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ELGIN B<strong>AY</strong>LOR 1958 MAN OF<br />
THE YEAR CITATION<br />
A citation presented to Elgin Baylor<br />
in 1958 by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer<br />
newspaper notifying him that<br />
he will be awarded their Man of the<br />
Year in Sports award. The citation is<br />
pen and ink on paper and reads<br />
“Elgin Baylor/ is hereby notified that<br />
he has been chosen the/ Man of the<br />
Year in Sports/ 1958/ Seattle’s great All-American will be officially awarded<br />
his trophy by the P-I at next winter’s Man of the Year banquet/ Congratulations/<br />
to one of basketball’s finest all-around players.” The citation is accompanied<br />
by a January 2, 1959, telegram from Seattle University expressing<br />
congratulations on the award.<br />
Telegram, 8 by 6 1/4 inches; Citation, 14 1/4 by 10 inches, overall<br />
$300-400<br />
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ELGIN B<strong>AY</strong>LOR 1958 MAN OF THE YEAR AWARD PLAQUE<br />
A plaque presented to Elgin Baylor at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer newspaper’s P-I Man of the Year award banquet. Baylor was nominated in 1957 and<br />
won the award in 1958 for leading Seattle University to the NCAA Championship game. The rose color plaque is mounted on a crest-shaped wood frame<br />
featuring a black and white picture of Baylor with text below that reads “Presented to Elgin Baylor, All American,/ at the 1958 P-I Man of the Year award<br />
banquet/ as a tribute to his contribution to the sport.” Accompanied by a black and white wire photograph, owned by Baylor, of Baylor posing on the basketball<br />
court with his Seattle Chieftains teammates.<br />
Overall, 9 ½ by 7 ½ inches<br />
$400-500<br />
Julien’s Auctions | 21
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