导出博客文章A 41-year-old page ripped from a barbers appointment book sold for $1,824 last
week on eBay.The reason? It might be the last dated autograph of acclaimed
runner Steve Prefontaine.The item became available when Pete Peterson, who had
been at the Red Rooster for more than 45 years, left after selling the
barbershop earlier this year. He sold memorabilia to a customer named Eric
Warlick, who eventually posted it on eBay.Jordy Geller, the worlds most famous
Nike collector, spotted it and made the purchase last week.Prefontaine is such a
legend, and this is a one-of-a-kind piece, said Geller, who has four original
pairs of the model shoes made for Prefontaine for the 1976 Olympics.Prefontaine
never made it to Montreal, of course, as he died in a car crash in the early
morning hours of May 30, 1975, after winning a 5,000-meter race and attending a
party hosted by Geoff Hollister, who was Nikes third employee.The date in the
appointment book was May 29. That morning, as Peterson tells it, Prefontaine
walked into to make a 2 p.m. appointment, and wrote his name down as customers
would do, but he came in again and crossed it out.I just want to concentrate on
the race, Prefontaine told Peterson.The next day, Petersons wife came into the
bathroom as Peterson was showering and told him that a reporter on the radio was
reporting that Prefontaine had died at the age of 24. I was shell-shocked, said
Peterson.The two had hung out together countless times since Prefontaine started
getting his hair cut as a student on the track team at the University of Oregon.
They would frequently go to the local pub and Prefontaine would smoke
cigars.People never believe me because he was the runner that he was, but he did
love the cigars, Peterson said. I was friends with one of the investigators of
his accident, and they said his autopsy showed he had twice the normal lung
capacity of a normal human.After winning seven NCAA titles, Nike -- which was
co-founded by Oregon track coach Bill Bowerman and one of his runners, Phil
Knight -- signed Prefontaine as its first endorser in 1973.He kept trying to get
me to invest, Peterson said. He started with $5,000 and eventually was down to
$1,000.Peterson said he doesnt have any regrets about saying no to a deal that
would have made him a millionaire because he didnt have the kind of cash to make
the investment.Peterson cut the hair of the likes of Norv Turner and Dan Fouts
when they were at Oregon. Fouts famously said that Peterson had the best reading
material, which referred to Petersons full collection of Playboy
magazines.Geller bought the memorabilia in the shop and, aside from the
Prefontaine piece, will be auctioning that off on eBay in the coming weeks.
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LOS ANGELES -- The Oklahoma City Thunder are the last unbeaten team in the
Western Conference after taking down the?Clippers?85-83?on Wednesday to improve
to 4-0.Awaiting the Thunder next: a trip to Oracle Arena in Oakland to take on
the Golden State Warriors on Thursday.The upcoming matchup carries heavy amounts
of hype and anticipation, with Russell Westbrook and the Thunder meeting former
teammate Kevin Durant for the first time since he joined the Warriors over the
summer. Asked if theres any extra level of excitement going into Thursdays game,
Westbrook said its just another game on the schedule.I play every game like its
my last, Westbrook said. I play every game the same, always. Like Ive been
saying for years. And regardless of who we play, Im going to play the same
way.Thunder coach Billy Donovan offered his take on the matchup.Its not just
Kevin. Were playing the Warriors, Donovan said. Hes part of that. Thats Klay
Thompson. Steph Curry. Draymond Green. Its Kevin. Its all those guys. Its their
whole team we have to prepare for.Durant was asked in an interview on Tuesday if
there was any beef with Westbrook but downplayed any kind of animosity. After
being teammates for eight years in Oklahoma Cityy, the two have not spoken since
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situation.Asked if he saw the comments, Westbrook declined to answer.Like I said
in Oklahoma City, I dont know if you guys know, but Im not answering any more
Kevin questions, he said. If you want to talk about basketball, Im more than
welcome to talk about that. But other than that.Following Durants departure,
there was expectation from many that the Thunder would drop off as a contender.
Westbrook scoffed at that notion.Who said that? Westbrook responded. Informed it
was a lot of people, Westbrook said, Thats where they went wrong.On Wednesday,
Westbrook scored 35 points on 14 of 30 shooting and posted six rebounds, five
assists and 10 turnovers in the win over the Clippers. He scored eight of the
Thunders final 11 points and set up the other three -- a 3-pointer by rookie
Domantas Sabonis. Westbrook is averaging 37.8 points, 10.5 rebounds and 10.0
assists through the first four games of the season. ' ' '
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