This lot is closed. Bidding ended on 2/11/2012.
As a basketball player Calvin Murphy had speed, quickness, great hands, ball handling skills, great leaping ability and the shooting eye of an eagle. He had it all - except for height. Only those who saw Murphy play knew how big this 5-foot-9 dynamo was on the basketball court. Murphy played pressure basketball at both ends of the court. He was a premier player on offense who could also stop on a dime and stick a jump shot with a flick of the wrist. And his defense was aggressive, a belly-to-belly style that made him a top-notch defensive player. Like the NBA's heavyweights, he earned the game's ultimate reward when he was enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1993 after a stellar schoolboy, collegiate and 13-year NBA career. This size 9-3/4, 10k gold ring weighs 31 grams. The face of the ring reads “BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME” and features a .20-carat round-cut diamond in center with gold laurelled leaves surrounded by ten smaller round-cut diamonds. The ring has a total diamond weight of 1.1 carats. The right panel features the player name “CALVIN MURPHY” above the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame logo and five stars. The left panel reads “1993” above a casted image of two basketball players.The inside of the ring is stamped “LGB”. This ring was presented to Calvin Murphy in 1993 upon being inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, it is in NRMT condition and is accompanied by a LOA from Calvin Murphy.