope everyone is well.

  • dad2cl3dad2cl3 Posts: 331 ✭✭✭✭

    A twist on the theme of the post 😀

  • Posting because - Chic Harley related:

    1. Ohio State Team signed program – 1936 with Chic Harley autograph.

    Program signed by four Ohio State head coaches, eight All-Americans, numerous captains, and other Ohio State athletic employees and Columbus business men. 44 total autographs.

    Page 1

    James Renick (upper left) - Sports Writer
    Walter Jeffrey (upper left) - Jeffrey Manufacturing
    Walter Jeffrey (upper right) - Jeffrey Manufacturing
    Unknown (nickname Punk or Pink)
    Lynn W. St. John - OSU Athletic Director 1912 – 1947
    John Wilce - OSU Coach 1913 – 1928
    Floyd Stahl - Player and OSU Assistant Coach
    Francis Schmidt - OSU Coach 1934 - 1940
    John B.C. Eckstorm - OSU Coach 1899 – 1901
    Harvey Miller - Writer at Columbus Dispatch
    Merle Wendt - OSU Captain 1936 / All-American
    Joe Gailus - OSU Captain 1933 / All-American
    Lew Hinchman - OSU Captain 1932 / All-American
    Francis D. Young - OSU Captain 1924
    Harold “Cookie” Cunningham - OSU Captain 1925 / All-American
    Marty G. Karow - OSU Captain 1926 / All-American / Boston Red Sox
    Lloyd A. Pixley - OSU Captain 1922
    Cyril E. Myers - OSU Captain 1921 / All-American
    Charles “Chic” Harley - OSU Captain 1919 / All-American
    Clarence A. MacDonald - OSU Captain 1918 / All-American
    Howard G. Courtney - OSU Captain 1917
    James R. Marker - OSU Captain 1903
    Ralph W. Hoyer - OSU Captain 1905
    James F. Lincoln - OSU Captain 1906
    H. J. Schory - OSU Captain 1907
    Oscar Thomas (bottom left) - OSU Athletic Department

    Page 2

    Paul M. Lincoln - OSU Captain 1890
    Lynn W. St. John - OSU Athletic Director 1912 – 1947
    Renick W. Dunlop - OSU Captain 1895
    D. B. Sayers - OSU Captain 1899
    J. H. Tilton - OSU Captain 1900
    J. M. “Boss” Kittle - OSU Captain 1901
    Albert Herrnstein - OSU Coach 1906 -1909
    Leslie R. Wells - OSU Captain 1910
    Don B. Barricklow - OSU Captain 1912
    Campbell J. “Honus” Graf - OSU Captain 1914
    Frank “Swede” Sorensen - OSU Captain 1916
    Ernie R. Godfrey - OSU Football Player 1912 – 1914 / OSU Football Asst Coach 1929 – 1961
    Fritz Mackey - OSU Coach/ Freshman and Baseball Coach
    Clarence D. Laylin - OSU Chairman Athletic Board
    Henry D. Taylor - OSU Ticket Office
    H. G. Olsen – OSU Player and Professional Basketball Hall of Fame
    F. W. McCormick - Photographer
    Red Trautman (bottom right) - Baseball


  • Chic Harley and the 1948 Ohio State vs Michigan game.

    Truly blessed to have won this Chic Harley autograph on the cover of a 1948 Ohio State vs Michigan program recently – to date the ONLY Harley autograph on a program.

    In the summer of 1948 as Harley neared his 54th birthday, a new doctor for Harley recommended he try “shock treatment” as a way of trying to return to a normal condition. The therapy did wonders for Harley and he began to show an interest in Ohio State that he had not shown in years. By coincidence, the Buckeyes were scheduled to play road games that fall at Indiana, Northwestern and Illinois, all of which were games within driving distance of Harley’s location in Danville, Ill. He attended those games and enjoyed seeing Ohio State play so much that he wanted to see the Buckeyes play in Columbus against Michigan in the 1948 season finale.

    In perhaps the greatest tribute ever paid to Chic during his life, and twenty-nine years after his final game, 75,000 people turned out to welcome him home. When the announcement was made Harley would be attending the game, the city and campus community prepared as if royalty would be attending the game. He was greeted at Union Terminal by city and university officials, as well as former teammates and family. A crowd estimated at 75,000 people lined High Street downtown for a ticker tape parade as his open-top convertible made its way to the capital building with a complete police escort and more than 20 university floats. The parade went from Union Station to the Deshler Wallick Hotel at the corner of Broad and High where One Columbus now stands. That was the equivalent of nearly 25% of the population of the city at the time.

