Hank Aaron Michael Jordan Bart Starr Magic Johnson AP - UPI sports bulletins

Description

This auction is for nine pieces of Associated Press or United Press International news copy from 1974-95 dealing with major sports stories.
I was working in broadcasting at the time and saved these historical items.
Each is "off-the-teletype," seven are on traditional yellow paper, two from the 1990s are on white paper that A.P. had begun using.
HANK AARON
- UPI story dated 4-9-74 referring to Aaron's home run #715 "last night." Below that is another story mentioning
Julius Erving in the
ABA
playoffs.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
- Three A.P. stories from 1981, two from May dealing with a proposed strike, one story from July about ending the strike.
KENTUCKY
DERBY
- A.P. story dated 5-1-82 announces "Gato Del Soul" winning the 108th
Derby
.
LARRY HOLMES-GERRY COONEY
- A.P. story from 6-11-82 written minutes before their boxing match.
BART STARR - U.P.I. bulletin dated 12-19-83, "urgent" story on Starr's firing as Green Bay Packer's coach.
MAGIC JOHNSON - A.P. bulletin dated 11-7-91 announcing "Magic Johnson has tested positive for the Aids virus and will retire."
MICHAEL JORDAN - A.P. bulletin dated 3-18-95, Michael's famous "I'm Back" announcement that he was returning to the NBA.
I'm shipping items every 7 days during the pandemic. Thanks for your patience.
U.S.
sale only, no returns.