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Sports

SANTONIO HOLMES AUTOGRAPHED 16 X 20 PHOTO “SUPERBOWL 43 MVP”



Santonio Holmes, Jr.
(born March 3, 1984, in Belle Glade, Florida)
Is an American football wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He previously played college football with the Ohio State Buckeyes.

In Super Bowl XLIII,  Holmes secured the Steelers’ NFL-record 6th Super Bowl win after Buy Septilin Online without prescription catching a 6-yard touchdown pass from Ben Roethlisberger with 35 seconds left in regulation. The play was reviewed by the booth within seconds and cleared for a touchdown. He was named the game’s MVP after finishing with nine receptions for 131 yards and one touchdown.

Sports

TROY AIKMAN AUTOGRAPHED 16 X 20 “UCLA”

Troy Kenneth Aikman

(born November 21, 1966, in West Covina, California) is a former American football quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League, and currently a television sportscaster for the Fox network. He is formerly a joint owner of the NASCAR Sprint Cup racing team, Hall of Fame Racing, along with fellow former Cowboys quarterback, Roger Staubach. He is referred to as one of “The Triplets” with Cowboys teammates Michael Irvin and Emmitt Smith.

Aikman was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2006[1] and to the College Football Hall of Fame on December 9, 2008 in New York City. [2]

UCLA Bruins 1986-1989

Switzer oversaw Aikman’s transfer to UCLA, a program under Terry Donahue that was more conducive to a passing quarterback. He had to redshirt one year due to college transfer rules but went on to lead the Bruins to a 20-4 record over two seasons.[3][6]

As Buy Cleocin gel Online without prescription a junior, Aikman led the Bruins to a 10–2 record and the 1987 Aloha Bowl, where they beat the Florida Gators 20-16.

As a senior, Aikman won the 1988 Davey O’Brien Award as the nation’s top quarterback, a first for UCLA.[3] He was a Consensus All-American, the UPI West Coast Player of the Year, the Washington DC Club QB of the Year, a finalist for the 1988 AFCA “Coaches Choice” Player of the year award, and he finished third for the 1988 Heisman Trophy. UCLA matched the victory total from the previous season under Aikman, going 10-2 and losing only to USC and Washington State. The 1988 season culminated with a 17-3 Bruin victory over the Arkansas Razorbacks in the 1989 Cotton Bowl, which was played in Dallas.[3] The Dallas media spent most of the Cotton Bowl week promoting Aikman as the “next quarterback of the Cowboys,” and much was made of Tom Landry watching Troy Aikman practice during the Bruins’ workouts at Texas Stadium. Aikman finished his career as the number two career passing leader in UCLA history. In 2008 he was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame.

For a brief period of time, Aikman considered going into a career in his first love, marine biology. However, he found the allure of the NFL to be too much.

Sports

1981 LOS ANGELES DODGERS 16 X 20 PHOTO AUTOGRAPHED

Ronald Charles (Ron) Cey (pronounced /seɪ/, born February 15, 1948 in Tacoma, Washington) is a former third baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1971-82), Chicago Cubs (1983-86) and Oakland Athletics (1987). Cey batted and threw right-handed. A popular player, he was nicknamed “The Penguin” for his slow waddling running gait by his then-minor league manager Tommy Lasorda.

David Earle Lopes (pronounced /ˈloʊps/; born May 3, 1945 in East Providence, Rhode Island) is a former second baseman and manager in Major League Baseball. He batted and threw right-handed. He is currently the first base coach and an outfield/base running instructor for the Philadelphia Phillies.

William Ellis Russell (born October 21, 1948, in Pittsburg, Kansas) is a former shortstop, coach and manager in Major League Baseball. Russell played his entire 18-year, 2,181-game career with the Los Angeles Dodgers as the starting shortstop for four National League pennant winners and one World Series champion.

Steven Patrick Garvey (born December 22, 1948) is a former Major League Baseball first baseman, and current Southern California businessman. Garvey was a onetime NL MVP, 10 time All Star, and holds the National League record for consecutive games played (1207).

Batting Stats 1981

Name

Pos

G

AB

Avg.

R

H

HR

RBI

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SB

STEVE GARVEY

1B

110

431

.283

63

122

10

64

3

DAVEY LOPES

2B

58

214

.289

35

44

5

17

20

BILL RUSSELL

SS

82

262

.233

20

61

0

22

2

RON CEY

3B

85

312

.288

42

90

13

50

0
                   

 The 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers season got off to a strong start when rookie pitcher Fernando Valenzuela pitched a shutout on opening day, starting the craze that came to be known as “Fernandomania.” Fernando went on to win both the Rookie of the Year and Cy Young Awards.

