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BARACK OBAMA SIGNED NCAA BASKETBALL LEADER BOARD, SEEN ON ESPN
An excellent, most unusual piece of presidential and sports memorabilia, a leader board for the 2012 NCAA Basketball Tournament, 63" x 36", filled out and signed by President BARACK OBAMA (b. 1961). The board bears the title "Presidential Bracket - 2012 Men''s Tournament" at top, with the NCAA ''"Final Four" logo at center, and the presidential seal at the bottom edge. The board lists thirty teams starting for each division, with Obama entering his choices for the winners of the second and third seeds, the "Final Four", and the championship in black ink. He adds his large and bold signature just to the left of his championship pick. The board originates from a March 13, 2012 appearance on ESPN with sports reporter Andy Katz, in which Obama discusses his process for filling out the bracket, and chooses Kentucky, Ohio State, Missouri, and North Carolina for the "Final Four", and North Carolina as the overall champion (the actual "Final Four" teams would be Kentucky, Ohio State, Louisville, and Kansas, with Kentucky as the champion). This was Obama''s first televised completion of a bracket board in this manner, a tradition he adhered to every year after 2012. The board is completely encased in protective plastic, and was obtained from ESPN''s annual V Foundation auction. Fine. One of the greatest presidential sports relics we''ve ever handled!

The ESPN broadcast can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/G28oDPsLrhM

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April 7, 2017 2:00 PM EDT
Brooklyn, NY, US

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