{"product_id":"framed-autographed-signed-george-mcginnis-hof-2017-35x39-philadelphia-blue-basketball-jersey-jsa-coa","title":"Framed Autographed\/Signed George McGinnis HOF 2017  35x39 Philadelphia Blue Basketball Jersey JSA COA","description":"\u003cp\u003e🏀 \u003cstrong\u003eFramed Autographed\/Signed George McGinnis HOF 2017 35x39 Philadelphia Blue Basketball Jersey JSA COA — The JSA Authentication Certified 35x39 Framed Hand-Signed Philadelphia 76ers Blue Basketball Jersey Bearing the Personal Autograph of George McGinnis, the Indianapolis-Born Two-Time ABA Champion Who Became a Basketball Hall of Famer in 2017 and One of the Most Dominant Power Forwards of the American Basketball Association Era\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🏀 The Framed Autographed\/Signed George McGinnis HOF 2017 35x39 Philadelphia Blue Basketball Jersey JSA COA is the James Spence Authentication certified 35x39 framed hand-signed Philadelphia 76ers blue basketball jersey carrying the personal signature of George McGinnis — a Basketball Hall of Famer inducted in 2017 and one of the most physically imposing and athletically gifted power forwards of the 1970s, a player whose combination of size, strength, and rebounding ability made him one of the most feared inside presences in the ABA during the league's most competitive years before his time with the Philadelphia 76ers brought his talents to the NBA stage. The 35x39 framed format makes this an immediate display piece, and JSA Authentication's certificate of authenticity confirms McGinnis's signature as genuine for every ABA collector, 76ers fan, and basketball memorabilia enthusiast who holds it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🏀 George McGinnis was born August 12, 1950, in Indianapolis, Indiana — the city that has served as the spiritual home of Indiana basketball since the sport was first introduced in the state at the end of the 19th century. He played briefly at Indiana University before turning professional in the ABA with the Indiana Pacers, giving Indianapolis fans the rarest of gifts: a hometown son at the center of their professional basketball franchise during the league's most exciting competitive era. The ABA Indiana Pacers of the early 1970s were one of the dominant teams in the rival league, and McGinnis was the anchor of the teams that won back-to-back ABA championships in 1972 and 1973 — championships that gave the city of Indianapolis its first professional basketball titles and that positioned the Pacers as one of the most successful organizations in the pre-merger ABA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🏀 McGinnis's physical profile at the power forward position was extraordinary for his era: a combination of size, strength, and athleticism that allowed him to be both a dominant rebounder and a genuine scoring threat in the post and mid-range. When the ABA-NBA merger brought him to the NBA landscape through a trade to the Philadelphia 76ers in 1975, the competition level changed but his production remained at the top tier of what the position could offer. The 76ers in the mid-to-late 1970s were a team with championship ambitions, and McGinnis was a centerpiece of those ambitions during his time in Philadelphia, wearing the blue jerseys of a franchise that in that same era was also building around Julius Erving toward the 1983 championship that would define the franchise's modern legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🏀 The blue Philadelphia jersey signed here is the garment of those 76ers seasons — the color of Liberty and Franklin and the Sixers tradition, the same blue that McGinnis wore through his most visible NBA years. Framed at 35x39 with JSA Authentication confirming every detail of the signature, it is the display-ready memorabilia piece for every collector who wants a Hall of Famer's autograph on the jersey that represents his most prominent professional chapter. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🏀 George McGinnis. Indianapolis, Indiana. Indiana University. ABA Indiana Pacers. Two-Time ABA Champion (1972, 1973). Philadelphia 76ers. Basketball Hall of Fame (2017). Philadelphia Blue Basketball Jersey. Framed 35x39. Autographed. JSA COA. Hall of Fame Sports Memorabilia. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hall of Fame Sports Memorabilia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48039551762664,"sku":"Q4-H3PC-H9HO","price":399.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/2718\/4037\/files\/framed-autographed-signed-george-mcginnis-hof-2017-35x39-philadelphia-blue-basketball-170.webp?v=1770225125","url":"https:\/\/vintageantiquesgifts.com\/products\/framed-autographed-signed-george-mcginnis-hof-2017-35x39-philadelphia-blue-basketball-jersey-jsa-coa","provider":"Vintage and Antique Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}