O.J.'S $230,000 HEISMAN; MYSTERY BIDDER TAKES PRIZE OF AUCTION.Byline: Jesse Hiestand Daily News Staff Writer O.J. Simpson's Heisman Memorial Trophy fetched $230,000 at an auction Tuesday intended to raise money for the families of his slain ex-wife and her friend Ron Goldman. The total amount raised by the sale of 74 items was $430,000, but the families of the two slaying victims will receive only about $382,000 once auction house fees and other costs are subtracted. ``The amount collected today won't even put a scratch in the $33.5 million judgment,'' said attorney Michael D. Myers, the state court receiver appointed to oversee the liquidation The collection of assets belonging to a debtor to be applied to the discharge of his or her outstanding debts. A type of proceeding pursuant to federal Bankruptcy of Simpson's property. The auction was intended to partially satisfy the civil judgment owed by Simpson to the families of Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson Nicole Brown Simpson (May 19, 1959 – June 12, 1994) was the wife of American football player O.J. Simpson. Found murdered at her home in Los Angeles, California, along with her friend Ronald Goldman, her death led to one of the most controversial and widely-discussed criminal . A civil jury held Simpson liable for their stabbing deaths in February 1997, two years after Simpson was acquitted by a criminal-trial jury on murder charges. The buyer of the Heisman Trophy Heisman Trophy Annual award given to the outstanding college gridiron football player in the U.S. The trophy was instituted in 1935 by New York City's Downtown Athletic Club and was officially named the following year for the club's first athletic director, the player-coach , an East Coast collector who bid by phone, did not want to be identified, said officials with the Butterfield and Butterfield auction house in Hollywood. Bidding for the Heisman started at $75,000 and quickly rose above $200,000. Marty Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. of Cleveland came close to getting the trophy with a bid of $220,000, but decided to hold off when he realized that the East Coast collector would top his bid. ``I just wanted to put it in my house and let it collect dust and say, God! I'm a Heisman Trophy winner,'' said Cohen, a real estate developer who last played football in the ninth grade. Another private collector, Randy Burkett, said he also wanted a Heisman, but did not want to spend more than $100,000. ``The bidding went by us in a shot,'' he said. Burkett did spend about $10,000 on several trophies and artwork. ``It's a part of history. We just wanted a piece of it,'' said Burkett, who came from Amarillo, Texas “Amarillo” redirects here. For other uses, see Amarillo (disambiguation). Amarillo is the 14th-largest city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Potter County. , for the auction of items that were seized from Simpson's Brentwood estate in March 1997 by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department This article is about the Los Angeles County Sherriff's Department, not to be confused with the smaller Los Angeles County Police The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) is a local law enforcement agency that serves Los Angeles County, California. . The most coveted cov·et v. cov·et·ed, cov·et·ing, cov·ets v.tr. 1. To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's). See Synonyms at envy. 2. To wish for longingly. See Synonyms at desire. item and the last to be auctioned was the Heisman Memorial Trophy awarded to Simpson in 1968 when he was a senior at the University of Southern California The U.S. News & World Report ranked USC 27th among all universities in the United States in its 2008 ranking of "America's Best Colleges", also designating it as one of the "most selective universities" for admitting 8,634 of the almost 34,000 who applied for freshman admission . The bronze statute, the most prestigious award in college football, is the only one ever auctioned. ``I was very pleased with the overall result (of the auction),'' said Ira M. Friedman, who represented the estate of Nicole Simpson. ``Anything is better than nothing.'' Nicole Simpson's estate is expected to receive one-third of the auction proceeds, while Goldman's family should receive two-thirds, Myers said. About 500 people, including a crush of media representatives, attended the auction. Officials said they did not know whether Simpson had a representative there. The professional football Hall of Fame Award that had been presented to Simpson went at auction for $10,000 to representatives of a computer Web site who said they plan to destroy the certificate and some Simpson football jerseys today to protest failings in the criminal justice system. ``We're going to destroy this O.J. Simpson property on the steps of the L.A. (Criminal) Courthouse (today) at noon,'' said Bob Enyart Bob Enyart is an American television and radio talk show host, pastor and author, based since the 1980s in Denver, Colorado. He divided his time between Denver and South Bend, Indiana, home of the late Lester Sumrall's LeSea Broadcasting. , a representative of the Web site, shadowgov.com of Denver, Colo. Enyart said the group, which spent $4,750 for two football jerseys, had planned for two weeks to buy and destroy these items. Jeff Mohr, 43, of North Hollywood said it appeared many people were drawn to the auction by morbid morbid /mor·bid/ (mor´bid) 1. pertaining to, affected with, or inducing disease; diseased. 2. unhealthy or unwholesome. 3. curiosity. ``You have a lot of people who bid from the heart and not the mind,'' said Mohr, a U.S. Postal Service The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) processes and delivers mail to individuals and businesses within the United States. The service seeks to improve its performance through the development of efficient mail-handling systems and operates its own planning and engineering programs. worker and collector. ``You can't get a hold of O.J., but you can stand next to O.J.'s Heisman,'' Mohr said. Indeed some of the items went for far more than their estimated value, especially the football jerseys and golf bags. The Simpson golf bags with clubs went on average for about $2,200. A simple white football jersey with red stripes and the number 32 estimated to be worth at least $400, went for $4,500. A Hall of Fame commemorative football valued at $200 to $300 went for $2,250. Most of the artwork also brought high bids. A Tiffany-style leaded glass Leaded glass may mean:
CAPTION(S): 2 photos PHOTO (1 -- color) Darren Griffitts of Huntington Beach Huntington Beach, city (1990 pop. 181,519), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific coast, across from Santa Catalina Island, in an oil-producing area; inc. 1909. It manufactures aerospace vehicles, aircraft parts, optical instruments, and heat transfer equipment. makes a bid on an O.J. Simpson item during Tuesday's auction. (2 -- color) Susan Pick of Valencia looks at the 1968 Heisman Trophy seized from O.J. Simpson for auction Tuesday in Hollywood. Joe Binoya/Special to the Daily News |
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