Parry O'Brien Autographs
William Patrick "Parry" O'Brien (January 28, 1932 – April 21, 2007) was an American shot put champion. He competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics where he won two gold medals (1952, 1956) and one silver medal (1960). In his last Olympic competition (1964) he placed fourth. For all of these accomplishments, O'Brien was inducted into the IAAF and U.S. Olympic halls of fame.
Born in Santa Monica, California, Parry was very active in sports at Santa Monica High School, playing end on the football team that won the California state championship in 1948. He was then awarded an athletic scholarship in football to the University of Southern California. He won the (non-standard for high schoolers) 16-pound shot put competition at the 1949 CIF California State Meet. He also finished in third place that year putting the standard 12-pound shot for high schoolers.
O'Brien enrolled in college at U.S.C., where he continued to play football as a freshman until he was kicked in the stomach during practice and injured. He then decided to concentrate on track and field, for the shot put and the discus throw.
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Traded items with a signature of Parry O'Brien
The most expensive item with a signature of Parry O'Brien (1959 PARRY O'BRIEN signed Sports Illustrated NO LABEL) was sold in February 2010 for $74.97 while the cheapest item (1991 Impel Olympic Hall of Fame W. Parry O'Brien signed Card Olympics) found a new owner for $0.99 in June 2021. The month with the most items sold (2) was July 2008 with an average selling price of $2.00 for an autographed item of Parry O'Brien. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in January 2022 with $39.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was July 2009. In average, an autographed item from Parry O'Brien is worth $9.91.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Parry O'Brien were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Parry O'Brien **Signature / Autograph** 2 time Olympic gold medalist | $14.98 |  |
| Parry O'Brien **Signature / Autograph** 2 time Olympic gold medalist 2 | $14.98 | |
| PARRY O'BRIEN AUTOGRAPHED CARD OLYMPICS ATHLETICS | $3.50 | |
| Parry O'Brien Autographed Olympic Trading Card Gold Medalist Shot Putter D.07 | $9.99 | |
| Parry O'Brien Olympic Gold Shot Put Track & Field Signed Autograph FDC COA | $14.99 | |
| Parry O'Brien Olympic Gold Shot Put Track & Field Signed Autograph Photo Display | $29.99 | |
| Parry O'Brien signed 1983 Topps USA Greatest Olympians Hall of Fame card #32(DEC | $14.99 | |
| Parry O'Brien signed 1991 Impel USA Olympic Hall of Fame card # 19(DEC) | $11.99 | |
| Parry O'Brien Signed 3x5 Index Card 1950s Olympic Sports Celebrity Autograph | $5.00 | |
| Parry O'Brien signed 8x 10 photo BAS Authenticated Olympic Gold Shot Put | $34.95 | |
| Parry O'Brien signed 8x10 SI Olympics Beckett shot putt | $6.00 | |
| Parry O'Brien Signed Sports Illustrated Magazine Autograph Auto PSA/DNA AJ70562 | $39.00 | |
| Parry O’Brien Autograph USA Olympics 1952 Helsinki, 1956 Melbourne, 1960 Rome | $4.99 | |
| Signed PARRY O'BRIEN Shot Put 1983 Greatest Olympians Hall of Fame Card #32 wCOA | $9.99 | |
| W. Parry O'Brien #19 signed autograph auto 1991 Impel Olympic Hall of Fame Card | $15.00 | |
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