Damon Bailey Autographs
Damon Bailey (born October 21, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player. He rose to national prominence after being recruited by Indiana coach Bob Knight as an 8th grader, an unusual move at the time. Bailey went on to become Indiana's men's all-time high school leading scorer and would earn All-America honors playing for the Indiana Hoosiers. He became a cult figure during the late 1980s and early 1990s in Indiana. Bailey was an assistant coach of the Butler University's women's basketball team from 2014 to 2017.
In early 1986, when Bailey was a 14-year-old eighth-grader, Indiana coach Bob Knight watched two games featuring Bailey's team. At the time, Knight and his 1985–86 team were being covered by author John Feinstein for his book A Season on the Brink, which would later go on to be a national best-seller. After taking in the game, Knight remarked to his assistant coaches that "Damon Bailey is better than any guard we have right now. I don't mean potentially better, I mean better today." Due to the national and statewide popularity of Feinstein's book, Bailey's legend took off.
Later that year, as Bailey was entering Bedford North Lawrence High School (BNL) and Feinstein's book was being published, the acclaimed basketball movie Hoosiers was released. Comparisons between the movie and Bailey's career were frequently made. He told Sports Illustrated, "BNL had a lot in common with Hickory. Not because we're a small school. We're one of the biggest in the state. But we had nobody over 6'3", and no one thought we could win it."
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Traded items with a signature of Damon Bailey
The most expensive item with a signature of Damon Bailey (Signed Vintage Damon Bailey Photo and Signed Big Ten All Stars Flyer) was sold in March 2025 for $1,500.00 while the cheapest item (1994 Signature Rookies Authentic Auto #XLIII Damon Bailey Indiana Signed) found a new owner for $0.99 in July 2023. The month with the most items sold (5) was January 2008 with an average selling price of $9.99 for an autographed item of Damon Bailey. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2025 with $1,500.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $1.99 was February 2016. In average, an autographed item from Damon Bailey is worth $14.95.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Damon Bailey were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Damon Bailey 1994 Classic Draft #18 Indiana Hoosiers Autographed ROOKIE | $14.99 |  |
| Damon Bailey 1994 Classic Draft #18 Indiana Hoosiers Autographed ROOKIE | $14.99 | |
 | Damon Bailey 1994 Classic Draft Indiana Hoosiers Autographed ROOKIE PROMO RARE | $14.99 | |
| Damon Bailey 1994 Classic Draft Indiana Hoosiers Autographed ROOKIE PROMO RARE | $14.99 | |
 | Damon Bailey 1994 Signature Rookies Tetrad #43 Indiana Hoosiers Autographed | $14.99 | |
| Damon Bailey 1994 Signature Rookies Tetrad #43 Indiana Hoosiers Autographed | $14.99 | |
 | DAMON BAILEY SIGNED AUTOGRAPH 8X10 PHOTO COA INDIANA HOOSIERS BASKETBALL CREASED | $15.99 | |
| DAMON BAILEY SIGNED AUTOGRAPH 8X10 PHOTO COA INDIANA HOOSIERS BASKETBALL CREASED | $15.99 | |
| Indiana University All-American Star Damon Bailey Signed AUTOGRAPHED Photocard - | $13.99 | |
| Indiana University All-American Star Damon Bailey Signed AUTOGRAPHED Photocard - | $13.99 | |
| Signed Vintage Damon Bailey Photo and Signed Big Ten All Stars Flyer | $1,500.00 | |
| Signed Vintage Damon Bailey Photo and Signed Big Ten All Stars Flyer | $1,500.00 | |
| Vintage Damon Bailey Poster With Red Frame Indiana Hoosier Autographed | $61.63 | |
 | Vtg 90’s Signed Indiana University Mini Basketball IU Hoosiers Damon Bailey | $45.99 | |
| Vtg 90’s Signed Indiana University Mini Basketball IU Hoosiers Damon Bailey | $45.99 | |
