Wally Triplett Autograph
Wallace Triplett (April 18, 1926 – November 8, 2018) was a professional American football player, the first African-American draftee to play for a National Football League team. For that reason, his portrait hangs in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. More about Wally Triplett
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Triplett, the son of a postal worker, was born and raised in the Philadelphia suburb of La Mott, Pennsylvania, part of Cheltenham Township. His reputation as a talented high school football player, combined with his upscale address, prompted the University of Miami to offer him a scholarship sight unseen, under the assumption Triplett was white. The then-segregated university rescinded the scholarship when they discovered Triplett was black. Triplett instead earned a Senatorial Scholarship for his academics and chose to attend Penn State University in the fall of 1945.
Along with Dennis Hoggard, Triplett was one of the first African-Americans to take the field in a varsity football game for the Penn State Nittany Lions. During the 1946 season, the Penn State team voted to cancel a regular-season game in Miami against the Miami Hurricanes, rather than compromise by not bringing their black players. (Miami, like other southern schools at the time, refused to compete against integrated schools unless they left their black players at home.) Read even more about Wally Triplett at Wikipedia
Along with Dennis Hoggard, Triplett was one of the first African-Americans to take the field in a varsity football game for the Penn State Nittany Lions. During the 1946 season, the Penn State team voted to cancel a regular-season game in Miami against the Miami Hurricanes, rather than compromise by not bringing their black players. (Miami, like other southern schools at the time, refused to compete against integrated schools unless they left their black players at home.) Read even more about Wally Triplett at Wikipedia
Traded items with a signature of Wally Triplett
The most expensive item with a signature of Wally Triplett (1950 Bowman WALLACE WALLY TRIPLETT #109 Penn State Signed Authentic AUTO PSA DNA) was sold in October 2021 for $160.39 while the cheapest item (Detroit Lions Wally Triplett Autographed 8x10 Photo) found a new owner for $5.00 in June 2008. The month with the most items sold (2) was May 2017 with an average selling price of $14.89 for an autographed item of Wally Triplett. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in October 2021 with $160.39 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $5.00 was February 2008. In average, an autographed item from Wally Triplett is worth $12.39.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Wally Triplett were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Item Title | Price | Store | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1950 Bowman WALLACE WALLY TRIPLETT #109 Penn State Signed Authentic AUTO PSA DNA | $160.39 | |
| Signed 1950 Bowman #109 Wallace “Wally” Triplett Autograph Detroit Lions | $29.87 | |
| Wallace Wally Triplett Signed 1948 Cotton Bowl Rep Ticket Penn State JSA SGC | $55.00 | |
| Wally Triplett Autographed 8 x 10 Detroit Lions First African American Drafted | $19.50 | |
| Wally Triplett Detroit Lions 1949 Autographed 8x10 | $9.99 | |
| Wally Triplett Detroit Lions 1949 Autographed 8x10 | $9.99 | |
| Wally Triplett Detroit Lions AUTOGRAPHED 8x10 Rare 1950 Team Photo | $16.49 | |
| Wally Triplett Detroit Lions AUTOGRAPHED 8x10 Rare 1950 Team Photo | $11.99 | |
| Wally Triplett Detroit Lions Autographed 8x10 w COA | $15.99 | |
| WALLY TRIPLETT Detroit Lions Autographed 8x10 w FIRST BLACK DRAFTED 1949 COA | $12.79 | |
| WALLY TRIPLETT Detroit Lions Autographed 8x10 w FIRST BLACK DRAFTED 1949 COA | $16.49 | |
| WALLY TRIPLETT Detroit Lions Autographed 8x10 w FIRST BLACK DRAFTED 1949 COA | $14.99 | |
| WALLY TRIPLETT Detroit Lions Autographed 8x10 w FIRST NEGRO DRAFTED 1949 COA | $16.99 | |
| WALLY TRIPLETT Detroit Lions First African American Autographed 8x10 w COA | $10.99 | |
| WALLY TRIPLETT Detroit Lions First African American Autographed 8x10 w COA | $10.99 | |
Latest News about Wally Triplett
Penn State helmets honoring pioneer Triplett (12/28/19): Penn State's helmets will carry a special decal honoring Wally Triplett -- who along with teammate Dennie Hoggard were the first African Americans to play in the Cotton Bowl -- when the Nittany Lions meet Memphis in the game on Saturday. 