John Ashley Autographed 8x10 Photograph with HOF 81 Inscription

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Certificate of Authenticity Included One of the NHL best Known and respected Referees, Ashley moved his way up through the OHA chain quickly, and after just two seasons was signed to an NHL contract, in 1959. He worked mostly in the AHL and USHL that first year, though he did earn a few spot assignments as both a referee and linesman. For the next dozen years after that, he was a fixture in the NHL. All told, Ashley worked 605 games as a ref and another 17 on the line, 58 more playoff games and 350 minor pro assignments. From 1964 to '72 he was assigned every game seven of the playoffs, true testament to his reputation among both the NHL and the players. In 1971, he worked game seven of the quarter-finals, semi-finals, and finals, an unprecedented series of assignments under the greatest pressure imaginable for an official. After hanging up his whistle in 1972, Ashley remained active in the game, working as a talent scout for the NHL for young officials across the country after which he retired to Kitchener to work in sales of recreational vehicles. Click for Authenticity! Please Note: Ships in 2-4 business days. Country of Origin: USA and/or Imported ABOUT REAL DEAL MEMORABILIA Real Deal Memorabilia is an established manufacturer and seller of authentic autographed sports memorabilia with years of experience serving the interests of fans of all major sports. AUTOGRAPH ACQUISITION AND AUTHENTICATION Real Deal Memorabilia offers two types of authentications, Standard and Deluxe. Standard authentication includes a Real Deal Memorabilia Certificate of Authenticity and hologram. Deluxe authenticated items come with the hologram, a COA (a photocopy that contains a more detailed description of the signing and is signed by athlete), and a picture from the signing. COA FEATURES Real Deal Memorabilia provides a Certificate of Authenticity (COA) that is approximately 5" x 7" printed on red card stock or stationery-quality paper. A COA from a Real Deal private signing accompanies each item produced and has the following information: date of signing, items signed, quantity of items signed, athlet's signature (photocopied) attesting to the signing, and a Real Deal representative's signature and/or athlete's signature witnessing the event, and a tamper-proof Real Deal authenticity sticker. The photographs taken at the signing are numbered and only distributed with each piece of merchandise. Each item purchased from a Real Deal autograph signing comes with a numbered photo of the item type you are purchasing. Tamper-proof Real Deal Authenticity stickers are placed on the item, the photo from the signing, and the Certificate of Authenticity. Silver Real Deal Authenticity stickers (above) are hand-numbered to ensure that no stickers will be reproduced. If there isn't a hand numbered authenticity sticker, then a small "The REAL DEAL" Authenticity Hologram or an Exclusive Player Hologram will be on the item and certificate.