Roger Brown ABA 30 Greatest auto rc

pauldrolkees

I have landed this card recently, can anyone tell me whether this is a rare auto rookie and what the value might be? thanks

VitoCo1972

Not a very common signed card. I was the underbidder on one over the Christmas week. It sold for $140.

NHLfightguy

A rare auto indeed! I just looked up history. Had never heard of him. Looks like he was a great player and Indiana ABA legend. Had his # retired. Was banned from NBA for knowing a gambler in High school. Was this big news back then. Was before i was born. Anybody remember what his game was like?

Roger William Brown (May 22, 1942 – March 4, 1997), nicknamed "The Rajah", was an American professional basketball player.
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A 6'5" forward/guard, Brown starred at Brooklyn's George W. Wingate High School and signed to play for the University of Dayton in 1960, but he was banned from the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and National Basketball Association (NBA) when it was revealed that while still in High School and along with fellow Brooklyn star Connie Hawkins, he had been introduced to a gambler, Jack Molinas, who was involved in illegal point shaving. Brown was never accused of point shaving and his only crime was associating with Molinas. With the NCAA and NBA ban in place, he continued to play basketball in Dayton's amateur leagues, and in 1967 signed with the American Basketball Association (ABA)'s Indiana Pacers. During his eight-year (1967–1975) ABA career, spent with the Pacers, Memphis Sounds, and Utah Stars, Brown scored 10,498 points, appeared in four All-Star games, and earned three Championship rings.
Brown was one of seven players unanimously selected to the ABA All-Time Team in 1997. He is one of four players (the others are Reggie Miller, George McGinnis, and Mel Daniels) to have his jersey (#35) retired by the Pacers.