Al Cervi Autographs
Alfred Nicholas Cervi (February 12, 1917 – November 9, 2009) was an American professional basketball player and coach in the National Basketball League (NBL) and National Basketball Association (NBA). One of the strongest backcourt players of the 1940s and 1950s, he was always assigned to defend against the opposing team's best scoring threat. He earned the nickname "Digger" because of his hard-nosed style of defense. He won the National Basketball League championship in 1946 with the Rochester Royals while being an All-NBL First Team in three straight seasons. He stayed with the NBL with the Syracuse Nationals in 1948, where he became player-coach that same year, which was the last one prior to joining the NBA. In that first year in the NBA, the Nationals won 51 games and reached the Finals, where they lost to the Minneapolis Lakers in six games. Cervi led the team back to the Finals in 1954 and 1955, which each saw the Nationals play in a Game 7; denied in 1954 to Minneapolis, the Nationals won Game 7 in 1955 for their first NBA championship. After twelve games in 1956, Cervi was fired from the Nationals, having coached them to eight postseason appearances in nine seasons. He coached one season with the Philadelphia Warriors in 1958 but elected to leave coaching for more lucrative ventures. Cervi was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1985.
Born in Buffalo, New York, Cervi attended East High School in his hometown, where he captained the baseball and basketball teams and achieved All-City honors in both sports. He dropped out of school after his junior year when he was recruited by the Buffalo Bisons of the newly formed NBL. He played in all of the Bisons' nine games in 1937–38, the franchise's only season of existence.
He never attended college. Instead, he served five years in the United States Army Air Forces from 1940 through 1945.
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Current items with a signature of Al Cervi
These are the most current items with a signature of Al Cervi that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 2008 Donruss Sports Legends Al Cervi Mirror Red Autograph Auto /619 | $30.00 |  |
Traded items with a signature of Al Cervi
The most expensive item with a signature of Al Cervi (2010 Panini Century Collection Souvenir Stamps Autographed Al Cervi #23 /35) was sold in March 2026 for $81.00 while the cheapest item (NBA HOFer 5x7 CARD signed AL CERVI (personalized)) found a new owner for $0.79 in May 2011. The month with the most items sold (10) was January 2008 with an average selling price of $2.25 for an autographed item of Al Cervi. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in December 2014 with $79.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was February 2008. In average, an autographed item from Al Cervi is worth $5.61.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Al Cervi were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 2006-07 Upper Deck Chronology Al Cervi Jersey Patch Auto Autograph #33/99 | $26.51 |  |
| 2008 Donruss Americana Sports Legends Al Cervi Red Auto Autograph #373/619 | $24.95 | |
| 2009-10 SP Signature Edition 2 Star Auto Ernie Vandeweghe Al Cervi /60 247139 | $32.95 | |
 | 2010 Panini Century Collection Souvenir Stamps Autographed Al Cervi #23 /35 | $81.00 | |
| 2010-11 National Treasures Al Cervi Souvenir Cuts Auto Autograph 13/25 Nationals | $37.00 | |
| 2024 HISTORIC AUTOGRAPHS YESTERYEAR AL CERVI AUTO AUTHENTIC SIGNATURE 3/4 | $3.25 | |
| Al Cervi Autograph 121/619 Syracuse 2008 Donruss Sports Legends #74 Auto | $32.95 | |
 | Al Cervi Autograph photo No COA HOF NBA | $24.99 | |
| Al Cervi Nationals Royals HOF Auto Signed 3x5 Index Card Free Shipping! | $3.99 | |
| AL CERVI SIGNED AUTOGRAPH - CUSTOM INDEX CARD - HALL OF FAME, PHILLY WARRIORS | $49.99 | |
| Al Cervi Signed Inscribed 8x3 Information Card | $10.00 | |
| Al Cervi Signed Syracuse Nationals Photo 8" x 10" NBA Hall of Fame | $34.99 | |
| HOFer Al Cervi Autograph Signed 1955 NBA Champ Syracuse Nationals Team Photo | $8.98 | |
| HOFer Al Cervi Autograph Signed Basketball Theme Thai Postcard | $8.98 | |
 | Leaf 2021 Hall of Fame Cut Signature Edition Al Cervi Autograph | $3.25 | |
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