Bobby Hull Signed Baseball Black Hawks – COA JSA

Presented is an OML (Selig) baseball autographed by Bobby Hull.  He signed it on the sweet spot in a black ballpoint pen (“5”).  He inscribed the ball in the sweet spot (“1957 – 72 and 1979 – (80”). (1979 – 80 he was elected into the Hockey Hall of Fame). (1979 -80 was his 16-year career).  (He also inscribed his stats in 1980 in the side panel “1063 Games, 610 Goles, 560 Assists,  640 PIM”).  (PIM Penalties in minutes).

Bobby Hull is a Canadian former ice hockey player who is regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. His blonde hair, legendary skating speed, end-to-end rushes, and ability to shoot the puck at very high velocity all earned him the name “The Golden Jet”. His talents were such that one or two opposing players were often assigned just to shadow him—a tribute to his explosiveness. In his 23 years in the National Hockey League (NHL) and World Hockey Association (WHA).

Authentication: JSA Basic Cert & Sticker

This ball is from one of the largest and most comprehensive collections of autographed baseballs in the world. Altogether they were easily displayable in custom shelf form and alphabetically displayed nonetheless. The choice of medium was visually easy for the encyclopedic collector who put these together. It took several decades to amass these rare autographs of the most prominent entertainers, historical figures, and sports players.  It proved quite difficult to acquire autographs of non-ballplayers on such an odd object (a baseball) but diligence proved otherwise and that it’s possible. So, now with the collection complete and his shelves empty there’s only one thing left to do….bid on this item and start the challenge to see how far you can take it.