This lot is closed. Bidding ended on 6/6/2013.
Since 1925, the East-West Shrine Game has pitted the best college football players in the United States against one another in an all-star game played to benefit Shriners Hospitals for Children. The game attracts numerous NFL scouts and is often a launch pad to a career as a professional football player. This 10k gold-plated watch was presented to Gale Sayers after he played in the 40th Annual Shrine Game on January 2, 1965. “HAMILTON” manufactured watch in working order, the face reads “EAST-WEST” and “SHRINE” with four gold stars around the perimeter in place of the twelve hours. The verso of the watch is engraved “40TH EAST-WEST SHRINE FOOTBALL GAME - GALE SAYERS WEST TEAM JAN. 2, 1965” and stamped with “10K R.G.P. D&A - © HAMILTON”. The watch is in NRMT condition overall.