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Ricky Williams' Heisman going up for auction
Posted on 10/2/19 at 9:35 am
Posted on 10/2/19 at 9:35 am
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Brian Hobbs remembers getting a call in 2014 to let him know Ricky Williams was interested in selling his Heisman Trophy.
An avid sports memorabilia collector, Hobbs drove from his home in Tallahassee, Florida, to meet Williams in Austin, Texas, where the former Longhorns star was finishing the undergraduate degree he had not completed when he left school for the NFL in 1999.
"He took me on a tour of the Texas football stadium and the different areas around there," Hobbs told The Associated Press by telephone.
And then he returned home with the Heisman Trophy that Williams won in 1998.
Hobbs is now selling the trophy as part of the Heritage Auctions' Fall Sports Memorabilia Collectibles offerings.
"I've had it in my collection a long time and I can't keep everything, so I thought this was good timing for the trophy," Hobbs said. "(Texas') football program is doing well, and it's a very highly sought-after trophy. ... The timing seemed like the right time for the next collector to have it."
Hobbs would not disclose how much he paid for the trophy. Heritage has estimated its value could reach $500,000, topping the auction record set last December when Tim Brown's 1987 version was sold $435,763. Williams' Heisman is the last one awarded before trophy winners were required to sign an agreement forfeiting the right to sell it.
Two other Heisman trophies were sold at auction last year: Clint Frank's 1937 trophy went for $312,000; Rashaan Salaam's 1994 award for $399,000. Other Heismans sold at auction: Larry Kelley (1936), for $328,100 in 1999; O.J. Simpson (1968) for $255,000 in 1999; Bruce Smith (1941) for $394,240 in 2005; and Charlie White (1979) for $293,750.
"Any time you're able to offer a Heisman at auction, it just doesn't happen too often," said Chris Ivy, Heritage's director of sports auctions. "The imagery that comes up when you think about it, it's the most recognizable trophy without a doubt, even more so than the NBA or NFL championship trophies. People, when they see the (Heisman), they know what it is."
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Posted on 10/2/19 at 9:37 am to Dr RC
Can we assume they all sold them because they went broke after overspending for many years?
Posted on 10/2/19 at 9:37 am to Dr RC
Pretty shameful that these kids not being able to make $ of their likeness leaves them forced to sell all of their trophies so they aren't dying in the streets.
Posted on 10/2/19 at 9:38 am to Dr RC
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Williams' Heisman is the last one awarded before trophy winners were required to sign an agreement forfeiting the right to sell it.
So stupid.
Posted on 10/2/19 at 9:39 am to wilceaux
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So stupid.
Why? It's their trophy (ETA: Their being The Heisman Trust). They want to award it to someone who will appreciate it, not just hawk it on the open market for money.
ETA: Unless you promise them you won't sell it, they just won't give it to you. Ultimately we the people have given this trophy its prestige. There are plenty of other player of the year awards (I have no idea which of those forbid the recipients from selling them) but if none of them do that may be a solid market for you to tap into.
This post was edited on 10/2/19 at 10:36 am
Posted on 10/2/19 at 9:41 am to kywildcatfanone
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Can we assume they all sold them because they went broke after overspending for many years?
Not OJ.
Posted on 10/2/19 at 9:46 am to Rep520
Shouldn't the other modern era players also benefit from the pension system like OJ? Have read on here that he makes over $200K from the pension, regardless of other income. Not sure if it's accurate.
Posted on 10/2/19 at 9:47 am to kywildcatfanone
SOLD! ... for "$whatever it takes" to @MikeDitka85
Posted on 10/2/19 at 9:52 am to Dr RC
champ bailey should buy it
Posted on 10/2/19 at 9:54 am to jlovel7
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Why? It's their trophy.
Exactly. So it should be theirs to do what they want with it. As a CFB fanboy I would never do such a thing, but it should be their choice.
Plus, doesn't the school itself also get a separate Heisman trophy to put on display in perpetuity when one of their players wins the award?
Posted on 10/2/19 at 9:54 am to kywildcatfanone
quote:pretty sure he had some hefty child support issues..
Can we assume they all sold them because they went broke after overspending for many years?
Posted on 10/2/19 at 9:57 am to kywildcatfanone
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Shouldn't the other modern era players also benefit from the pension system like OJ? Have read on here that he makes over $200K from the pension, regardless of other income. Not sure if it's accurate.
OJ's problem was more about how he allegedly murdered his wife and a waiter, lost the Heisman to the waiter's dad in a wrongful death case and the dad auctioned his Heisman.
I'm not sure about pension numbers, but OJ had other problems.
Posted on 10/2/19 at 10:01 am to theGarnetWay
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Exactly. So it should be theirs to do what they want with it.
I think by "their", jlovel7 meant the Heisman Trust, not the award winners.
This post was edited on 10/2/19 at 10:31 am
Posted on 10/2/19 at 10:05 am to Dr RC
Ditka should go buy it.
This post was edited on 10/2/19 at 10:06 am
Posted on 10/2/19 at 10:31 am to ItTakesAThief
Who owns the Cannon trophy now?
Posted on 10/2/19 at 10:35 am to theGarnetWay
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Exactly. So it should be theirs to do what they want with it. As a CFB fanboy I would never do such a thing, but it should be their choice.
Plus, doesn't the school itself also get a separate Heisman trophy to put on display in perpetuity when one of their players wins the award?
Their trophy as in the Heisman Trust's. Not the players. If they don't want to hand it out to someone who wants to sell it then they shouldn't have to. If you have intentions of selling it, you just disqualify yourself from a private trust awarding it to you.
Posted on 10/2/19 at 10:36 am to Kingpenm3
TJ Moran unless something has changed.
Posted on 10/2/19 at 10:39 am to Dr RC
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"I've had it in my collection a long time and I can't keep everything, so I thought this was good timing for the trophy," Hobbs said. "
This is an actual OT Baller
Posted on 10/2/19 at 10:42 am to ManBearTiger
Safe to say that OJ's heisman would be the most valuable. Who is next on the list? Tebow?
Posted on 10/2/19 at 10:48 am to Ssubba
Tebow can’t sell his because he is after the cutoff, I believe.
My guess for most valuable is probably Barry Sanders.
My guess for most valuable is probably Barry Sanders.
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