Signed Memorabilia

The following Baseballs come from the C.E. "Pat" Olsen Estate Collection. Pat Olsen began accumulating baseball memorabilia in 1924 when he was invited to the New York Yankees spring training and roomed with Lou Gehrig. Although he never quite made the big league roster, he forged lifelong friendships with Gehrig, Earle Combs, Mark Koenig, and a host of others during the three years in the Yankees farm system. Pat Olsen gave up baseball after a few seasons then began a lengthy and successful business career in the manufacturing business. Through his life, he remained close friends with Earle Combs and the New York Yankee organization and was considered a part of the Yankee family. His generosity was unmatched as he helped older ballplayers down on their luck. He was a guest at all Yankee special events, Hall of Fame induction weekends, as well as All-Star and World Series games. Pat Olsen holds the world record for attending the most World Series games of anyone in history. Before passing away at the age of 97, in the year 2000, he witnessed nearly 400 World Series games over 70 years! He was featured in the 1982 World Series program that details his amazing streak. Pat Olsen also had the honor of throwing out the first pitch of the 1984 World Series between the Detroit Tigers and San Diego Padres. Over his 70 year tie to baseball, he accumulated hundreds of signed baseballs, photos, handwritten letters, programs, bats, etc. This letter will serve as documentation that the following item was part of the C.E. "Pat" Olsen Collection:

Each ball comes with letter of impeccable provenance from C.E. "Pat" Olsen Junior and in addition, has an L.O.A. from industry respected Global Authentication Inc.