    During the 1948 Ohio State vs Michigan game, the OSU Marching Band got into paying tribute as well and according to the official OSU Athletics Website:
    “On several occasions, including at halftime of the Michigan game that day with Harley in attendance, the band would open up the right side of the O’s in script Ohio to spell Chic.”

    More on Chic and that day:

    “We have seen pictures of that parade in the University archives,” Bob Harley said. “The expression on Chic’s face seemed like he couldn’t understand why they were doing this for him. He was just so humble and unassuming.”

    “He was such a laid-back person,” Bill Harley said. “As a young man, I remember looking at him and not believing someone could have done all that. He never talked about it unless you drew it out of him. During that parade, he was so taken that all the people remembered him that he cried.”

    Harley, though shy, spoke on several radio programs that weekend and did dozens of interviews to newspapers and other media. Harley had thanked everyone and stated “I enjoyed meeting all the fellows. It was so nice to have that parade for me. I am not deserving of that.” The next day the news restated Chic’s words - ‘I am not deserving of that’ – they were typical Chic Harley, the modest of the modest.

    “He could do it all, but he was a very unselfish player,” Bill Harley said. “I remember talking with some of the guys he played with, and they said he was just a nice, quiet man. He never talked about what he had done or accomplished.”

    At the age of 78, Charles William “Chic” Harley died April 21, 1974 of bronchial pneumonia at Veteran’s Administration Hospital in Danville, Illinois, where he had been a patient since 1938. Years earlier, he had asked his family and teammates that he be buried in Columbus upon his death and home to Columbus Chic came where he can continue to watch over his, and our, beloved Ohio State Buckeyes.

    My 1948 OSU vs UM program signed by Chic Harley:

  • Where is everyone? Any opinions on the senior finalists?

  • jradke4jradke4 Posts: 3,573 ✭✭✭

    i like the list...quite a few Packers on it!!! many old threads seem to be dying on here. i know some members have gotten out of the hobby and one has passed away.

    Packers Fan for Life
    Collecting:
    Brett Favre Master Set
    Favre Ticket Stubs
    Favre TD Reciever Autos
    Football HOF Player/etc. Auto Set
    Football HOF Rc's
  • jmdvm7jmdvm7 Posts: 30 ✭✭

    It's unfortunate. This was always a good place to learn about the NFL and autograph collecting. I'm down to 3--Ray, Bidwell, Kiesling---but if some of these guys get in, I'll fall further away.

  • jradke4jradke4 Posts: 3,573 ✭✭✭

    @jmdvm7 said:
    It's unfortunate. This was always a good place to learn about the NFL and autograph collecting. I'm down to 3--Ray, Bidwell, Kiesling---but if some of these guys get in, I'll fall further away.

    good job...i am focused on the autographed cards. but have some cut autos for some of the guys that don't have any auto'd cards. i am holding water with the cards autos...however the older impossible guys are still on the set. any from the big class next year that dont have signed cards or cut auto cards won't be added to the set until there is a slabbed copy. but i will probably still search out some autos of them anyway. i do like the thought of having an auto of every member of the HOF.

    Packers Fan for Life
    Collecting:
    Brett Favre Master Set
    Favre Ticket Stubs
    Favre TD Reciever Autos
    Football HOF Player/etc. Auto Set
    Football HOF Rc's
  • jmdvm7jmdvm7 Posts: 30 ✭✭

    A signed RC of Sprinkle sold on Ebay for $1299

  • xdvop86xdvop86 Posts: 18 ✭✭

    Does anyone have a Mac Speedie autograph they are willing to part with?

  • raiderguy10raiderguy10 Posts: 2,087 ✭✭✭

    If anyone needs a Tim Mara signature please pm me, I have one available. Would consider partial trade/Payment involving Dilweg or Duke Slater as well

    Collect HOF Autos and Anything Raiders.

    "In Al We Trust!"

