Willie Shoemaker Autograph
William Lee Shoemaker (August 19, 1931 – October 12, 2003) was an American jockey, considered one of the greatest. For 29 years he held the world record for the most professional jockey victories. More about Willie Shoemaker
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Referred to as "Bill", "Willie," and "The Shoe", William Lee Shoemaker was born in the town of Fabens, Texas. At 38 ounces (1.1 kg), Shoemaker was so small at birth that he was not expected to survive the night. Put in a shoebox on the oven to stay warm, he survived, but remained small, growing to 4 feet 10 inches (1.47 m) and weighing 91 pounds (41 kg). His diminutive size proved an asset as he went on to become a giant in thoroughbred horse racing, despite dropping out of El Monte High School in El Monte, California.
Shoemaker's career as a jockey began in his teenage years, with his first professional ride on March 19, 1949. The first of his eventual 8,833 career victories came a month later, on April 20, aboard Shafter V, at Golden Gate Fields in Albany, California. In 1951, he won the George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award. Read even more about Willie Shoemaker at Wikipedia
Shoemaker's career as a jockey began in his teenage years, with his first professional ride on March 19, 1949. The first of his eventual 8,833 career victories came a month later, on April 20, aboard Shafter V, at Golden Gate Fields in Albany, California. In 1951, he won the George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award. Read even more about Willie Shoemaker at Wikipedia
Traded items with a signature of Willie Shoemaker
In total, we tracked 66 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Willie Shoemaker (WILLIE SHOEMAKER - PASSPORT - 1965 - SIGNED - JOCKEY - KENTUCKY DERBY) was sold in November 2020 for $1400.00 while the cheapest item (Willie Shoemaker's Vintage Signed Autograph Picture Laminated To Hard Wood, Rare) found a new owner for $0.99 in September 2015. The month with the most items sold (2) was December 2010 with an average selling price of $62.49 for an autographed item of Willie Shoemaker. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in October 2016 with $314.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $5.75 was April 2019. In average, an autographed item from Willie Shoemaker is worth $29.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Willie Shoemaker were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Item Title | Price | Store | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Signed Autographed Willie Shoemaker Book The Shoe Horse Racing | $9.99 | |
| Willie Shoemaker & Other Jockey Horse Racing Autograph Hand Signed FDC | $30.00 | |
| Willie Shoemaker Autographed Racing Program | $35.00 | |
| WILLIE SHOEMAKER Hand Signed Autographed Cache Envelope | $30.99 | |
| Willie Shoemaker Horse Racing 1977 Sportscaster Autographed Card | $5.75 | |
| Willie Shoemaker SANTA ANA PARKS RARE SIGNED Photo - Jockey-HOF | $26.99 | |
| Willie Shoemaker Signed 8x10 Pic PHOTO Horse Racing Jockey JSA | $12.50 | |
| WILLIE SHOEMAKER SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED 8X10 PHOTO JOCKEY LEGEND SGC AUTHENTIC | $69.97 | |
| WILLIE SHOEMAKER signed large cut signature (ideal for matting or framing) | $14.75 | |
| WILLIE SHOEMAKER signed letter (dated on letterhead May 17, 1976) horse racing | $16.50 | |
| WILLIE SHOEMAKER SIGNED ORIGINAL BET TICKET TO LAST RACE @ SANTA ANITA JSA Cert | $35.00 | |
| Willie Shoemaker signed picture | $8.00 | |
| Willie Shoemaker Signed Print 50/450 - Barbara Rieger Artist - Unframed | $15.00 | |
| WILLIE SHOEMAKER SIGNED SPORTSCASTER HORSE RACING CARD #07-02 JSA CERTIFIED AUTO | $125.00 | |
| Willie Shoemaker signed ticket stub JSA | $9.49 | |