Jack Hanna Autographs
Jack Bushnell Hanna (born January 2, 1947) is an American retired zookeeper and director emeritus of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. Commonly nicknamed "Jungle Jack", he was director of the zoo from 1978 to 1992, and is viewed as largely responsible for elevating its quality and reputation. His media appearances, particularly with David Letterman, James Corden, Good Morning America, and Maury Povich made him one of the most notable animal experts in the United States.
Hanna was born in Knoxville, Tennessee. He grew up on his family's farm and volunteered for the family veterinarian, Dr. Roberts, when he was 11. He attended The Kiski School, an all-boys boarding school in Saltsburg, Pennsylvania, for high school, graduating in 1965. He majored in business and political science at Muskingum College in New Concord, Ohio, where he got in trouble for keeping ducks in his dorm room and a donkey in a shed behind his fraternity house (The M.A.C.E. Club). In his senior year, Hanna married Suzi, a cheerleader at Muskingum, and graduated in 1968.
Although unable to secure zoning as a zoo for his family's farm, Hanna and Suzi opened a pet shop and petting zoo. In 1972, a three-year-old boy was mauled by a lion at Hanna's farm and lost an arm after slipping past the protective barrier. Hanna settled a later lawsuit out of court, shut down the petting zoo, and moved his family to Florida.
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Traded items with a signature of Jack Hanna
The most expensive item with a signature of Jack Hanna (Vtg JACK HANNA Columbus Blue Jackets SIGNED Bobblehead Special Limited Edition) was sold in December 2024 for $222.22 while the cheapest item (JACK HANNA Authentic Hand Signed Autograph 4x6 Photo - ZOOKEEPER ANIMALS) found a new owner for $0.75 in July 2021. The month with the most items sold (5) was January 2021 with an average selling price of $9.99 for an autographed item of Jack Hanna. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in June 2025 with $139.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was October 2010. In average, an autographed item from Jack Hanna is worth $11.00.
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