1968 Olympic Gold Medal Winning Ice Skater Peggy Fleming autographed S.I. Photo-

Description: Check it out...Here's an UNCOMMON 8 1/4" wide by 11" tall AUTOGRAPHED / HAND-SIGNED Sports Illustrated magazine photo (Page out of an SI Magazine) that has been signed by legendary 1968 Gold Medal winning Ice Skater Peggy Fleming-Large signature is signed in blue ink on the page featuring a great photo of the lovely Ms. Fleming on the ice. VERY COOL. Has some edge wear, but the signature is bold & clear and would frame up so nicely for display. What a great vintage item with a 100% authentic signature! This is an ORIGINAL item, NOT A REPRODUCTION item! Postage information is listed at the bottom-$ 4.95 postage is required. 1968 Olympic Gold Medal Winning Ice Skater Peggy Fleming autographed S.I. Photo- Click images to enlarge Description Check it out...Here's an UNCOMMON 8 1/4" wide by 11" tall AUTOGRAPHED / HAND-SIGNED Sports Illustrated magazine photo (Page out of an SI Magazine) that has been signed by legendary 1968 Gold Medal winning Ice Skater Peggy Fleming-Large signature is signed in blue ink on the page featuring a great photo of the lovely Ms. Fleming on the ice. VERY COOL. Has some edge wear, but the signature is bold & clear and would frame up so nicely for display. Here's some info on Fleming: Peggy Gale Fleming (born July 27, 1948) is an American former figure skater. She is the 1968 Olympic Champion in the ladies' singles, being the only American gold medalist at these Games, and a three-time World Champion (1966–1968) in the same event. Fleming has been a television commentator in figure skating for over 20 years, including at several Winter Olympic Games.Fleming was born in San Jose, California, the daughter of Doris Elizabeth (née Deal) and Albert Eugene Fleming, a newspaper journalist and former U.S. Marine. She began skating at age nine when her father took Peggy and her three sisters skating. In 1961, when Peggy was twelve years old, her coach William Kipp was killed in the crash of Sabena Flight 548 along with the rest of the United States figure skating team while en route to the 1961 World Figure Skating Championships. Fleming was subsequently coached by Carlo Fassi. Her unusual style led her to unprecedented success and five U.S. titles, three World titles and the gold medal at the 1968 Olympics in Grenoble, France. Philosopher Spencer Wertz called Fleming's Olympic free skating program "a watershed in the development of an artistic component of competitive skating." Fleming's mother selected a color for her Grenoble skating costume, chartreuse, named after the liqueur of that color produced by neighboring Carthusians in their founding monastery, which also gives the name "chartreuse" to the region, thereby perhaps inspiring local French audience support for Peggy's virtually flawless performance. Her award in Grenoble was singularly important for the American athletes and the nation as a whole, for this was the only gold medal that the U.S. Olympic team won in the 1968 Winter Olympics. It signaled a return to American dominance in the sport of women's figure skating following the unprecedented tragedy of the 1961 Sabena plane crash. Figure skating writer and historian Ellyn Kestnbaum states that although Fleming was from a working class background, she presented the image of "well-groomed, well-disciplined...upper-class femininity." Fleming's costumes were made by her mother; and as Kestnbaum puts it, "reflected the simple elegance of classic lines." Fleming also drew upon ballet conventions, displaying "graceful classical positions", as well as her use of classical music, and, encouraged by compulsory figures, an upright and a relaxed upper-body carriage. Kestnbaum recognizes, however, that Fleming's fame advanced women's visibility in the male-dominated sports world, which "paved some steps along the way to women's visibility in widening spheres of public life." After becoming an Olympic champion, Fleming turned professional, performed on TV shows including five NBC specials of her own and toured with many skating shows, like Ice Capades. Fleming had also filmed a TV show in the USSR and skated to Butterfly Lovers' Violin Concerto in China. Since 1981, she has been a skating commentator for ABC Sports. In 1993, the Associated Press released results of a national sports study that ranked Fleming as the third most popular athlete in America, behind fellow Olympians Mary Lou Retton and Dorothy Hamill. On June 13, 1970, Fleming married her teenage sweetheart Greg Jenkins, a dermatologist and a former amateur figure skater. The couple have two sons, Andy (born in 1977) and Todd (born in 1988), and three grandchildren. They currently reside in Denver, Colorado. Peggy Fleming was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1998. The cancer was detected in its early stages, and surgery was successful. She became a breast cancer activist who recommends not procrastinating and advocates for early detection. Fleming and her husband owned and operated Fleming Jenkins Vineyards & Winery in California. The winery produced close to 2,000 cases of wine a year with names as "Choreography" a bordeaux-style blend from Napa Valley and a "Victories Rose" from the San Francisco Bay Syrah. Profits from the "Victories Rosé" went towards charities that supported research towards breast cancer. The winery closed in 2011. In 1988, a Peggy Fleming all-porcelain doll was made by Franklin Mint Heirloom Porcelain Dolls. In 2007, Fleming appeared in the movie Blades of Glory as a judge. In 2010, Art of the Olympians produced a 30-minute documentary about Fleming. She is also an artist with works on display with the Art of the Olympians. Along with former Olympian Vonetta Flowers, Fleming was injured and briefly hospitalized after a traffic accident while riding in U.S. Vice President Joe Biden's motorcade at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. What a great vintage item with a 100% authentic signature! This is an ORIGINAL item, NOT A REPRODUCTION item! Postage information is listed at the bottom-$ 4.95 postage is required. Payment We accept Paypal payments. Shipping We will try and combine shipping on multiple purchases wherever possible. 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Price: 16.99 USD

Location: Noblesville, Indiana

End Time: 2024-08-23T00:07:10.000Z

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