Steve Prefontaine Autograph

Steve Roland "Pre" Prefontaine (January 25, 1951 – May 30, 1975) was an American long-distance runner who from 1973 to 1975 set American records at every distance from 2,000 to 10,000 meters. He competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics, and was preparing for the 1976 Olympics with the Oregon Track Club at the time of his death in 1975. Prefontaine's career, alongside those of Jim Ryun, Frank Shorter, and Bill Rodgers, generated considerable media coverage, which helped inspire the 1970s "running boom." He died at age 24 in an automobile crash near his residence in Eugene, Oregon. One of the premier track meets in the world, the Prefontaine Classic, is held annually in Eugene in his honor. Prefontaine's celebrity and charisma later resulted in two 1990s feature films about his short life. More about Steve Prefontaine

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Prefontaine was born on January 25, 1951, in Coos Bay, Oregon. His father, Raymond George Prefontaine (November 11, 1919 – December 21, 2004), was a welder who served in the U.S. Army in World War II. Steve's mother, Elfriede Anna Marie Sennholz (March 4, 1925 – July 16, 2013), worked as a seamstress. The two returned to Coos Bay after Ray met Elfriede in Germany while serving with the U.S. occupation forces. The middle child and only son, he had two sisters, Neta and Linda, and they all grew up in a house built by their father.

Prefontaine was an exuberant person, even during his formative years. He was always moving around, partaking in different activities and events. In junior high, Prefontaine was on his school's football and basketball teams but was rarely allowed to play because of his short stature. In the eighth grade, he noticed several high school cross country team members jog to practice past the football field, an activity he then viewed as mundane. Later that year, he realized he could compete well in long-distance races during a three-week conditioning period in his physical education class. By the second week of the daily mile runs, Prefontaine could finish second in the group. With this newfound success and athletic ability, he fell in love with cross country running. Read even more about Steve Prefontaine at Wikipedia

Traded items with a signature of Steve Prefontaine

In total, we tracked 68 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.

The most expensive item with a signature of Steve Prefontaine (STEVE PREFONTAINE SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED 1970 MAGAZINE PHOTO PSA/DNA) was sold in January 2013 for $4499.00 while the cheapest item (BERNARD LAGAT SIGNED STEVE PREFONTAINE CLASSIC OLYMPICS) found a new owner for $9.99 in August 2009. The month with the most items sold (3) was May 2014 with an average selling price of $1337.00 for an autographed item of Steve Prefontaine. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in January 2013 with $4499.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $9.99 was June 2009. In average, an autographed item from Steve Prefontaine is worth $490.00.

Most recently, these items with a signature of Steve Prefontaine were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

Picture Item Title Price Store
thumbnail STEVE PREFONTAINE American distance runner signed photo 8x11 RARE VERY NICE!!$1550.00logo
thumbnail>orig./Signed!! 1984 Steve Prefontaine Classic ORIGINAL POSTER 23 Autographs PIC$199.99logo
thumbnailOriginal Steve PreFontaine autograph Cover 1974 San Francisco Games Program$1902.00logo
thumbnailRARE Steve Prefontaine Signed Autographed Index Card With COA$999.00logo
thumbnailSTEVE PREFONTAINE - Rare AUTOGRAPH - ALBUM PAGE HAND SIGNED By PRE - Died at 24$2850.00logo
thumbnailSTEVE PREFONTAINE - Rare AUTOGRAPHED OLYMPIC RUNNER FIRST DAY COVER - SIGNED$805.00logo
thumbnailSTEVE PREFONTAINE -Rare AUTOGRAPH on PAGE - TRACK & RUNNING LEGEND - SIGNED PAGE$687.00logo
thumbnailSTEVE PREFONTAINE -Rare AUTOGRAPHED OLYMPIC RUNNING FIRST DAY COVER - Died @ 24$1625.00logo
thumbnailSteve Prefontaine Autograph Signed olympics Cut newspaper$407.00logo
thumbnailSteve Prefontaine Autograph With COA. $810.00logo
thumbnailSTEVE PREFONTAINE AUTOGRAPHED BUSINESS REPLY POSTCARD OLYMPICS RUNNER GOLD MEDAL$99.99logo
thumbnailSteve Prefontaine RARE Signed 3x5 Index Card AUTO JSA LOA Deceased 1975 Aged 24$1205.00logo
thumbnailSteve Prefontaine Signed 6x8 Cut AUTO Autograph Framed 18x28 JSA LOA $833.00logo
thumbnailSteve Prefontaine Signed 6x8.5 Magazine Cut AUTO JSA LOA Deceased 1975 $660.00logo
thumbnailSteve Prefontaine Signed Index Card Autograph PSA/DNA 9 Authentic AUTO RARE $1604.00logo