Lot # 2562: Signed 1977 Touchdown Club Near-Complete Set (43/50) Including Halas, Friedman, Grange, and Nagurski

Near-complete set of 43 (out of 50) 1977 Touchdown Club photo cards, each signed on the front by the respective player. Missing seven cards (#10, 13, 23, 35, 39, 41, and 43) for completion of a signed set, with unsigned examples present for all except #35 Leemans. The signatures are boldly scripted in black or blue ink. The cards range in condition from Vg to Nr/Mt (averaging Ex+). Two cards have been professionally authenticated and encapsulated by PSA/DNA and Beckett Authentic. This is an outstanding near-complete set with 43 signatures, nearly all of the players long since deceased. The collection consists of the following: #1 Red Grange (Ex-Mt), 2 George Halas (Vg-Ex+), 3 Benny Friedman, 4 Cliff Battles, 5 Mike Michalske, 6 George McAfee, 7 Beattie Feathers, 8 Ernie Caddel, 9 George Musso, 10 Sid Luckman (unsigned), 11 Cecil Isbell, 12 Bronko Nagurski (Ex), 13 H. Anderson (unsigned), 14 Dick Farman, 15 Aldo Forte, 16 Ki Aldrich (Beckett Authentic, Auto. MINT 9), 17 Jim Lee Howell, 18 Ray Flaherty, 19 Hampton Pool, 20 Alex Wojciechowicz, 21 Bill Osmanski, 22 Hank Soar, 23 D. Clark (unsigned), 24 Joe Muha, 25 Don Hutson, 26 Jim Poole, 27 Charley Malone (personalized), 28 Charley Trippi, 29 Andy Farkas (personalized), 30 Clarke Hinkle, 31 Gary Famiglietti, 32 Bulldog Turner, 33 Sammy Baugh (Ex-Mt), 34 Pat Harder, 35 Tuffy Leemans , 36 Ken Strong, 37 Barney Poole (PSA/DNA Authentic), 38 Bruiser Kinard, 39 Buford Ray (unsigned), 40 Ace Parker, 41 Buddy Parker (unsigned), 42 Mel Hein, 43 Ed Danowski (unsigned), 44 Bill Dudley, 45 Paul Stenn, 46 George Connor, 47 George Sauer, 48 Armand Niccolai, 49 Tony Canadeo, and 50 Bill Willis (personalized). An outstanding collection of signed cards that would provide a strong foundation for the assembly of a complete set. Total: 49 cards (near set of 43 signed cards plus six unsigned cards). Auction LOA from James Spence/JSA.