Albersheim's 2014 Summer Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 7/24/2014
Harlan O. Pat Page (D. 1965) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach. He was one of basketball's first star players in the early 1900s. The 5'9" Chicago, IL native played guard at the University of Chicago (1906–1910) and was known as a defensive specialist. While leading Chicago to three national championships (1908–1910), the Helms Athletic Foundation retroactively named him an All-American each time and named National Player of the Year in 1910. Page also played football at Chicago. Walter Camp selected him as a second-team All-American at the end in 1908 and a third-team All-American at the same position in 1909.
He was enshrined in the Basketball HOF in 1962. Following his playing days, Page embarked on a coaching career. He served as the head basketball coach at the University of Chicago (1911–1920), Butler University (1920–1925), and the College of Idaho (1936–1938) compiling a career college basketball record of 269–140. In 1924, he coached Butler to the AAU title. Page was also the head football coach at Butler from 1920 to 1925, at Indiana University from 1926 to 1930, and at Albertson College (now known as the College of Idaho) from 1936 to 1937 tallying a career college football mark of 58–46–7. In addition, Page coached baseball at the University of Chicago from 1913 to 1920 and again in 1931 amassing a record of 63–35.
We offer a very rare signature that measures approximately 3” x 1” in size in black ink that has been mounted to a scrapbook page that measures approximately 7” x 10” in size. This signature was cut from a letter that he wrote as the head football coach at Indiana in 1930. Signed H.O. (Pat) Page. Super RARE!!!
Letter of Authenticity from Richard Albersheim and JSA auction letter.