This lot is closed. Bidding ended on 1/23/2020.
Legendary Hall of Fame coach Curly Lambeau led the 1946 Green Bay Packers. Although the 1946 Packers team were unable to regain their championship form from two seasons prior, their roster remained largely unchanged. Presented here is a rare and beautifully preserved football signed by the 1946 Green Bay Packers. The football is loaded with 38 black fountain pen autographs on an Official NFL Bell football and feature some of the scarcest and most coveted autographs in football history. Among the most notable is superstar running back Bruce Smith, a signature rarely seen on NFL footballs. Smith won the 1941 Heisman Trophy just two days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, joined the military and returned to football in 1945. An equally scarce autograph from Curly Lambeau, who is universally considered the most significant figure in Green Bay Packers history, is also present in spectacular form. Perhaps the rarest autograph of the bunch, however, is that of Walt Kiesling, a man who would join inaugural Hall of Fame inductee Lambeau into Canton in 1966. Other signatures include Don Hutson and Tony Canadeo and many others. In our opinion the signatures rate between 7-9. The ball has been fitted with a new bladder and lacing but is otherwise original and unrestored. Given the rarity of its signature selection and remarkable overall condition, this ranks among the finest autographed footballs we've seen. Accompanied by a Full LOA from JSA and a Full PSA/DNA LOA.