Lot # 305: Trophy Presented To Hubert H. Humphrey By Jack Dempsey

Category: Boxing

Starting Bid: $150.00

Bids: 1 (Bid History)

Time Left: Auction closed

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Item was in Auction "Fall Classic 2001",
which ran from 5/16/2001 12:00 AM to
12/10/2001 12:00 AM



"The Manassa Mauler" ruled the ring as heavyweight champ from 1919 to 1926, and was by his own reckoning a "saloon-keeper" (actually he was the owner of Dempsey's Restaurant on Broadway) when he presented this handsome trophy to VP Hubert H. Humphrey in 1968. It features a gold statuette of the old champ atop a loving cup mounted to a wooden base with two eagles and a plaque reading, "Presented to the most honorable Vice President of the United States... From your pal Jack Dempsey." The trophy is 17" high and is in excellent condition with just a few minor scratches.