    Looking for Autos of HOFers Charles Bidwill, Tim Mara, Joe Carr, Fritz Pollard, Guy Chamberlin & Bill Hewitt
  • alifaxwa2alifaxwa2 Posts: 3,097 ✭✭✭
    edited May 26, 2020 8:27AM

    Breaking up my Steelers and Redskins RC HOF and Key player auto sets. About 1/3 are claimed, including most of the high end.
    Here is what's still available;
    STEELERS
    Bradshaw
    Dawson
    Greene
    Ham
    Harris
    Lambert
    Noll
    Stallworth
    Woodson

    REDSKINS
    Jurgensen
    Hauss
    L. Brown
    Houston
    Mosely
    Riggins
    Theisman
    Monk
    Manley
    Green
    Grimm

    Looking to have some custom cuts or plain custom cards built? PM me.

    Commissions

    Check out my Facebook page
  • recbballrecbball Posts: 1,520 ✭✭✭

    I have some football card autos for sale in the B-S-T forum, here's a link:

    https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1041481/pre-ebay-sale-autographed-football-cards#latest

  • recbballrecbball Posts: 1,520 ✭✭✭

    RIP Gale Sayers

  • UllrUllr Posts: 184 ✭✭✭

    Slowly selling my cards. I have no idea how to price them. What would be a good guess for this 1952 Robustelli.

    Thanks

    collecting '67 & '75 red sox + baseball HOF autographs
  • Sad news to report. Greg M who started this thread recently passed away from Covid-19 at the age of 48. He was a passionate collector and friend to all of who collected HOF signed cards. RIP buddy :'(

  • DBesse27DBesse27 Posts: 3,015 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Oh crap, that’s terrible. Greg was a very nice guy. He will be missed. He once gifted me this card, which I later got slabbed:

    Yaz Master Set
    #1 Gino Cappelletti master set
    #1 John Hannah master set

    Also collecting Andre Tippett, Patriots Greats' RCs, 1964 Venezuelan Topps, 1974 Topps Red Sox

  • jimqjimq Posts: 255 ✭✭✭

    Greg always treated me like a friend, not just some random guy on the internet or a rookie collector. I'm sure he forgot more than I'll ever know. I guess to be honest I was always a little jealous of what he had, but glad for him at the same time. He knew I collected Packers HOF stuff, one day out of the blue he offered me a Ron Wolf and a Bob Harlan. I'll never sell them.

    RIP GregM

  • UllrUllr Posts: 184 ✭✭✭

    Wow, that's so sad. I never talked to Greg but I do remember he adopted a baby girl back in 2009. Seemed like a good guy. RIP.

    collecting '67 & '75 red sox + baseball HOF autographs
  • picklepetepicklepete Posts: 414 ✭✭✭✭

    Just got these in..
    Yeah.. I know the glare sucks..

  • jmdvm7jmdvm7 Posts: 30 ✭✭

    On a whim, I decided to seek out this thread. I remember how great it once was. Are any of the regulars still around?

  • UllrUllr Posts: 184 ✭✭✭

    Sold all my football autos except for 2 last winter. Just collecting baseball now

    collecting '67 & '75 red sox + baseball HOF autographs
  • UllrUllr Posts: 184 ✭✭✭

    DANC1209 bought a huge chunk of my set, which was great to see them keep together and on the registry.

    collecting '67 & '75 red sox + baseball HOF autographs
  • @jmdvm7 said:
    On a whim, I decided to seek out this thread. I remember how great it once was. Are any of the regulars still around?

    I was a semi-regular if that counts for anything. Just decided to peek if people were still around. Wish I had been still collecting when some of these nice pieces were being sold, but I ended up selling off about half of my collection.

    Ended up deciding to get back into it and while I was 12 away before, I'm down to 19 again this time around. (With about 3 of them being on the rather easy side to get.)

    I've definitely enjoyed the hunt and even picked up a few pieces I wasn't expecting to get so soon, but here we are.

    At least I've got all the Steeler HOFers at this point. Just have to prepare for the future ones.

  • Reese3333Reese3333 Posts: 2,407 ✭✭

    Hey all! I've been out of the game for awhile but this was always my favorite thread. It's sad to see we've lost some members. It's been fun reading though and revisiting the early days of NFL HOF auto collecting.

    Hope everyone else is doing well!

    Collecting the following autographed sets:
    HOF RC Auto Set
    1955 Topps Football AA
    1950 Bowman Football
    1951 Bowman Football
    1952 Bowman Football

    ebay user- Jolt333
    Please be sure to check out my auctions!
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