Willie Pep World Featherweight Boxing Champion, Boxing Hall of Famer Signed 1977-79 Sportscaster Series 39 Oversized Card #3907 (JSA)

This is a Connecticut's Own Willie Pep World Featherweight Boxing Champion, Boxing Hall of Famer Signed 1977-79 4 3/4" x 6 1/2" Sportscaster Series 39 Oversized Card #3907 (JSA)

1977-97 Sportscaster Series 39 #3907 hand signed by Willie Pep. The back of the card details the biography of Willie Pep and his amazing boxing career. Pep was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990. Pep was voted as the No. 1 featherweight of the 20th century by the Associated Press and ranked the No. 1 featherweight of all-time by the International Boxing Research Organization in 2005. He is currently ranked by Box Rec as the 31st greatest pound-for-pound fighter of all time.

In March 2006, Pep resided at a nursing home in Connecticut, diagnosed with dementia pugilistica, before his death on November 23, 2006. He is buried in Rocky Hill, CT.

The autograph includes an official James Spence Authentication (JSA) Stamp of Approval hologram for authenticity purposes.

Your signed 4 3/4" x 6 1/2" card comes in an 5x7 top loader to protect your piece of memorabilia.

SKU no: RBJ7361552515160

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