Spectacular athletic showman (1947–1988) who did much to popularize the game of basketball in the 1970s. He died of a heart attack at the age of forty while playing a pickup three-on-three game in a California gym. Check, 6 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Maravich, payable to Cash for $200, November 19, 1984. Check is encapsulated in a hard-plastic PSA/DNA authentication holder, with a signature rating of “Gem Mint 10.” In very fine condition, with bank stamp lightly affecting first letter of signature. Auction LOA Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and R&R COA.