Jerry Buss Autographs
Gerald Hatten Buss (January 27, 1933 – February 18, 2013) was an American businessman, investor, chemist, and philanthropist. He was the majority owner of the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), winning 10 league championships that were highlighted by the team's Showtime era during the 1980s. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a contributor. Buss owned other professional sports franchises in Southern California.
Born in Salt Lake City, Buss and his three younger siblings were raised by their divorced mother, Jessie, who worked as a waitress. His father, Lydus, was an accountant who went on to teach statistics at Berkeley, who abandoned Buss after his first birthday and never returned. When he was nine years old, Buss moved with his mother to Los Angeles; three years later when she remarried, they then moved to Kemmerer, Wyoming and lived in a six-room home with his half-brother Mickey, his half-sister Susan, and stepbrother Jim. One of Buss' boyhood jobs was working for his stepfather, Cecil Brown, who owned a plumbing business. Other jobs in Buss' high school days included carrying bags at the Kemmerer Hotel (paid $2 per day), setting pins at the bowling alley, working on the Union Pacific Railroad, selling stamps, and shining shoes.
Buss earned a scholarship to the University of Wyoming, graduating with a BS degree in two and a half years in 1953. He then returned to Los Angeles and attended the University of Southern California (USC), where he earned an MS and PhD in physical chemistry in 1957 at the age of 24. Upon completion of his PhD, Buss moved to Boston and worked for Arthur D. Little. Buss started as a chemist for the Bureau of Mines (now the Mine Safety and Health Administration); he then briefly worked in the aerospace industry for McDonnell Douglas and was on the faculty of USC's chemistry department.
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Traded items with a signature of Jerry Buss
The most expensive item with a signature of Jerry Buss (Kobe Bryant Home Team Issued 2012-13 Jersey Jerry Buss Signed) was sold in January 2020 for $5,000.00 while the cheapest item (DR. JERRY BUSS SIGNED Lakers Owner Basketball photo) found a new owner for $0.99 in July 2008. The month with the most items sold (18) was February 2013 with an average selling price of $42.00 for an autographed item of Jerry Buss. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in January 2020 with $5,000.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $1.75 was March 2009. In average, an autographed item from Jerry Buss is worth $39.95.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Jerry Buss were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 2006 Razor Poker JERRY BUSS Showdown Signatures AUTOGRAPH Card A-25 Hit Parade | $900.00 |  |
| 2010 Razor Poker Jerry Buss On-Card Auto Printing Plate 1/1 Authentic Signature | $254.99 | |
| JERRY BUSS Lakers Owner Pimp Legend Signed Autograph Photo 8 x 10 - JSA not PSA | $200.00 | |
| JERRY BUSS Lakers Owner Pimp Legend Signed Autographed Index Card 3 x 5 - PSA | $125.00 | |
| JERRY BUSS PSA DNA AUTH Autographed Auto postcard HOF LA Lakers OWNER | $166.98 | |
 | Jerry Buss Razor Poker Showdown Signatures Autograph Lakers Owner | $50.00 | |
| Jerry Buss Razor Poker Showdown Signatures Autograph Lakers Owner | $65.00 | |
| Jerry Buss Signed AUTO Photo LA Lakers Owner Basketball HOF Showtime PSA/DNA | $375.00 | |
| JERRY BUSS SIGNED FULL SIZE BASKETBALL LAKERS ESTATE FIND | $360.00 | |
| Jerry Buss Signed Lakers Watch Unworn Mint Women’s Chronograph Purple Strap NBA | $2,495.00 | |
| La Lakers Jerry Buss owner NBA BASKETBALL Autograph Auto singed media guide JSA | $249.99 | |
 | Vtg 70s NHL Jerry Buss Signed Shirt M Los Angeles Kings Gold Mayo Spruce Hockey | $99.99 | |
| Vtg 70s NHL Jerry Buss Signed Shirt M Los Angeles Kings Gold Mayo Spruce Hockey | $99.99 | |
| Vtg 70s NHL Jerry Buss Signed Shirt M Los Angeles Kings Gold Mayo Spruce Hockey | $99.99 | |
| Vtg 70s NHL Jerry Buss Signed Shirt M Los Angeles Kings Gold Mayo Spruce Hockey | $99.99 | |
Latest News about Jerry Buss
Celtics Lab 96: On the 2021-22 Celtics and patience, rooting for Jerry Buss and (03/16/2022): In this episode, we took the temperature of this iteration of the Celtics, looked back on the 1980s in Boston, and more with comedian Gary Gulman. 
HBO’s Winning Time: Dr. Jerry Buss bio (03/08/2022): In celebration of HBO’s Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty, we’re taking a looking at the real-time characters behind the show. This is Dr. Jerry Buss. Lakers Rumors: Jeanie Buss Pushed Magic Johnson To Draft Lonzo Ball (02/23/2019): Los Angeles Lakers president and owner Jeanie Buss reportedly pushed Magic Johnson to selecting Lonzo Ball with the No. 2 pick in the 2017 NBA Draft. Mitch Kupchak thinks Michael Jordan is similar to Jerry Buss as an NBA owner (02/19/2019): Former Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak sees similarities in the way Michael Jordan and Jerry Buss operate. Lakers giving away championship-style rings to honor Jerry Buss (01/27/2015): Buss would have turned 82 today
Older News Stories about Jerry Buss
Jerry Buss -- I'M HIS SECRET LOVECHILD ... Woman Claims (12/2014): The war over Jerry Buss' fortune just took a shocking turn -- with a mysterious woman claiming she's the secret daughter of the late Lakers owner ... but Jerry's family is calling B.S. According to heavily redacted legal docs filed in L.A. County… Permalink Jerry Buss' health sped up Phil-Jeanie engagement (07/2014): The elder Buss' health was declining late in 2012, when Jackson proposed to his daughter. Phil Jackson says the late Jerry Buss made decision to hire D'Antoni (03/2014): Former Lakers coach Phil Jackson, shown with fiancee Jeanie Buss in 2007, says the late Jerry Buss made the final decision on hiring Mike D'Antoni as coach of the Lakers in 2012. D-Fenders to honor the late Dr. Jerry Buss on his Jan. 27 birthdate (01/2014): The Lakers won 10 NBA championships under the control of Dr. Jerry Buss. ( Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times / February 18 , 2013 ) It's tipoff time for the sale of Jerry Buss' home (12/2013): The late Lakers owner's custom Italian-style villa in Playa del Rey goes on the market at $5.95 million. It's showtime, so to speak. No, not on the basketball court at Staples Center, but in Playa del Rey, where Jerry Buss' mansion has come on the market at $5.95 million. Trojan Marching Band To Pay Tribute To Dr. Jerry Buss During Halftime (09/2013): The USC Trojan Marching Band planned to pay tribute to the late-Los Angeles Lakers owner Dr. Jerry Buss during halftime of Saturday's game against Boston College in Los Angeles. World Poker Tour to hold tournament in honor of Jerry Buss (08/2013): Although basketball was Jerry Buss' true love, the late Lakers owner was also a passionate poker player. World Series of Poker invites Kobe Bryant as tribute to Jerry Buss (06/2013): The World Series of Poker invited Kobe Bryant via Twitter to play in a tribute to the late Jerry Buss.
