Lou Rymkus Autographs
Louis Joseph "the Battler" Rymkus (November 6, 1919 – October 31, 1998) was an American football player and coach in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC), National Football League (NFL) and American Football League (AFL). Playing as a tackle for the Cleveland Browns in the AAFC and NFL in the late 1940s and early 1950s, Rymkus provided pass protection for quarterback Otto Graham as the team won five league championships. Following his playing career, Rymkus took a number of assistant coaching jobs before serving as the first head coach of the AFL's Houston Oilers in 1960. The team won the league's first championship, but Rymkus was fired by Oilers owner Bud Adams after a slow start in 1961.
Rymkus was born in Royalton, Illinois and grew up in Chicago. He was a star lineman in high school and won a football scholarship to attend the University of Notre Dame. At Notre Dame, he played on a 1941 team that went undefeated under head coach Frank Leahy. Rymkus was drafted by the NFL's Washington Redskins in 1943 and played one season for the team before joining the U.S. Marines during World War II. Following two years in the service, he signed with the Browns, where he spent the remainder of his playing career. Paul Brown, the Browns' first coach, called Rymkus "the best pass protector I've ever seen". His blocking was used by coaches to demonstrate proper form.
After Rymkus's brief stint coaching the Oilers, he held numerous football jobs, including as the coach of a high school team in Louisiana and an assistant with the Detroit Lions. Rymkus was a finalist for induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1988 but was not elected. In 2005, he was named to the Professional Football Researchers Association Hall of Very Good in the association's third HOVG class.
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Current items with a signature of Lou Rymkus
These are the most current items with a signature of Lou Rymkus that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | ~LOU RYMKUS (Dec.) Signed Autographed 1951 Bowman #38 Browns (HOF?) PSA/DNA~ | $196.86 |  |
Traded items with a signature of Lou Rymkus
The most expensive item with a signature of Lou Rymkus (1950 Bowman Lou Rymkus #116 Rookie Browns Signed Auto PSA future HOF?) was sold in March 2026 for $1,200.00 while the cheapest item (Lou Rymkus & Lou the Toe Groza Dual Vintage Signed Auto Autograph Album Cut) found a new owner for $1.82 in June 2024. The month with the most items sold (2) was December 2012 with an average selling price of $18.24 for an autographed item of Lou Rymkus. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2026 with $1,200.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $4.69 was May 2014. In average, an autographed item from Lou Rymkus is worth $29.22.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Lou Rymkus were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | SIGNED PSA DNA CERTIFIED BUSINESS CARD LOU RYMKUS HEAD COACH HOUSTON OILERS | $125.00 |  |
 | 1946/51 LOU RYMKUS CLEVELAND BROWNS AUTOGRAPHED CUT ON 3X5 W/PHOTO d.1998 | $21.50 | |
 | 1950 Bowman Lou Rymkus #116 Rookie Browns Signed Auto PSA future HOF? | $1,200.00 | |
| 1960 Fleer Football #80 Lou Rymkus Oilers Autographed Signed Card | $25.49 | |
| LOU RYMKUS (1st Oilers Coach, NFL Player) -AUTOGRAPHED Business Card (d.1998) | $53.98 | |
| Lou Rymkus 1951 Bowman signed/auto - PSA/DNA - Notre Dame Collection | $85.00 | |
| LOU RYMKUS AUTOGRAPH SIGNED 8x10 PHOTO NOTRE DAME & 1943-51 REDSKINS & BROWNS | $14.99 | |
| Lou Rymkus Autographed Signed 1960 Fleer Card #80 Houston Oilers SKU #198196 | $59.00 | |
| Lou Rymkus ONL Signed Baseball 1943-51 Redskins Browns, Oilers Coach COA d. 1998 | $4.69 | |
| Lou Rymkus signed 1942 Notre Dame MVP football photo Jsa/coa very rare!! | $99.00 | |
| LOU RYMKUS SIGNED PAPER CLEVELAND BROWNS | $6.39 | |
| NFL MVP Award Ballot SIGNED BY Earl Morrall LOU RYMKUS Bill Osmanski BILL McCOLL | $4.99 | |
| Original 1961 Houston Oilers AFL Signed Lou Rymkus Coach 3 Page Letter Hologram | $275.00 | |
| Signed 1960 Fleer Lou Rymkus Head Coach Houston Oilers AFL Champion | $25.00 | |
| Vintage Lot 2 Signed Index Card Football Lou Rymkus Houston Oilers | $34.99 | |
