Dot Richardson Signed Baseball Olympic Gold Medalist (“Inscribed USA #1”) – COA JSA

Presented is an ONL (Coleman) baseball autographed by Dot Richardson.  She signed it on the sweet spot in a blue ballpoint pen (“9”).  (She inscribed the ball under her signature “USA # 1)  The ball itself shows toning from age.

Dorothy Gay Richardson (Dot) is an American physician and former two-time gold medal-winning Olympian, a right-handed softball player at shortstop, originally from Orlando, Florida. Richardson played her collegiate career with the UCLA Bruins and won the inaugural NCAA Division I National Championship in 1982. She is currently the Head Coach of the Liberty University softball team called Lady Flames. She is a USA Softball Hall of Fame honoree.

Authentication: JSA Basic Cert & Sticker

This ball is from one of the largest and most comprehensive collections of autographed baseballs in the world. Altogether they were easily displayable in custom shelf form and alphabetically displayed nonetheless. The choice of medium was visually easy for the encyclopedic collector who put these together. It took several decades to amass these rare autographs of the most prominent entertainers, historical figures, and sports players.  It proved quite difficult to acquire autographs of non-ballplayers on such an odd object (a baseball) but diligence proved otherwise and that it’s possible. So, now with the collection complete and his shelves empty there’s only one thing left to do….bid on this item and start the challenge to see how far you can take it.