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ELGIN B<strong>AY</strong>LOR 1962 MOST POPULAR PL<strong>AY</strong>ER TROPHY<br />
A trophy awarded by Los Angeles radio station KHJ, naming<br />
Elgin Baylor their most popular player for the 1961-62 season.<br />
The trophy features two tiers. The upper tier features a player<br />
atop a chalice on a wood platform supported by two columns.<br />
The lower tier features an angel atop a column. The engraved<br />
yellow metal plaque affixed to the lower wood base reads<br />
“Elgin Baylor/ Most Popular Player/ Los Angeles Lakers/<br />
1961-62/ Presented by/ KHJ Los Angeles.”<br />
26 by 11 by 4 1/2 inches<br />
$300-500<br />
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ELGIN B<strong>AY</strong>LOR 1961-62 NBA ALL-STAR TEAM CERTIFICATE<br />
A certificate awarded to Elgin Baylor by The Sporting News honoring him for being named to the NBA’s All-Star Team for the 1961-62 season.<br />
The certificate reads “The Sporting News/ congratulates/ Elgin Baylor/ on his selection to the annual/ National Basketball Association All-Star<br />
Team/ for the 1959-60 Season/ as chosen in a poll of all/ National Basketball Association Players/ by/ The Sporting News.” The plaque is<br />
signed by J.G. Taylor Spink, publisher of The Sporting News. The 1960 NBA All-Star Game was played on January 16, 1962, in St. Louis,<br />
Missouri. The certificate is housed in a leather presentation folder with “The Sporting News’/ All-Star Award” embossed on the cover. Included<br />
in the folder is a sheet listing the players who were named first and second team NBA All-Stars for the 1961-62 season.<br />
Folder, 11 1/2 by 9 inches<br />
$600-800<br />
102 | PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF ELGIN B<strong>AY</strong>LOR
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