Summer Games #34 (Bidding Ends 5/30/2012)

Lot #776:

1/16/1962 Vern Mikkelsen 12th NBA All-Star Game Award (Mikkelsen LOA)

This award is made of wood and brass features a base that measures 10” x 15” and weighs 2.75 pounds. It was presented to Hall of Famer Vern Mikkelsen in 1962 for his participation in an Old Timers game as part of the NBA All-Star Game at Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis. An engraved plaque at the top reads, “VERN MIKKELSEN - FOR HIS CONTRIBUTION TO PRO BASKETBALL - PRESENTED - 12TH NBA ALL-STAR GAME - ST. LOUIS, MO. - JAN. 16, 1962”. The trophy features two stars along with a brass basketball player which has been repaired at the ankles. The trophy is in EX condition and is accompanied by a LOA from Vern Mikkelsen.

This lot is part of the personal collection of MPLS Laker great and Hall of Famer Vern Mikkelsen. Part two (and the majority of the highlights) of the Mikkelsen collection will be featured in our Seventh Annual Basketball Hall of Fame Induction Auction this September. Previews of these and many other great pieces of basketball history can be seen in the back pages of our current May 30th catalog. View the spread in our eCatalog