Lot # 1: Lynn St. John's 1935 Western Conference Football Charm

Category: Memorabilia

Starting Bid: $658.00

Bids: 25 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "Heisman Auction",
which ran from 1/16/2023 11:00 AM to
1/28/2023 8:00 PM



This rare, 10K football-shaped charm was presented to Director of Athletics L.W. St. John, as engraved on the back of the charm, for Ohio State being Western Conference Champions in 1935 under head coach Francis Schmidt. 

Lynn St. John was a spectacular halfback on the Ohio State football team in 1900. He later became the basketball coach from 1911-1919 and also the baseball coach from 1913-1928. "Saint" served as Ohio State's second Athletic Director from 1912-1947 and was responsible for the most important hire in school history, luring J.W. Wilce to coach OSU's mediocre football team. He served on the NCAA Rules Committee from 1912 to 1937 along with James Naismith. The iconic St. John Arena was built in 1956 for basketball and named after him. He was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1962, Ohio State's Varsity O Hall of Fame in 1977, and the College Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006.

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