This lot is closed. Bidding ended on 12/31/2005.
A Rhodes scholar and three-time All-American at Princeton, Bill Bradley led his Tigers to three Ivy League Championships. Also the captain of the 1964 U.S. Olympic basketball team that won a gold medal, he was recruited by the New York Knicks and began a career in the NBA in 1968. Playing for over 10 years along with HOF teammates Dave DeBusschere, Walt Frazier and Willis Reed, "Dollar" Bill Bradley led the Knicks to two World Championships (1970, 1973). Inducted into the HOF in 1984, Bradley went on to become a U.S. Senator from New Jersey and a U.S. Presidential candidate. On the left front tail of this Bill Bradley rookie era (1967-1969) blue durene jersey is the "MacGREGOR" manufacturer's tag with the jersey size "46." Adjacent is a white tag with wash instructions. On the front of the jersey is the player number "24" and "NEW YORK" in white tackle twill. On the back is the player name "BRADLEY" and the player number "24," both in white tackle twill. The jersey shows heavy game use including two small holes under the right arm, pilling and several scrapes on the numbers from being battered by defenders. Possibly having more than one season of use, the jersey appears to have no alterations of any kind.