Gene Kiniski Autographs
Eugene Nicholas Kiniski (November 23, 1928 – April 14, 2010) was a Canadian athlete who played football for the Edmonton Eskimos and then became a three-time professional wrestling world heavyweight champion. "Canada's Greatest Athlete", as he billed himself for promotional purposes, was born in Edmonton, Alberta. Like Bronko Nagurski before him, Kiniski was one of the first world champions in professional wrestling to have a previous background in football. He is the father of professional wrestler Kelly Kiniski and international amateur and professional wrestler Nick Kiniski.
One of six children to Polish immigrants of local politician Julia Kiniski (and her husband Nicholas), Gene Kiniski grew up in Edmonton. At the age of seventeen, he was over six feet tall. Kiniski wrestled and played football at St. Joseph's High School. In March 1947, he entered the annual Edmonton School's Boxing and Wrestling Tournament at Westglen gymnasium. Due to his size, he was the lone heavyweight competing.
Kiniski captured the attention of Annis Stukus, a scout for the Edmonton Eskimos, of the then Western Interprovincial Football Union in 1949, (which later merged with the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union to form the Canadian Football League). Along with Kiniski, wrestlers Al Oeming and Stu Hart were at the training camp as well. Two of his Eskimos teammates were future wrestlers Wilbur Snyder and Joe Blanchard.
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Traded items with a signature of Gene Kiniski
The most expensive item with a signature of Gene Kiniski (Gene Kiniski Signed Shikishi Board PSA/DNA COA WWE AWA NWA Wrestling Autograph) was sold in December 2017 for $199.99 while the cheapest item (GENE KINISKI SIGNED AUTOGRAPH INDEX CARD DECEASED NWA) found a new owner for $0.99 in April 2010. The month with the most items sold (3) was April 2010 with an average selling price of $9.99 for an autographed item of Gene Kiniski. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in December 2017 with $199.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $3.79 was December 2009. In average, an autographed item from Gene Kiniski is worth $14.95.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Gene Kiniski were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | GENE KINISKI (Died in 2010) NWA Hall of Fame Great Signed B & W 8 X 10 Photo | $39.99 |  |
| Gene Kiniski Hand Signed 8 x 10 Wrestling photo | $8.02 | |
| GENE KINISKI NWA WRESTLING CHAMPION ORIGINAL SIGNED PHOTO | $12.99 | |
| GENE KINISKI ORIGINAL SIGNED PHOTO NWA WORLD WRESTLING CHAMPION 8 X 10 | $14.95 | |
| Gene Kiniski SIGNED / Autographed Photo WWF WWE NWA Wrestling rare | $18.00 | |
| Gene Kiniski Signed 3x5 Index Card NWA | $39.99 | |
| GENE KINISKI SIGNED 8X10 B&W PHOTO FAMOUS PRO WRESTLER CANADA AUTOGRAPH d.2010 | $8.95 | |
| Gene Kiniski Signed Shikishi Board PSA/DNA COA WWE AWA NWA Wrestling Autograph | $199.99 | |
| GENE KINISKI UH SIGNED 8X10 PHOTO G9 | $80.00 | |
| GENE KINISKI Wrestling Signed Autographed 3x6 Paper JSA WWF WWE WWWF NWA Cut | $49.99 | |
| m918 Gene Kiniski (Deceased) classic 8x10 wrestling photo w/signed cut w/ COA | $35.00 | |
| Ringsider Atlanta Wrestling Program (Autographed): Lou Thesz vs Gene Kiniski | $51.00 | |
| Wrestling Champ Gene Kiniski Autograph Signed 3x5 Index Card d10 | $13.50 | |
| WRESTLING LEGEND GENE KINISKI SIGNED 8X10 CANADA'S GREATEST ATHLETE AWA CHAMPION | $29.99 | |
| WRESTLING LEGEND GENE KINISKI SIGNED 8X10 CANADA'S GREATEST ATHLETE AWA CHAMPION | $24.99 | |
