Roman Gabriel, Jim Taylor, Gale Sayers Signed Photograph & NFL Football Magazine Covers

Roman Gabriel, Jim Taylor, Gale Sayers Signed Photograph & NFL Football Magazine Covers Roman Gabriel (1940–2024), Jim Taylor (1935–2018), and Gale Sayers (1943–2020) were three standout stars of professional football during the 1960s and early 1970s. Gabriel was a four-time Pro Bowl quarterback best remembered for his years with the Los Angeles Rams, earning NFL MVP honors in 1969 before later starring with the Philadelphia Eagles. Taylor was the powerful fullback of Vince Lombardi’s legendary Green Bay Packers, earning five Pro Bowl selections, winning the 1962 NFL MVP Award, and helping Green Bay capture four NFL championships, including victory in the first Super Bowl. Sayers, the electrifying Chicago Bears running back nicknamed the “Kansas Comet,†became one of the most dynamic runners and return specialists in league history, scoring an NFL-record-tying six touchdowns in a single game as a rookie in 1965. Although knee injuries shortened his career, Sayers earned five First-Team All-Pro selections and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame at just 34 years old. Taylor and Sayers are also members of the Hall of Fame, while Gabriel remains remembered as one of the premier quarterbacks of his era.Excellent condition. Age related wear. This Collection is offered with the personal guarantee of the consignor, Richard Andrews, who assembled it directly from the athletes over many years of collecting. Approximately ninety percent (90%) of the autographed items in this Collection were personally signed by the athlete in Mr. Andrews' presence. The remaining items were obtained from reputable auction sites.Mr. Andrews affirms that, to the best of his personal knowledge, no item in this Collection has been falsified, altered, re-signed, or misrepresented, and that the details provided for each item are accurate andbased on his own first-hand experience obtaining the autograph. Mr. Andrews began collecting baseball cards in the late 1950’s and continued into the early 1990’s. He befriended several promoters of sports card shows in the mid-1980’s, and this is how he came to know the athletes and obtain the majority of the autographs in his collection. In assisting with the aforementioned sports card shows, he was able to meet and spend personal time with many of his childhood baseball heroes, including Mickey Mantle, Don Drysdale, Whitey Ford, Ernie Banks, Eddie Mathews, Al Kaline, Brooks Robinson, and many others.As added assurance, Crafted Auctions will accept the return of any item in this Collection if the buyer obtains a documented “not authentic†determination from PSA/DNA, JSA, or Beckett within one hundredtwenty (120) days of purchase. The item must be returned in the same condition in which it was received, accompanied by the authenticator's written determination, for a full refund of the purchase price. Additionally, by appointment, Mr. Andrews will make himself available to share with any buyer additional specific details of any item in the Collection that is being offered at auction.