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PRO TOUR MEMORABILIA LAUNCHES ITS NEW DIVISION - CLASSIC COLLECTIBLES
LOS ANGELES, CA., January 14, 2002 – Pro Tour Memorabilia, the premier PGA TOUR licensed golf collectible and memorabilia company in the world, today announced the launch of its newest division…Classic Collectibles.
From Marilyn Monroe to Babe Ruth, from James Dean to Rocky Marciano, from Buddy Holly to General George S. Patton, Jr., Classic Collectibles will offer the most diverse selection of sports, entertainment, music fields and historical icons ever officially licensed by the subject’s estates.
“We are extremely excited to be adding Classic Collectibles to the Pro Tour Memorabilia family. Expanding our successful model from legends of golf to legends of all disciplines, this is a natural progression for us, and the market clearly needed a leader in high quality, authentic and officially licensed collectibles,” said Jonathan Bass, president of Pro Tour.
Heart-enthusiast to enthusiast, this is a collection of unique individuals whose lives and accomplishments have entertained, educated and inspired millions of people over the last few decades and destined to do the same in the future.
Whether it is the first time you read Tom Sawyer or the first time you went to a baseball game, these icons have left a mark in the modern world each in their very own unique and distinct way.
Classic Collectibles will allow us all to own one of the greatest moments in the lives of people who have inspired us.
| ENTERTAINMENT |
OLYMPICS |
FOOTBALL |
AVIATION |
| Marilyn
Monroe |
Jim
Thorpe |
Vince
Lombardi |
Amelia
Earhart |
| James
Dean |
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Knute
Rockne |
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| Bette
Davis |
BOXING |
George
“The Gipper” Gipp |
BASKETBALL |
| Montgomery
Clift |
“Sugar”
Ray Robinson |
Y.A.
Tittle |
George
Mikan |
| Jean
Harlow |
Joe
Louis |
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| Bettie
Page |
Jack
Dempsey |
PROFESSIONAL
WRESTLING |
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| Telly
Savalas |
Rocky
Marciano |
Andre
the Giant |
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| Peter
Sellers |
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The
Road Warriors |
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| Jayne
Mansfield |
BASEBALL |
Greg
“The Hammer” Valentine |
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| Redd
Foxx |
Babe
Ruth |
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Lou
Gehrig
| TENNIS |
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| MUSIC |
Jackie
Robinson |
Arthur
Ashe |
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| Buddy
Holly |
Honus
Wagner |
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| Duke
Ellington |
Ty
Cobb |
HORSE
RACING |
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| Glenn
Miller |
Don
Drysdale |
Cigar |
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| Billie
Holiday |
Walter
Johnson |
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| Ella
Fitzgerald |
Cy
Young |
MILITARY |
| Liberace |
Roy
Campanella |
General
George S. Patton, Jr. |
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| Buddy
Rich |
Christy
Mathweson |
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Benny
Goodman |
“Shoeless”
Joe Jackson |
LITERATURE |
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Whitey
Ford |
Mark
Twain |
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Lou
Brock |
Oscar
Wilde |
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For more information, please call Classic Collectibles toll-free at 800-465-3511 or visit our web site at www.classicmem.com. Classic Collectible products are available at specialty shops nationwide.
Media Contacts:
Jonathan Bass
Pro Tour Memorabilia
(818)909-5900
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