Heroes of the Hardwood

37 Basketball Hall of Famers

An incredible list of 37 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famers, this collection of autographs includes pioneers like Bertha Teague, Margaret Wade and Pat Summitt in women’s basketball as well as Clarence “Big House” Gaines who was the first HBCU coach to win a basketball national championship. Some of the greatest players in basketball history also signed this sheet like “Dr. J” Julius Erving, Elgin Baylor, Jerry West and Jerry Lucas. There are some true innovators here like Bob Davies who helped develop dribbling techniques, Nat Holman who created the pick-and-roll and Edward Steitz who instituted the shot clock and three-point line in college basketball.

Left:

Dolph Schayes
John A. Cat Thompson
Howard G. Cann
John P. Nucatola
Bertha Frank Teague
Les Harrison
Jerry Lucas
Margaret Wade
Bob Davies
“Stretch” Murphy
Nate Thurmond
Bob Kurland
Ed Macauley
Nat Holman
Jack Gardner
H.E. “Bud” Foster
Edward S. Steitz

Middle:

Tom Izzo
Elgin Baylor
Julius Erving

Right:

Jerry West
Paul “Tony” Hinkle
Cliff Hagan
Arad A. McCutchan
C.E. Gaines
Ben L. Carnevale
J. Dallas Shirley
Paul Endacott
Andy Phillip
Al Cervi
Marv Harshman
Pat Head Summitt
Ruth Berenson
Bob Cousy
Dave Bing
Tommy Heinsohn
Bill Walton