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1957 Jim Brown NFL Rookie of the Year Trophy....
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One of the most important individual NFL awards ever placed on the auction block!
1957 Jim Brown NFL Rookie of the Year Trophy. Widely
considered the greatest running back in the history of the National
Football League, former Syracuse Orangemen standout Jimmy Brown was
the sixth overall draft pick for the 1957, leaving five teams to
curse themselves for the foolishness of allowing the Browns to
secure his services. Here we present what is arguably the most
significant post-war football award to reach the auction block in
recent memory, the trophy presented to Brown as the unanimous
choice for 1957 Rookie of the Year. With 942 rushing yards, Brown
led all NFL running backs in 1957, the first of eight years he
would take that checkered flag during his nine-season career. Nine
rushing touchdowns was likewise a League-topping figure for that
freshman campaign.The striking silver-plated treasure Heritage is pleased to present here is a fitting tribute to that remarkable first season. It features a life-size football presented upon a round wooden base affixed with a plaque reading, "1957 Marlboro Award, Jimmy Brown, Rookie of the Year, National Football League, as Selected by The Sporting News." Measuring fifteen inches (15") in height, the trophy offers only the requisite tarnishing to suggest a half-century of life, as no other flaws worthy of mention are to be found.
Lest there be any confusion, let us stress that this is the one and only Rookie of the Year trophy, the official version sanctioned by the National Football League. While any such award would carry tremendous collecting appeal, this example from the man chosen by The Sporting News in 1999 as the greatest football player of all time must be considered the pick of that illustrious litter. Equal in prestige to the majority of artifacts housed today in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, this trophy is destined to serve as the cornerstone of one elite private collection. We include in the lot a photo (modern print) of Brown accepting the award.
Auction Info
2025 August 23 - 24 Summer Platinum Night Sports Auction #50079 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
August, 2025
23rd-24th
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