Nat Holman Autographs
Nat Holman, born in 1896 in New York City, was an American basketball player, coach, and innovator who made significant contributions to the development of modern basketball. Holman played basketball at the City College of New York (CCNY) from 1916 to 1917, where he helped lead the team to the Metropolitan championship. After serving in World War I, Holman returned to CCNY, where he led the school’s basketball team to an undefeated season in 1919-20, earning him the nickname “Mr. Basketball.”
Holman’s playing career continued beyond college as he went on to play for several amateur basketball teams, including the New York Celtics and the Original Celtics. Holman led the Original Celtics to an incredible 1922-23 season in which the team won 117 of the 120 games they played, including a victory over the celebrated Harlem Globetrotters. Holman’s skill as a player was matched only by his innovative tactics as a coach, and he was known for developing new strategies such as the fast break and the zone defense.
In addition to his playing and coaching success, Holman was also instrumental in the founding of the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) in 1938, which is now considered one of college basketball’s most prestigious tournaments. Holman coached CCNY to victory in the first two NIT tournaments, which served to establish the college’s reputation as a basketball powerhouse. Throughout his career, Nat Holman left an enduring legacy, both as a player and a coach, and his innovations and contributions to the sport of basketball continue to be celebrated to this day.
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Traded items with a signature of Nat Holman
The most expensive item with a signature of Nat Holman (Adolph Rupp, John Wooden autographed program, Elmer Ripley, Nat Holman +More HOF) was sold in October 2016 for $499.00 while the cheapest item (NAT HOLMAN, HOF, Signed 3x5 Index Card, RIP'95, Celtics) found a new owner for $2.80 in April 2009. The month with the most items sold (2) was April 2008 with an average selling price of $37.99 for an autographed item of Nat Holman. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in October 2016 with $499.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $2.80 was April 2009. In average, an autographed item from Nat Holman is worth $39.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Nat Holman were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1950 Nat Holman Signed GPC Cut with CCNY Inscription Basketball HOF | $70.00 |  |
 | Nat Holman Autographed Signed 1961 First Day Cover Boston Celtics | $70.75 | |
| Nat Holman Autographed Signed Basketball Hall Of Fame Bookmark PSA - Celtics | $259.99 | |
| Nat Holman Golden Icon Card 01/20 Starpop Signed Fine Art Print | $8.99 | |
| Nat Holman HOF Autograph Trading Bookmark Card PSA/DNA Certified | $79.99 | |
| Nat Holman HOF Signed 1933 Goudey Sport Kings #3 RC Rookie AUTO SGC 2 LOW POP | $300.00 | |
| Nat Holman Holographic Golden Icon Card 01/10 Starpop Signed Fine Art Print | $19.99 | |
| Nat Holman Jsa Authenticated Signed 1961 Fdc Autograph | $75.84 | |
| Nat Holman Naismith Basketball HOF signed memo from City College of New York | $65.20 | |
 | Nat Holman Signed 1968-74 Basketball HOF Bookmark PSA/DNA Boston Celtics 106380 | $249.00 | |
| Nat Holman Signed 3x5 Index Card Cut d.95 Basketball HOF Original Celtics Coach | $11.09 | |
| Nat Holman signed 3x5 Index Card JSA COA Basketball Inscribed Auto HOF I170 | $55.89 | |
| Nat Holman Signed Autograph FDC First Day Cover Cachet HOF NBA d.1995 | $22.05 | |
 | Nat Holman Signed Jsa 1977 Sportscaster Authentic Autograph | $87.13 | |
| Nat Holman Signed Jsa 1977 Sportscaster Authentic Autograph | $86.62 | |
