Kareem Abdul Jabbar auctioning off Memorabilia for Camp Skyhook

Stats · 02-28-2019, 02:07 PM

https://goldinauctions.com/Category/...ction-219.html'

At first I was shocked and my first bad assumption was that "maybe he needs the money", but this is kind of an amazing story. He is selling off many of his personal memorabilia pieces and donating a major portion of the money to his charity - Camp Skyhook.

I actually met Abdul Jabbar a few years ago, and frankly, it wasn't the greatest meeting for me. I totally get it though - I am a middle-aged adult male, who was able to pay to come to his event and living a decent life.

An amazing thing I took away from that event was how heart-felt and compassionate he was when a young boy came up to him at the event with his mother. He stopped everything to give his attention to the boy whereas I quickly became an afterthought (as I should have been).

I think it is huge for the auction's sake that he included video clips of himself talking about each of the major pieces and what they meant to him. I would love to own just one of these pieces, but obviously they may be a bit out of my reach.

What item would you go after if you had the funds? Any interesting Jabbar stories?

LincecumPC · 02-28-2019, 02:16 PM

Nice share. If I had to choose one item it would have to be game worn Bucks jersey. Of course, there's no way I'd ever get it, but nice to dream.

Sounds like your experience with him is about the norm, and unfortunately why the public has never really gravitated toward him. I'm glad he's great with the youth, but I'd hope he would have softened up a bit to adults as well, since many grew up watching him play. But it's cool he is doing this and hopefully people bid on some of those bigger ticket items.

rainmaker · 02-28-2019, 02:26 PM

as i am one who believes action speaks far louder than words... good for him taking real action for a cause he believes in.

i met kareem at a sporting goods store in 1995 near chicago (arlington heights for locals) where i grew up. i remember pretty vividly as it was the day jerry garcia died during the dead soldier field run that year. it was early high school for me and the crossover from sports to music was just starting at this time.

anyways, i waited in line maybe an hour got his book signed and then realized my mom wasn't going to pick me up for another hour. so what did i do? go to the back of the line to wait to get a card i brought to be signed! he was cool and remembered me. i think he showed a nod of respect that i waited probably an hour and 45 minutes total maybe even longer. i wore my purple lakers #32 magic jersey that day. good memories.

here is a scan of the card

IMG_4386 by thewescoast, on Flickr

Stats · 02-28-2019, 02:36 PM

The gold auto on the dark area of that card looks phenomenal! I feel like I should lean towards going for a signed Game-Used Jersey, but it would be so baller and unique to have one of Kareem's Championship rings. It also takes up a lot less space.

goehring9 · 02-28-2019, 06:04 PM

I was all set to bid on the Lakers Warm up jacket until my son reminded me that there is NO way I can get away with wearing a XXXL size (I'm 6'1)
Great stuff there and even better cause

Chain · 02-28-2019, 07:32 PM

Great for Kareem to do this for charity and also give people who would really appreciate his memorabilia a chance of treasuring them.

The one item I would want the most from that lot would be the MVP trophy. Many players have championships, but only the very special ones have a season MVP.

byronscott4ever · 02-28-2019, 09:56 PM

1985 ring is cool because it was vs Celtics in Boston and Byron’s first title...ball from his last game is great too

Stats · 03-04-2019, 03:58 PM

Close to $3mil on everything, pretty amazing. I saw that a couple of the rings got close to 500k a piece.

NoleinJax · 03-04-2019, 07:09 PM

Hats off to The Captain.

MOONBASE1 · 03-04-2019, 11:43 PM

If i remember correctly didn't he lose alot of his memorabilia in a house fire along with his jazz record album collection?

Stats · 03-04-2019, 11:56 PM

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Originally Posted by MOONBASE1

If i remember correctly didn't he lose alot of his memorabilia in a house fire along with his jazz record album collection?

Wow, I totally forgot about that! I wonder if that was part of the inspiration to move on from his current collection

goehring9 · 03-05-2019, 08:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MOONBASE1

If i remember correctly didn't he lose alot of his memorabilia in a house fire along with his jazz record album collection?

Yes, he had a house in Bel Air and his jazz collection - 3000+ records - was lost, along with a bunch of memorabilia.