The season was divided into two halves because of a players strike in mid-season. The Dodgers won the Western Division of the National League in the first half and advanced to the playoffs. They beat the Houston Astros in a divisional playoff and the Montreal Expos in the National League Championship Series before beating the New York Yankees to win the World Series.

 

Sports

ERNIE BANKS AUTOGRAPHED 16 X 20 “1977 HALL OF FAME” BEAUTIFUL

Personal Information

Born Ernest Banks in Dallas, TX, on January 31, 1931; Divorced; children: Eddie B.
Education: Graduated from Booker T. Washington High School, Dallas, 1950; attended Northwestern University.
Military/Wartime Service: U.S. Army, 1951-53.

Career

Professional baseball player. Played for Kansas City Monarchs, Negro Leagues, 1950, 1953; signed to Chicago Cubs, 1953; became first black player on the field for Cubs, Buy Brand Amoxil Online without prescription September, 1953; played for Cubs, 1953-71; retired in 1971 with 512 home runs, 1,636 RBIs; worked for Cubs as coach, consultant, and spokesman after retirement; became spokesman and consultant, New World Van Lines, 1984; founder and president, Ernie Banks International, a sports marketing firm.

 Awards

Selected: Named Most Valuable Player, National League, 1958 and 1959; member of National League All-Star Team 13 times between 1957 and 1970; inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame, 1977.

Entertainment

KEVIN COSTNER IN “TIN CUP” 8 X 10 GLOSSY PSA/DNA COA

  • Director: Ron Shelton
  • AMG Rating:
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Movie Type: Sports Comedy, Romantic Comedy
  • Themes: All Washed Up, Opposites Attract, Love Triangles
  • Main Cast: Kevin Costner, Rene Russo, Cheech Marin, Don Johnson, Dennis Burkley
  • Release Year: 1996
  • Country:Buy Erythromycin Online without prescription 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: ‘Times New Roman’;”> US
  • Run Time: 133 minutes
  • MPAA Rating: R

Plot

Roy McAvoy (Kevin Costner) is a talented golf pro, who owns his own driving range. That sounds impressive, but the reality is quite different. While it’s true that Roy is indeed a talented golfer and does own a driving range, it is in a tiny, unheard of Texas backwater. With almost no customers, he is likely to go broke. His golfing talents remain untapped and his life is rapidly going nowhere. To pass the time, he drinks a lot of beer with his buddies, or swings at a bucket of balls. Sometimes, he even plays real golf, and his friend and assistant Romeo (Cheech Marin) caddies for him. That’s all there is for Roy, until he is wakened from his deathlike reverie by a visit from a newcomer in town, psychologist Molly Griswold (Renee Russo). Teaching her how to swing a club reminds him of feelings he had nearly forgotten. Discovering that she is the girlfriend of his old golfing rival, David Simms (Don Johnson), goads him yet further, and he returns to the PGA golf tour to compete in the U.S. Open. Maybe he’ll get Molly for himself, maybe not, but in the meantime he has some things to prove to himself. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide

Entertainment

KEVIN DILLON AUTOGRAPHED 8 X 10 PSA/DNA PHOTO

  • Born: Aug 19, 1965 in Mamaroneck, New York
  • Occupation: Actor
  • Active: ’80s-2000s
  • Major Genres: Comedy, Drama
  • Buy Doxycycline Online without prescription auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;”>Career Highlights: Heaven Help Us, A Midnight Clear, The Blob
  • First Major Screen Credit: Heaven Help Us (1985)

Biography

The younger brother of actor Matt Dillon, Kevin Dillon was a movie leading man by age 20. Originally planning to study art, Dillon became an actor when he was spotted by an agent at the premiere of older brother Matt’s Tex (1985). Often cast in lightweight roles (Heaven Help Us [1985], The Blob [1988]), Dillon has distinguished himself in the films of director Oliver Stone with a brace of powerful characterizations: the baby-faced but homicidal teenage soldier Bunny in Platoon (1986), and real-life rock musician John Densmore in The Doors (1991). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Entertainment

MEL GIBSON AUTOGRAPHED “BRAVEHEART” PSA/DNA COA 8 X 10

  • Director: Mel Gibson
  • AMG Rating:
  • Genre: Epic Buy Ethionamide Online without prescription
  • Movie Type: Historical Epic, Costume Adventure
  • Themes: Political Unrest, Heroic Mission, Crowned Heads
  • Main Cast: Mel Gibson, Sophie Marceau, Patrick McGoohan, Catherine McCormack, Brendan Gleeson
  • Release Year: 1995
  • Country: US
  • Run Time: 177 minutes
  • MPAA Rating: R

