Barry Halper (December 3, 1939 – December 18, 2005) was an extensive collector of baseball memorabilia who had been a limited partner owning about 1% of the New York Yankees. During the auction of Halper's collection, Sotheby's Auction House called it the "World Series of Sports Auctions."
Was the owner of one of the most massive collections of baseball memorabilia and a limited partner in the New York Yankees sports team.
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Baseball memorabilia collector. Fetched a record $21.8 million during a week long auction at Sotheby's in 1999. Among the items was Joe DiMaggio's 1950 World Series ring and a letter he wrote to Marilyn Monroe, both of which DiMaggio's lawyer accused Halper of illegally acquiring. A game-used Mickey Mantle glove was purchased by Billy Crystal for $239,000.
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A limited partner in the New York Yankees.
Known for movies
The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg 1998 as Miscellaneous Crew
$800,000