Lot # 1108: 1956 Official Melbourne Olympic Games Basketball Program with Team USA Featuring Bill Russell & K.C. Jones

Team USA took home the gold medal in basketball at the 1956 Olympic Games, and here's your chance to take a sweet souvenir from the Melbourne games. Served up is a 1956 Olympic Games official basketball program. There were two big reasons Team USA racked up an 8-0 record at the Melbourne games, the first was Bill Russell, and the other was K.C. Jones. Both celebrated Hall of Famers, these longtime teammates really knew what winning was all about. During their collegiate days at San Francisco, they won back-to-back NCAA championships in 1955-1956. Then they won their gold medals at the 1956 Olympics. After that, they won eight consecutive NBA championships with the Boston Celtics, from 1959-1966. The only that kept them from winning even more, was Jones two years of military service. These remarkable champions are both listed for Team USA in this fairly well-preserved program, which rates as Ex, with boasts a tight spine, clean cover, and supple pages.