This lot is closed. Bidding ended on 12/31/2005.
Class of 1995 - Anne Donovan was the most dominant player in women's college basketball from 1979 to 1983. The three-time All-America and 1983 College Player of the Year led Old Dominion to the 1979 AIAW title and the 1983 NCAA Final Four. She earned Olympic Gold Medals in 1984 and 1988, and another gold medal at the 1986 World Championships. In 29 years of coaching, Aleksandr Gomelsky compiled a 490-177 record with the USSR National team. The "Silver Fox" guided his squads to seven European and two World Championships, and the 1988 Olympic Gold Medal. He also took home a silver medal and two bronze medals from other Olympics. John Kundla is one of only three coaches in NBA history to win three consecutive titles. Directing the Minneapolis Lakers, Kundla captured the NBL Championship in 1948, the BAA title in 1949, and NBA Championships in 1950, 1952, 1953 and 1954. He compiled 466 wins in 11 NBA seasons. Vern Mikkelsen was one of pro basketball's first true power forwards, teaming with fellow Hall of Famers George Mikan and Jim Pollard to form the first great front line in the NBA. Playing in 699 out of a possible 704 games, he won NBA Championships with the Minneapolis Lakers in 1950, 1952, 1953 and 1954, and was the sixth player in NBA history to score more than 10,000 points. Class of 1996 - The first foreign player to become an All-America selection, Kresimir Cosic led Brigham Young University to NCAA tournament berths in 1971 and 1972. Cosic led the former Yugoslavia to an Olympic Gold Medal in 1980 and Silver Medal in 1972, a pair of World Championships, and three European titles. He was a All-Pro seven times in his native Croatia and in the Italian leagues. All are Silver Relief medallions. Donovan and Kundla are in NM condition. Gomelsky is in very good condition; slight scratches on chin and neck. Mikkelsen is in very good condition; tip of nose chipped. Cosic is in excellent condition; slight scratch on tip of nose.