Bill Walton's Greatest Day in College Basketball This Week at LiveAuctionTalk.com

Rosemary McKittrick is a storyteller. Her weekly art, antiques and collectibles column opens up a window to the past.

2010-12-31

SANTA FE, NM, December 31, 2010 (Press-News.org) It was March 26, 1973. Bill Walton was playing for U.C.L.A, in their seventh straight bid for the National Collegiate Athletic Association championship.

Walton scored 44 points in the game, hit 21 of 22 field goals and landed 13 rebounds as U.C.L.A. toppled Memphis State 87-66. In the last two minutes and 51 seconds of the game Walton hit the floor hard hurting his knee and ankle.

He got up and limped off the court as 19,301 spectators cheered. Walton put in one of the greatest performances in college basketball history and the fans were right there with him.

"We couldn't contain Walton. I've never seen a player so dominating," said Memphis coach, Gene Bartow.

The U.C.L.A Bruins with Walton's help captured their 9th N.C.A.A. title in 10 years and 75th straight win. Basketball for U.C.L.A had become a science.

Called the most versatile center of his time, Walton was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame on May 10, 1993 and the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame that same year.

On Aug. 13, Grey Flannel Auctions featured their 5th Annual Basketball Hall of Fame Induction Auction live from the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass. Offered in the sale was a circa 1976 Bill Walton Trailblazers, game-used, and autographed home jersey. It sold for $72,000.

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Rosemary has provided auction coverage and analysis on thousands-and-thousands of antiques and collectibles sold since the column started 16-years ago. She includes auction sale results to give readers a feel for what their treasures are worth because the power of auctions is simple.

When the bidding stops and the hammer falls, the value of an item is set. The buyer, not the seller, sets the price, and this simple distinction cuts through all the chitchat about what art, antiques and collectibles are really worth. The emphasis is on today's values, not yesterday's wishful thinking.

Each week another new article is posted featuring a particular area of collecting.

• Every article showcases an auction item and how it fits into the big picture.
• A compelling, historical context is provided for the treasures people collect.
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• Current "prices realized" are listed.

Rosemary is the co-author of The Official Price Guide to Fine Art published by Random House and received her training in the trenches working as a professional appraiser and weekly columnist.

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