02-28-2019, 02:07 PM	#1
Stats Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 3,410 thestats23_IG stats	Kareem Abdul Jabbar auctioning off Memorabilia for Camp Skyhook https://goldinauctions.com/Category/...ction-219.html' At first I was shocked and my first bad assumption was that "maybe he needs the money", but this is kind of an amazing story. He is selling off many of his personal memorabilia pieces and donating a major portion of the money to his charity - Camp Skyhook. I actually met Abdul Jabbar a few years ago, and frankly, it wasn't the greatest meeting for me. I totally get it though - I am a middle-aged adult male, who was able to pay to come to his event and living a decent life. An amazing thing I took away from that event was how heart-felt and compassionate he was when a young boy came up to him at the event with his mother. He stopped everything to give his attention to the boy whereas I quickly became an afterthought (as I should have been). I think it is huge for the auction's sake that he included video clips of himself talking about each of the major pieces and what they meant to him. I would love to own just one of these pieces, but obviously they may be a bit out of my reach. What item would you go after if you had the funds? Any interesting Jabbar stories? Last edited by Stats; 02-28-2019 at 02:11 PM.

02-28-2019, 02:16 PM	#2
LincecumPC Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Rose Bowl Posts: 18,097	Nice share. If I had to choose one item it would have to be game worn Bucks jersey. Of course, there's no way I'd ever get it, but nice to dream. Sounds like your experience with him is about the norm, and unfortunately why the public has never really gravitated toward him. I'm glad he's great with the youth, but I'd hope he would have softened up a bit to adults as well, since many grew up watching him play. But it's cool he is doing this and hopefully people bid on some of those bigger ticket items. __________________ IG: sixouttafivestars https://www.flickr.com/photos/197914865@N08/albums/72177720306943188

02-28-2019, 06:04 PM	#5
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02-28-2019, 07:32 PM	#6
Chain Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Philippines Posts: 1,115	Great for Kareem to do this for charity and also give people who would really appreciate his memorabilia a chance of treasuring them. The one item I would want the most from that lot would be the MVP trophy. Many players have championships, but only the very special ones have a season MVP. __________________ Autos PC: filipinosmacker.weebly.com Inserts PC: filipinosmacker.weebly.com/inserts IG: @filipinosmacker

03-04-2019, 07:09 PM	#9
NoleinJax Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: No clue anymore Posts: 8,742 ilovetheseminoles	Hats off to The Captain. __________________ Flickr (In Progress):https://www.flickr.com/photos/noleinjax/albums Looking for rare Jameis Winston rookies (Prizm White Sparkle, Gold Vinyl, etc), 1/1's and jersey #'d stuff.

02-28-2019, 02:26 PM	#3
rainmaker Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Posts: 2,824 thewescoast	as i am one who believes action speaks far louder than words... good for him taking real action for a cause he believes in. i met kareem at a sporting goods store in 1995 near chicago (arlington heights for locals) where i grew up. i remember pretty vividly as it was the day jerry garcia died during the dead soldier field run that year. it was early high school for me and the crossover from sports to music was just starting at this time. anyways, i waited in line maybe an hour got his book signed and then realized my mom wasn't going to pick me up for another hour. so what did i do? go to the back of the line to wait to get a card i brought to be signed! he was cool and remembered me. i think he showed a nod of respect that i waited probably an hour and 45 minutes total maybe even longer. i wore my purple lakers #32 magic jersey that day. good memories. here is a scan of the card IMG_4386 by thewescoast, on Flickr __________________ https://www.flickr.com/photos/152850287@N08/albums

02-28-2019, 02:36 PM	#4
Stats Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 3,410 thestats23_IG stats	The gold auto on the dark area of that card looks phenomenal! I feel like I should lean towards going for a signed Game-Used Jersey, but it would be so baller and unique to have one of Kareem's Championship rings. It also takes up a lot less space.

02-28-2019, 09:56 PM	#7
byronscott4ever Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 11,335	1985 ring is cool because it was vs Celtics in Boston and Byron’s first title...ball from his last game is great too

03-04-2019, 03:58 PM	#8
Stats Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 3,410 thestats23_IG stats	Close to $3mil on everything, pretty amazing. I saw that a couple of the rings got close to 500k a piece.

03-04-2019, 11:43 PM	#10
MOONBASE1 Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: East Coast Posts: 1,125	If i remember correctly didn't he lose alot of his memorabilia in a house fire along with his jazz record album collection?