Theodore Hesburgh Autographs
Theodore Martin Hesburgh, C.S.C. (May 25, 1917 – February 26, 2015) was an American Catholic priest and academic who was a member of the Congregation of Holy Cross. He served as president of the University of Notre Dame for 35 years from 1952 to 1987, along with numerous appointed positions in the U.S. government, including as chairman of the United States Commission on Civil Rights.
In addition to his career as an educator and author, Hesburgh was a public servant and social activist involved in numerous American civic and government initiatives, commissions, international humanitarian projects, and papal assignments. He received numerous honors and awards for his service, most notably the United States's Presidential Medal of Freedom (1964) and Congressional Gold Medal (2000). As of 2026, he holds the world's record for the individual with the most honorary degrees with 150.
Hesburgh is credited with bringing Notre Dame, long known for its football program, to the forefront of American Catholic universities and its transition to a nationally respected institution of higher education. He supervised the university's dramatic growth, as well as the successful transfer of its ownership from Holy Cross priests to the Notre Dame board of trustees in 1967. In 1972, during his tenure as president, the university also became a coeducational institution.
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Traded items with a signature of Theodore Hesburgh
The most expensive item with a signature of Theodore Hesburgh (Theodore Hesburgh ~ THE HESBURGH PAPERS ~ Signed and Numbered Presentation Copy) was sold in December 2024 for $330.00 while the cheapest item (Father Theodore Hesburgh signed book auto God, Country, Notre Dame) found a new owner for $0.99 in October 2013. The month with the most items sold (2) was October 2025 with an average selling price of $99.99 for an autographed item of Theodore Hesburgh. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in November 2016 with $110.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $5.00 was February 2017. In average, an autographed item from Theodore Hesburgh is worth $99.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Theodore Hesburgh were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | D) Father Theodore Hesburgh Notre Dame Pres – HOF GUARANTEED AMERICANA autograph | $42.75 |  |
| Father Theodore Hesburgh CSC autograph maxi photo Priest Professor | $96.50 | |
| Theodore Hesburgh (d. 2015) Signed 1978 Letter - Notre Dame President | $9.99 | |
 | Theodore Hesburgh Notre Dame Signed Autograph Photo W/ MLK Martin Luther King Jr | $99.99 | |
 | Theodore Hesburgh Notre Dame Signed Autograph Photo W/ MLK Martin Luther King Jr | $99.99 | |
 | Theodore Hesburgh Notre Dame Signed Autograph Photo W/ MLK Martin Luther King Jr | $82.49 | |
| Theodore Hesburgh Notre Dame Signed Autograph Photo W/ MLK Martin Luther King Jr | $99.99 | |
| Theodore Hesburgh Notre Dame Signed Autograph Photo W/ MLK Martin Luther King Jr | $99.99 | |
| Theodore Hesburgh Notre Dame Signed Autograph Photo W/ MLK Martin Luther King Jr | $99.99 | |
| Theodore Hesburgh Notre Dame Signed Autograph Photo W/ MLK Martin Luther King Jr | $99.99 | |
| Theodore Hesburgh Notre Dame Signed Autograph Photo W/ MLK Martin Luther King Jr | $99.99 | |
| Theodore Hesburgh Notre Dame Signed Autograph Photo W/ MLK Martin Luther King Jr | $99.99 | |
| Theodore Hesburgh Notre Dame Signed Autograph Photo W/ MLK Martin Luther King Jr | $99.99 | |
| Theodore Hesburgh Notre Dame Signed Autograph Photo W/ MLK Martin Luther King Jr | $99.99 | |
| Theodore Hesburgh signed letter President Notre Dame 1952-1987 SUPERSALE | $6.96 | |
