Lot 151
Ronald Reagan, Photograph Signed and inscribed "Win one for the Gipper - Ronald Reagan", superb 8" x 10" black and white photograph of a youthful Ronald Reagan, wearing a football uniform, crouched down, one arm on his knee and the other on the ground, perfect for framing, Very Fine.Estimate $5,000 - 7,500.
A REMARKABLE SIGNED PHOTO OF REAGAN IN HIS SIGNATURE ROLE AS GEORGE GIPP THAT EARNED HIM THE NICKNAME OF "THE GIPPER". SOLD BY KEN RENDELL GALLERIES FOR $17,500.
"The Gipper" was one of the President's most famous and enduring roles as a movie actor. In the 1940s classic, "Knute Rockne All American", Reagan plays the role of George Gipp, the legendary Notre Dame football player who dies of pneumonia after two remarkable seasons. The film is best known for its famous line dialogue, spoken the Gipper, as he lays dying, to his coach: "Some day, when things are tough, maybe you can ask the boys to go in there and win just one for the Gipper." This signature role earned Reagan the nickname of "the Gipper", both on the campaign trail and in the White House.