Rick & Roger Mears Signed Baseball Race Car Driver (Inscribed by Rick “Thanks”) – COA JSA

Presented is an unofficial Wilson baseball autographed by Rick Mears signed right of the sweet spot in the side panel a blue ballpoint pen (“8”). (He inscribed “-Thanks” under his signature).

Roger Mears signed it the left of the sweet spot in the side panel a black ballpoint pen (“9”).

Rick & Roger Mears; As of 2016, Rick Mears continues to work as a consultant and spotter for Hélio Castroneves and Penske Racing, the team with which he won all of his Indycar races. Mears is the brother of Roger Mears, father of off-road and open-wheel racer Clint Mears, and the uncle of former NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series driver Casey Mears.

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.