Ink work by Don for this Mattingly Monday flashback edition of #WhatsOnYourDesk.

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Ramón Rivas is a former Temple University and Boston Celtic. He played for the Celtics in 1988-89. He played in the 1996 summer Olympics and has done basketball color commentary. His autograph is not an easy get

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Don Barksdake was the first African American basketball player to be named an NCAA All-American. He was the first AA to play on the U.S. Olympic basketball team and the first to play in an NBA all-star game. He played for the Boston Celtics in 1953-1955.

I am always looking for 1940-1950’s Boston Celtics autographs. Lmk if you have any for sale/trade. Thanks!

Welp. You win some and you lose some. Traded this away too early. I have 6-7 Kobe autos so it’s not the end of the world and I had to trade it to move into a much bigger card. But as a collector, I really hate trading and selling cards. I want to keep them all.