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ELGIN B<strong>AY</strong>LOR 1975 BLACK ATHLETES HALL OF FAME RING<br />
A ring presented to Elgin Baylor by the Black Athletes Hall of Fame on March 20,<br />
1975, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The ring was presented at a dinner hosted at Caesars<br />
Palace, where 14 former greats of different sports were enshrined. The 10k<br />
yellow gold ring centers a synthetic star sapphire gauged at 11.7 mm in width<br />
and in high relief and reads “ Black Athletes/ Hall of Fame” around the center<br />
stone. One side of the engraved shank reads “Elgin Baylor” and below features<br />
two hands shaking with the words “Excellence/ Integrity/ Ability/ Pride” engraved<br />
below. The other side of the shank reads “Basketball” and below features<br />
the profile of two men with the words “Excellence/ Integrity/ Ability/ Pride” engraved<br />
below. Size 12 1/2; 19.9 grams.<br />
$3,000-5,000<br />
260<br />
ELGIN B<strong>AY</strong>LOR NBA ALL-STAR GAME<br />
SPECIAL CITATION PLAQUE<br />
A laminated wood plaque presented as a<br />
‘Special Citation’ to Elgin Baylor at the<br />
25th Annual NBA All-Star game on January<br />
14, 1975, in Phoenix, Arizona, for his<br />
many years of being named to the NBA<br />
All-Star Team. The plaque reads “25th Annual<br />
N.B.A. All-Star Game/ Elgin Baylor/<br />
is presented this/ Special Citation/ Selected<br />
to the All-Star Team in/ 1959, 60,<br />
61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 67, 68, 69, 70/<br />
Phoenix, Arizona - January 14, 1975”<br />
with the NBA logo on the left side.<br />
14 by 11 inches<br />
$600-800<br />
Julien’s Auctions | 115
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