Wikicollecting's Top 10 Most Expensive Items of Boston Celtics Memorabilia Discover the most valuable pieces of Boston Celtics memorabilia ever sold with this top ten guide from Wikicollecting.org
News-Antique.com - Dec 13,2011 - 10. Red Auerbach’s 1974 Celtics NBA championship ring - $41,434
Red Auerbach (1917 – 2006) was coach, general manager and president of the Celtics between 1950 and 2006. As coach between 1950 and 1966, the Celtics won nine NBA championships. He moved upstairs prior to the 1966-67 season, a position he would maintain until 1984, when he took the role of president.
He is the most decorated team official in the NBA's history.
Auerbach’s 1974 Celtics NBA championship ring, which he won while general manager, sold for $41,434 in 2011 at SCP Auctions.
9. Red Auerbach’s 1968 basketball hall of fame induction ring - $50,061
Auerbach was inducted into the basketball hall of fame in 1968. His induction ring sold for $50,061 at an SCP Auctions event in 2011.
8. 1958-1959 NBA World Championship trophy - $54,000
Sotheby's New York sold the Celtics' 1958-1959 NBA Championship trophy – the team’s second – for $54,000 in June 2005.
7. Bill Russell's 1967-68 Celtics jersey - $60,000
Bill Russell's game-used Boston Celtics home jersey from the 1967-68 season made $60,000 at Grey Flannel Auctions in June 2007.
6. Bill Russell's signed mid-1960s Celtics jersey - $65,000
Bill Russell's game-used Boston Celtics home jersey (circa mid-1960s), signed by the star, sold for $65,000 at Grey Flannel Auctions in September 2008.
5. Red Auerbach’s 1962 Celtics NBA championship ring - $78,709
Auerbach coached the Boston Celtics to the NBA championship in 1962. His ring commemorating the achievement made $78,709 at SCP Auctions in 2011.
4. Red Auerbach’s 1957 Celtics NBA championship ring - $80,750
SCP Auctions sold Auerbach’s 1957 NBA championship ring, which he won while coach of the Celtics, for $80,750 in 2011.
3. Red Auerbach’s 1981 Celtics NBA championship ring - $82,726
Red Auerbach’s 1981 Celtics NBA championship ring, which he won while general manager of the club, sold for $82,726 at SCP Auctions in 2011.
2. Dave Cowens Boston Celtics MVP Award - $156,000
The Celtics' legendary all-rounder Dave Cowens played ten seasons in Boston, winning two NBA championships and earning a place in the Hall of Fame in the process. This MVP trophy, awarded to Cowans after the 1972-73 season in which he played all 82 games and scored 1,684 points, sold during a Grey Flannel Auctions sale in August 2011 for $156,000.
1. Larry Siegfried’s 1967/68 Celtics warm-up jersey - $180,000
Larry Siegfried helped the Celtics to three NBA titles in his seven year spell with the team, between 1963 and 1970.
The guard’s warm-up jersey, which featured his name and number, made $180,000 at a Sotheby’s sale in June 2007.
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