Gene Budig Autographs
Gene Arthur Budig (May 25, 1939 – September 8, 2020) was an American baseball executive and academic administrator. He was the last president of the American League (AL), serving from 1994 to 1999. After his tenure concluded, the presidencies of the American League and the National League (NL) were eliminated by Major League Baseball (MLB). Budig went on to become part-owner of a minor league baseball team, a position he held until his death.
Prior to baseball, Budig was a chancellor at the University of Kansas and president at Illinois State University and West Virginia University.
Gene Arthur Budig was born on May 25, 1939, and was placed in an orphanage and adopted shortly thereafter. He was raised in McCook, Nebraska; his childhood goal was to become second baseman for the New York Yankees. He attended the University of Nebraska, where he earned a bachelor's degree in journalism in 1962. He subsequently undertook postgraduate studies at that same institution, obtaining a master's degree in English one year later and a Doctor of Philosophy in education in 1967. He went on to serve as president of Illinois State University from 1973 to 1977 and of West Virginia University from 1977 to 1981. He was also chancellor of the University of Kansas from 1981 until 1994. A lecture hall at KU, Budig Hall, was named in his honor. Active in the Air National Guard, Budig retired at the rank of major general in 1992.
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Traded items with a signature of Gene Budig
The most expensive item with a signature of Gene Budig (MICKEY MANTLE Signed / Autographed Gene Budig BASEBALL Pro Sports Services RARE) was sold in April 2021 for $665.88 while the cheapest item (90's Era Multi Signed Toronto Blue Jays Signed Baseball Gene Budig Rawlings) found a new owner for $0.75 in September 2019. The month with the most items sold (14) was May 2020 with an average selling price of $46.00 for an autographed item of Gene Budig. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in November 2024 with $300.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was January 2015. In average, an autographed item from Gene Budig is worth $30.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Gene Budig were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Bob Feller Signed Official American League Gene Budig Baseball HOF 92 JSA COA | $19.95 |  |
| Bob Lemon Autographed HOF 1976 On OAL Gene Budig Baseball | $9.99 | |
| Don Buford Signed / Autographed OAL Gene Budig Baseball JSA COA | $39.95 | |
| Don Sutton signed baseball official OAL Gene Budig ball autograph JSA cert | $20.49 | |
 | Gene Budig 1994-2000 JSA Cert Autograph American League Signed Baseball | $107.00 | |
| Gene Budig 4x6 Autograph | $15.00 | |
| Gene Budig Autographed Official American League Baseball JSA | $59.99 | |
| GENE BUDIG COMMISSIONER OFFICIAL AMERICAN LEAGUE SINGLE SIGNED BALL EX/MT | $9.99 | |
| JSA David Bell Autographed Signed AUTO MLB Gene Budig Baseball | $23.98 | |
| Nolan Ryan HOF Official Rawlings Autographed Baseball Gene Budig Ball | $73.00 | |
| Nolan Ryan Signed Autographed Official American League Gene Budig Ball JSA COA | $63.00 | |
| Paul Shuey Signed Official Gene Budig Rawlings AL baseball w/ case | $8.00 | |
| Rod Carew signed baseball official OAL Gene Budig ball autograph JSA cert | $46.29 | |
| Roger Goodell Signed Autographed NFL Commissioner Gene Budig Baseball JSA | $199.95 | |
| Yogi Berra Signed HOF 72 New York Yankees AL Gene Budig Autographed Baseball JSA | $300.00 | |
Latest News about Gene Budig
Gene Budig, Last President of the American League, Dies at 81 (09/12/2020): After a distinguished academic career, he brought his love of baseball to a position that he considered a dream job — but that was eliminated five years later. 
Former AL president Gene Budig dies at age 81 (09/08/2020): Gene Budig, the last president of the American League before MLB eliminated that leadership position after the 1999 season, has died. He was 81.
