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Senior Member
After being sued for $200K, Julius Erving this week put his trophy case up for auction.
Some of the marquis items from the collection include Dr. J's 1974 and 1976 New York Nets ABA World Championship ring; 1983 Philadelphia 76ers World Championship ring; 1996 NBA's 50 Greatest Players ring; MVP trophies from 1975-76 (ABA) and 1980-81 (NBA); 1977 and 1983 NBA All-Star game MVP trophies; 1979, 1981 and 1985 Eastern Conference All-Star game-worn uniforms, 1982-83 Philadelphia 76ers game-worn road uniform; and his final game-worn jersey from Game 5 of the 1987 Eastern Conference playoffs.
Ray Guy, arguably one of the best punters ever, sold his 3 Super Bowl rings recently (to cover outstanding personal debt) for $80,000.
I have a few beers weekly with a member of the 1972 undefeated Miami Dolphins who is now 64. When he retired in 1986 he was making under 50k a year. Needless to say his NFL pension that he lives on, as well as Social Security, is barely enough to sustain this once formidable offensive lineman. He has 2 Super Bowl rings from 1972 and 1973. He told me he will eat cat food before selling either one. That, my friends, is called integrity.
Some of the marquis items from the collection include Dr. J's 1974 and 1976 New York Nets ABA World Championship ring; 1983 Philadelphia 76ers World Championship ring; 1996 NBA's 50 Greatest Players ring; MVP trophies from 1975-76 (ABA) and 1980-81 (NBA); 1977 and 1983 NBA All-Star game MVP trophies; 1979, 1981 and 1985 Eastern Conference All-Star game-worn uniforms, 1982-83 Philadelphia 76ers game-worn road uniform; and his final game-worn jersey from Game 5 of the 1987 Eastern Conference playoffs.
Ray Guy, arguably one of the best punters ever, sold his 3 Super Bowl rings recently (to cover outstanding personal debt) for $80,000.
I have a few beers weekly with a member of the 1972 undefeated Miami Dolphins who is now 64. When he retired in 1986 he was making under 50k a year. Needless to say his NFL pension that he lives on, as well as Social Security, is barely enough to sustain this once formidable offensive lineman. He has 2 Super Bowl rings from 1972 and 1973. He told me he will eat cat food before selling either one. That, my friends, is called integrity.