VERN MIKKELSEN MINNEAPOLIS LAKERS HOF Autographed 8X10 W/ COA (RARE)

Description

Arild Verner Agerskov "Vern" Mikkelsen
(October 21, 1928 – November 21, 2013) was an American professional basketball player. He was one of the NBA's first power forwards in the 1950s and was known for his tenacious defense.
Mikkelsen played with George Mikan and Jim Pollard in the frontcourt of the Minneapolis Lakers. The Lakers won four NBA titles during Mikkelsen's career
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Mikkelsen played in six NBA All-Star games and was named to the All-NBA Second Team four times in his career.
Mikkelsen ended his career after ten seasons in the NBA in 1959, having played in 699 of a possible 704 regular season games. He led the NBA in both personal fouls and disqualifications for three straight seasons during his career, and finished his career with 10,063 points scored. Mikkelsen still holds the league record for career disqualifications with 127, which he did in only 631 games — disqualifications were not recorded in the NBA until his second season.
In 1956, Mikkelsen was inducted into the NAIA Basketball Hall of Fame.
Mikkelsen was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1995 along with Laker Coach, John Kundla.
VERN SIGNED THIS PHOTO AT A TRIPLE CROWN SPORTS COLLECTIBLES SHOW IN ROSEVILLE, MINNESOTA.  His autograph is guaranteed to be authentic/original and comes with a Triple Crown COA.
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