Plot

Mel Gibson, long-time heartthrob of the silver screen, came into his own as a director with Braveheart, an account of the life and times of medieval Scottish patriot William Wallace and, to a lesser degree, Robert the Bruce’s struggle to unify his nation against its English oppressors. The story begins with young Wallace, whose father and brother have been killed fighting the English, being taken into the custody of his uncle, a nationalist and pre-Renaissance renaissance man. He returns twenty years later, a man educated both in the classics and in the art of war. There he finds his childhood sweetheart Murron (Catherine McCormack), and the two quickly fall in love. There are murmurs of revolt against the English throughout the village, but Wallace remains aloof, wishing simply to tend to his crops and live in peace. However, when his love is killed by English soldiers the day after their secret marriage (held secretly so as to prevent the local English lord from exercising the repulsive right of prima noctae, the privilege of sleeping with the bride on the first night of the marriage), he springs into action and single-handedly slays an entire platoon of foot soldiers. The other villagers join him in destroying the English garrison, and thus begin the revolt against the English in what will eventually become full-fledged war. Wallace eventually leads his fellow Scots in a series of bloody battles that prove a serious threat to English domination and, along the way, has a hushed affair with the Princess of Wales (the breathtaking Sophie Marceau) before his imminent demise. For his efforts, Gibson won the honor of Best Director from the Academy; the movie also took home statuettes for Best Picture, Cinematography, Makeup, and Sound Effects. ~ Jeremy Beday, All Movie Guide

Entertainment

JAMES “JIMMY STEWART” AUTOGRAPHED PSA/DNA COA 8 X 10

  • Born: 20 May 1908
  • Birthplace: Indiana, Pennsylvania
  • Died: 2 July 1997
  • Best Known As: Lanky star of It’s A Wonderful Life

James (Jimmy) Stewart started in the movies in the 1930s, making his mark in studio-driven light comedies as a wide-eyed innocent. He earned an Oscar nomination for his defining role in Mr. Smith Goes To Washington, (1939) and the next year he won an Oscar for The Philadelphia Story (co-starring Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn). Stewart’s movie career (he also performed frequently on radio) was interrupted by World War II, in which he served as a combat pilot. He returned from the war with a distinguished record, and soon starred in It’s A Wonderful Life, (1946) again earning an Oscar nomination. He appeared in dozens of westerns, including Destry Rides Again, (1939) and Winchester ’73 (1950), and made notable appearances in Buy Levaquin Online without prescription Alfred Hitchcock’s Rope (1948), Rear Window (1954) and Vertigo (1958).

By the end of the war, Stewart was a colonel. In 1959 he was promoted in the Air Force Reserves to the rank of brigadier general… Late in life Stewart made a series of popular appearances on Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show, reading his own sentimental poetry.

1950's Hollywood, Entertainment

KIRK DOUGLAS AUTOGRAPHED OVERSIZED PHOTO PSA/DNA COA

Spartacus (Kirk Douglas) is a rebellious slave purchased by Lentulus Batiatus (Buy Minocycline Online without prescription target=”_top”>Peter Ustinov), owner of a school for gladiators. For the entertainment of corrupt Roman senator Marcus Licinius Crassus (Laurence Olivier), Batiatus’ gladiators are to stage a fight to the death. On the night before the event, the enslaved trainees are “rewarded” with female companionship. Spartacus’ companion for the evening is Varinia (Jean Simmons), a slave from Brittania. When Spartacus later learns that Varinia has been sold to Crassus, he leads 78 fellow gladiators in revolt. Word of the rebellion spreads like wildfire, and soon Spartacus’ army numbers in the hundreds. Escaping to join his cause is Varinia, who has fallen in love with Spartacus, and another of Crassus’ house slaves, the sensitive Antoninus (Tony Curtis). The revolt becomes the principal cog in the wheel of a political struggle between Crassus and a more temperate senator named Gracchus (Charles Laughton). Anthony Mann was the original director of Spartacus, eventually replaced by Stanley Kubrick, who’d previously guided Douglas through Paths of Glory. The film received 4 Academy Awards, including Best Supporting Actor for Ustinov. A crucial scene between Olivier and Curtis, removed from the 1967 reissue because of its subtle homosexual implications, was restored in 1991, with a newly recorded soundtrack featuring Curtis as his younger self and Anthony Hopkins standing in for the deceased Olivier. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

1950's Hollywood, Entertainment

DEAN MARTIN AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO PSA/DNA COA

 

Name at birth: Dino Crocetti

Between 1949 and 1956, Dean Martin made 16 films as the singing straight man to his comedy partner Jerry Lewis; the two were one of the hottest entertainment acts of the era. After their bitter (and much-publicized) breakup, Martin continued making movies, including both comedy and dramatic roles and the spoofy Matt Helm spy movies of the 1960s. A nightclub singer and solid member of Frank Sinatra‘s “rat pack,” Martin also had hit records, most notably “That’s Amore” and “Everybody Loves Somebody.” Martin’s easygoing attitude helped make him a hit on television, where he hosted a comedy and variety show from 1965-74.