Yeah, I know it’s been graded by BCCG. I did not send that in for grading, rather, I bought it in this slab. At some point, I will send it in to BGS or PSA. But any early Star Co. card of Jordan in high grade, especially ones featured in a USA Olympic jersey, are super cool.

Very early Mark McGwire autographed baseball from the 1984 Olympic Games when baseball first was introduced as exhibition sport. That ‘84 Olympic team was loaded - McGwire, Will Clark, Barry Larkin, and many more! This is a very early example of a McGwire signature before his break into the majors, ROY, and rookie HR record books.

July 13, 1912 - Jim Thorpe made his Olympic debut in Stockholm, Sweden. One of the premier multisport athletes of the last 200 years. Thorpe played professional football and was a Hall of Famer. He played professional baseball and was a Hall of Famer. He won multiple events in track and field, including decathlon. He has a right to the claim of the best athlete of all time. Here you have a fragile ticket that ia over 100 years old, preserved in excellent condition. On July 13, Thorpe made his Olympic debut. Only a handful of this tickets exist in any grade and if you have been graded by PSA as authentic.

Jesse Owens’ performance at the 1936 Berlin Olympics is one of the most iconic moments in sports history. He won four gold medals, shattering Adolf Hitler’s myth of Aryan supremacy on a world stage.

Jesse Owens, one of the greatest track and field athletes in history, had a career marked by phenomenal achievements and historic significance. Here are his key highlights:

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1936 Berlin Olympics – The Pinnacle

Jesse Owens won 4 gold medals in:

1. 100 meters

2. 200 meters

3. Long jump

4. 4x100 meter relay

🇩🇪 Significance: He achieved this at the Berlin Olympics, held in Nazi Germany, directly undermining Adolf Hitler’s ideology of Aryan supremacy. His performance was a global symbol of equality and defiance against racism.

1935 Big Ten Meet – “The Greatest 45 Minutes Ever in Sport”

On May 25, 1935, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in just 45 minutes, Owens:

• Equaled the world record in the 100-yard dash

• Set world records in:

  • 220-yard dash

  • 220-yard low hurdles

  • Long jump (with a record of 26 ft 8¼ in that stood for 25 years)

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NCAA Championships

• Won 8 individual NCAA championships while at Ohio State University (1935–1936)

• Still tied for the most NCAA championships by a track and field athlete

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Legacy and Later Life

• Presidential Medal of Freedom (1976)

• Congressional Gold Medal (posthumously, 1990)

• Continues to be honored as a trailblazer in athletics and civil rights