Gino Marchetti Signed Colts Throwback Mini Helmet HOF

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(PLEASE NOTE: As of January 15, 2009 ebay no longer allows sellers to accept "paper" payments of any kind. This leaves paypal as the only payment option. Thanks!) Click Double your traffic. Payment | Shipping | ***Important Auction Information*** Gino Marchetti Signed Colts Throwback Mini Helmet HOF Album This auction consists of (1) Baltimore Colts Riddell throwback 2-bar mini helmet of and signed by Hall of Famer Gino Marchetti, he also added "HOF72", and "# 89". This is his original, authentic signature. Includes serial numbered hologram, matching COA, and Lifetime Authenticity Guarantee from OceanStateSports. We are adding MANY great auctions now and in the coming months, as well as in our ebay store. Keep checking back for more great items! Postage on this lot will be by priority mail with delivery confirmation paid by the winning bidder. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask. Thanks! Biography: Ernest Marchetti had the somewhat normal parental fear that his son, Gino, might get hurt playing football. The protective parent advised him to "stay out of the other boys' way so that they won't hurt you."Although every quarterback who played in the National Football League in the 1950s and early �60s wishes Gino had listened to his father, the 6-4, 244-pound end had not listened to his father.Gino wound up instead as one of the game�s greatest and most feared defensive ends to play pro football. Marchetti, who played 13 brilliant seasons with the Baltimore Colts after one season with the Dallas Texans, was a brilliant all-around defender. He was adept at stopping the running play, but best known for his vicious pass rushing techniques.He was known for clean, but very hard play and he was a particular terror on third-down, obvious passing situations. When opponents double-teamed him, or sometimes even triple-teamed him, that tactic only served to make the rest of the Colts rush line more effective.Ironically, Gino suffered the most serious injury of his career - a broken leg - in the Colts� famous 1958 overtime championship game victory, at a time when his parents were watching him on television for the first time. Gino made a key stop that ended a New York Giants' drive and gave the Colts a chance to tie the game in regulation time. Many thought this serious injury would prematurely end Gino's shining career.As it turned out, all it really did was prevent him from playing in a then-record eleventh consecutive Pro Bowl. Gino had already been selected for the post-season classic but he had to miss the game, the only gap in a string of Pro Bowl appearances from 1955 through 1965. During the same period, Gino was named All-NFL nine times, 1956 through 1964. ***ATTENTION PLEASE: Due to the cost of image hosting, pictures in all our auctions will be removed as soon as the auction ends. If you wish to save copies of the pictures, please do so before the auction ends. Thanks!*** Payment Back to Top I accept the following forms of payment: PayPal PayPal Immediate Payment Required Shipping & Handling Back to Top $5.99 USPS Priority Mail� US Insurance recommended: $2.20 ***Important Auction Information*** Want to buy multiple items but not pay all that postage? Back to Top We can and will combine multiple purchases to save whenever possible! You will only ever pay ACTUAL postage! Any extra will be credited back to your paypal account, especially for multi-item purchases. I won the auction, what happens next? Back to Top For "Immediate Payment Required" items, just close the item with a paypal payment, and you're all set! For all other items, including best offers, you are expected to pay for your auction within 7 days of the auction end! Payment Options Back to Top Paypal is preferred and will result in immediate shipping! Packaging Back to Top Your item will be packaged w... read more

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