Sports Cartoons Webportfolio

Original SPORTS PAGE CARTOONS
Telling a story within a box -- and at a glance

Sports cartoons once were a centerpiece of the American daily newspaper's sports page. They conveyed a story or highlighted a sports star in a compact, simple drawing. But few sport cartoonists saved their original artwork. Today this these original works of art have become highly collectible and often quite valuable. And because there was only one original created for each newspaper installment, individuals today who "own a piece of sports history" have something no one else will ever have.

Below are shown original sports cartoons about athletes, teams and events during the American "golden age of sports" a half-century ago. Any of these works of art make the perfect decor gift for the fantasy sports buff.

EACH ORIGINAL ARTWORK BELOW HAS BEEN PUBLISHED IN A NEWSPAPER, MAGAZINE OR BOOK AS INDICATED, HENCE INCREASING ITS COLLECTIBLE VALUE.

Use ideas: Great as room decor in the home/office of the "fantasy sport executive." These original drawings also make great gifts!

Included here is probably the largest collection of Willard Mullin originals available for sale today. He still is considered the "Rembrandt" of this collectible niche of art.

Sports cartoons below are from America's top newspapers and are grouped by cartoonist including:

Willard Mullin, N.Y. World Telegram and Sun

Lou Darvas, Cleveland Press

Karl Hubenthal, Los Angeles Herald-Examiner

Bill O'Brien, Chicago Tribune

Dick Mayer, Detroit Free Press

Dick Dugan, Cleveland Plain Dealer

Murray Olderman, NEA News Service and Palm Springs Life Magazine (CA)

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Shell Gasoline Ad
Willard Mullin
Original artwork for ad

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Ivies Ban Spring Practice
Lou Darvas
Original sports cartoon

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Spring Practice Reduced
Lou Darvas
Original sports cartoon

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The Running Game
Lou Darvas
Original sports cartoon

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Thrill of the Year
Bill O'Brien
Original sports cartoon

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Man in (Pro) Motion
Bill O'Brien
Original sports cartoon

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Lennie Dawson: Boilermaker
Dick Mayer
Original sports cartoon

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Ron Kramer: Wolverines' MVA
Dick Mayer
Original sports cartoon

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Teams Entering Field
Roy Doty
Original sport drawing

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Blanket Coverage
Dick Dugan
Original sports cartoon

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Earl Weaver
Dick Dugan
Original sports cartoon

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Joe Carter
Dick Dugan
Original sports cartoon

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Gaylord Perry
Dick Dugan
Original sports cartoon

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Casey Through the Years
Dick Dugan
Original sports cartoon

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Game Plans
Dick Dugan
Original sports cartoon

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Pete Rose Record
Dick Dugan
Original sports cartoon

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Bauer and Alston
Dick Dugan
Original sports cartoon

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Chuck Tanner
Dick Dugan
Original sports cartoon

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Fractured Calendar
Murray Olderman
Original cartoon

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Fractured Coach
Murray Olderman
Original cartoon

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Fractured Confab
Murray Olderman
Original Cartoon

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Fractured Fly Chaser
Murray Olderman
Original cartoon

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Fractured Signs
Murray Olderman
Original cartoon

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Fractured Slugger
Murray Olderman
Original cartoon

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Spring Hopes Eternal
Murray Olderman
Original cartoon

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Otto Graham
Murray Olderman
Original published art

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Marion Motley
Murray Olderman
Original published art

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Leroy Kelly
Murray Olderman
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Norm Van Brocklin
Murray Olderman
Original published art

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Bob Waterfield
Murray Olderman
Original published art

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