Lute Olson Autograph

Robert Luther "Lute" Olson (September 22, 1934 – August 27, 2020) was an American basketball coach, who was inducted into both the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame. He was the head coach of the Arizona Wildcats men's team for 25 years. He was also head coach for the Iowa Hawkeyes for nine years and Long Beach State 49ers for one season. Known for player development and great recruiting, many of his former players have gone on to have impressive careers in the NBA. On October 23, 2008, Olson announced his retirement from coaching. Olson died on August 27, 2020, in Tucson, Arizona. He was 85 years old. More about Lute Olson

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Current items with a signature of Lute Olson

These are the most current items with a signature of Lute Olson that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.

Picture Item Title Price Store
thumbnailLUTE OLSON Head Coach Signed Business Card HOF Arizona Wildcats autographed$150.00logo
thumbnailLUTE OLSON SIGNED Arizona Wildcats Basketball Jersey HOF Autographed Size XL$499.99logo
thumbnailLute Olson Signed Newspaper JSA Autograph Arizona Basketball Coach$89.99logo
thumbnailLute Olson Signed Newspaper JSA Autograph Arizona Basketball Coach$89.99logo
thumbnailLute Olson Signed Newspaper JSA Autograph Arizona Basketball Coach Hall of Fame$89.99logo
thumbnailLute Olson signed Shirt$30.00logo
thumbnailLute! - Seasons of My Life - SIGNED By Lute Olson 1st Printing Near Fine HC$24.50logo
Olson was born on a farm outside Mayville, North Dakota on September 22, 1934, and was of Norwegian-American parentage.

In 1939, Olson's father, Albert died of a stroke at age 47. There are memories of Albert giving his children haircuts that morning before church before collapsing. Lute's mother, Alinda, said Albert was "different" returning from WWI, some believed he may have been exposed to poison gas while working in a military construction battalion. Read even more about Lute Olson at Wikipedia

Traded items with a signature of Lute Olson

In total, we tracked 258 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.

The most expensive item with a signature of Lute Olson (Lute Olson Signed Floorpiece Framed Arizona Basketball COA Autograph Signature) was sold in April 2021 for $399.99 while the cheapest item (Lute Olson SIGNED autograph card) found a new owner for $0.10 in July 2013. The month with the most items sold (8) was November 2008 with an average selling price of $27.99 for an autographed item of Lute Olson. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in July 2019 with $350.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.10 was July 2013. In average, an autographed item from Lute Olson is worth $24.99.

Most recently, these items with a signature of Lute Olson were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

Picture Item Title Price Store
thumbnail1981 Lute Olson ERA at Iowa, Hawkeyes Basketball Lute Olson Autographed Book$35.00logo
thumbnailLute Olson (d. 2020) SIGNED Lute - Lute - Lute Book - Iowa Hawkeyes Basketball$7.99logo
thumbnailLute Olson Basketball HOF signed 8x10 Photo PSA/DNA Arizona Wildcats Coach w/ins$50.00logo
thumbnailLUTE OLSON Head Coach Signed Business Card HOF Arizona Wildcats autographed$150.00logo
thumbnailLUTE OLSON SIGNED AUTOGRAPH 8X10 PHOTO ARIZONA WILDCATS COACH LEGEND PSA/DNA COA$195.00logo
thumbnailLute Olson Signed Hardcover Book The Seasons of My Life Arizona Wildcats HC/DJ$14.99logo
thumbnailLute Olson SIGNED Lute! The Seasons of My Life Arizona Wildcats Basketball Coach$24.99logo
thumbnailLute Olson SIGNED/AUTOGRAPHED Book - Lute! - Arizona Wildcats Basketball Coach$9.99logo
thumbnailLute! : The Seasons of My Life by Lute Olson Arizona NCAA Basketball SIGNED$15.99logo
thumbnailLute! The Seasons of My Life Signed Book By Lute Olson!! First Edition 2006!!$24.95logo

Latest News about Lute Olson

Utah’s Wright, BYU’s Collinsworth named Lute Olson Award finalists (03/25/15): Utah guard Delon Wright and BYU guard Kyle Collinsworth were two of 21 finalists named Wednesday for the Lute Olson Award.

Mickey named to Lute Olson Award Watch List (01/27/15): LSU sophomore forward Jordan Mickey, one of two players in the Southeastern Conference averaging a double-double, is one of 25 players on the Lute Olson award Mid-Season Watch List.

LSU's Jordan Mickey tabbed on Lute Olson Award mid-season watch list (01/21/15): The Tigers' sophomore is averaging 15.5 points and 10.6 rebounds a game this season.

LeVert Lands Name On Lute Olson Award Watch List (11/13/14): Junior guard Caris LeVert of the University of Michigan men's basketball team was named today (Wednesday, Nov. 12) to the Lute Olson preseason All-America team as well as selected to the watch list for the Lute Olson National Player of the Year award. Go to news article

Michigan's Caris LeVert a Lute Olson preseason All-American, on national player (11/12/14): LeVert has also received preseason All-America nods from Blue Ribbon, CBS and Athlon. Go to news article

Older News Stories about Lute Olson

LeVert Lands Name On Lute Olson Award Watch List (11/2014): Junior guard Caris LeVert of the University of Michigan men's basketball team was named today (Wednesday, Nov. 12) to the Lute Olson preseason All-America team as well as selected to the watch list for the Lute Olson National Player of the Year award. Go to news article

Kerr’s college coach Lute Olson expects him to coach Knicks (04/2014): Saying Phil Jackson is the “trump card,’’ legendary former Arizona coach Lute Olson said he believes Steve Kerr will “more than likely’’ accept the Knicks’ head coaching job. Olson, who...

Doug McDermott A Finalist For Lute Olson Award (03/2014): Creighton basketball standout Doug McDermott is among 25 finalists for the 2014 Lute Olson award.

Michael Cohen's Q-and-A: More on Pastner from Lute Olson, Marcus Spears, the man (01/2014): Former Arizona coach Lute Olson muses on Josh Pastner's long-term future.

Morning links: Lute Olson dislikes new rules (12/2013): Add Arizona legendary coach Lute Olson to the growing list of fans who don’t like the new NCAA defensive rules, which prohibit hand-checking and gives offensive players more freedom than ever before. Scoring is up in the Pac-12, but fans have complained about the frequent calls and the increas

Stokes named to Lute Olson preseason All-America team (10/2013): Tennessee power forward Jarnell Stokes was named to the 22-man Lute Olson Preseason All-America Team, CollegeInsider.com announced Wednesday.

Hansen Sunday notebook: 'Button' Salmon, Lute Olson, Jesse Mermuys, Sherry Cervi (08/2013): Workers moved a bust of former UA football and baseball player John "Button" Salmon - originator of the "Bear Down" phrase - to near Gate 2 at Arizona Stadium. It had been housed outside McKale Center for 27 years. (Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star)