William J. Nicholson was born on December 11, 1914, in Chestertown, Maryland. He was a former professional baseball player and later an esteemed manager in the Major League Baseball (MLB). During his playing career, Nicholson played as an outfielder for eleven seasons in the National League with the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, and Brooklyn Dodgers. His most remarkable season was in 1943 when he led the National League in home runs (29), RBI (128), slugging percentage (.532), and total bases (327) and was named NL Player of the Year. More about Bill Nicholson
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After his retirement as a player, Nicholson began his managerial career in the minor leagues, where he managed for several years before being promoted to the MLB. Nicholson became the manager of the Chicago Cubs in 1960, where he led the team to their first National League pennant since 1945. Nicholson is also credited with developing Billy Williams, a Cubs outfielder who later became a Hall of Famer. He later went on to manage the Philadelphia Phillies and was a coach with the Milwaukee Brewers before his retirement in 1968.In total, we tracked 224 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Bill Nicholson (Rare 1940's Bill Nicholson Phillies Signed NL Game Used Baseball PSA DNA) was sold in October 2016 for $299.00 while the cheapest item (BILL NICHOLSON SIGNED 3X5 INDEX CARD JSA COA) found a new owner for $0.99 in March 2015. The month with the most items sold (6) was April 2009 with an average selling price of $6.50 for an autographed item of Bill Nicholson. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in October 2021 with $174.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $1.52 was March 2015. In average, an autographed item from Bill Nicholson is worth $10.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Bill Nicholson were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
Item Title | Price | Store | |
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Bill Nicholson (1914-1996) signed album cut | $4.25 | ||
Bill Nicholson Philadelphia Phillies Signed Photo | $10.00 | ||
BILL NICHOLSON PHILLIES PERSONALIZED RARE SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED 8X10 PHOTO W/ COA | $14.99 | ||
Bill Nicholson PSA/DNA Signed Original 1947 Photo Autograph Cubs | $42.00 | ||
BILL NICHOLSON TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR ENGLAND FA CUP WINNER autograph signed card | $47.20 | ||
Bill Nicholson Tottenham Hotspur Legend - original signature on b/w photograph | $30.31 | ||
BILL NICHOLSON, DAVE MACKAY + 5 - Multi Signed Book Page/Cutting - FOOTBALL 70s | $37.90 | ||
Eddie Waitkus and Bill Nicholson Signed Autographed Album Page Died 1972 PSA/DNA | $249.99 | ||
ONLY ONE eBAY! 1952 Topps 185 BILL NICHOLSON (d. 1996) Auto Autograph Signed PSA | $37.50 | ||
Scarce Bill Nicholson signed Anglo trade card Tottenham Hotspur autograph 1969 | $12.54 |
Tottenham Hotspur honour 10-year anniversary of Bill Nicholson's death with trib (10/26/14): Tottenham Hotspur commemorated the 10-year anniversary of the death of Bill Nicholson before their game against Newcastle at White Hart Lane.
Tottenham release home kits with tribute to Bill Nicholson (07/18/14): Tottenham have paid homage to legendary former manager Bill Nicholson in their new kits.
Golden Years: Busby's Babes and Jock Stein's local lads and Bill Nicholson's Spu (12/10/13): There's always been something special about European competition, and this week's nostalgic picture series looks back at the early days of British teams in continental competition.