Autographs of Daryle Lamonica
Daryle Pasquale Lamonica (July 17, 1941 – April 21, 2022) was an American professional football player who was a quarterback in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons. Nicknamed "the Mad Bomber" due to his affinity for throwing the long pass in virtually any situation, he spent the majority of his career with the Oakland Raiders.
Lamonica played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. He was selected in the 24th round of the 1963 AFL draft by the Buffalo Bills, where spent his first four seasons, mostly as a backup. He played his next eight seasons as the primary starter of the Raiders, including after they joined the NFL through the AFL–NFL merger, leading them to four consecutive division titles between 1967 and 1970 and an appearance in Super Bowl II. Lamonica was twice named AFL Most Valuable Player, in addition to receiving three AFL All-Star, two NFL Pro Bowl, and two first-team All-AFL selections. He was also the AFL leader in passing touchdowns during both MVP seasons and the passing yards leader during the second. Lamonica holds the NFL's second-highest quarterback winning percentage and the AFL's highest quarterback winning percentage.
Of Italian and Irish ancestry, Lamonica grew up on a ranch in the Central Valley of California. Lamonica played in the first Little League World Series. He lettered in four sports and was an all-state quarterback at Clovis High School in Clovis, a Fresno suburb. In 1974, the high school named its football stadium after him. After high school, he turned down a professional baseball contract with the Chicago Cubs. Lamonica played college football at the University of Notre Dame, and was the team's starting quarterback for three seasons. In 30 total games from 1960 through 1962, he had 99 completions for 211 attempts for a 46.9 completion percentage and 1,363 yards, with eight touchdowns and 16 interceptions. He rushed 144 times for 353 yards and 10 touchdowns. He participated in the 1962 East-West Shrine Game held at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco, passing 20-for-28 with 349 yards while being named Most Valuable Player.
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The most expensive item with a signature of Daryle Lamonica (Daryle Lamonica Oakland Raiders Signed Jersey JSA) was sold in October 2025 for £516.38 while the cheapest item (NFL RAIDERS DARYLE LAMONICA AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED 8x10 FOOTBALL PHOTO COA JSA PSA) found a new owner for £1.53 in August 2015. The month with the most items sold (20) was May 2025 with an average selling price of £45.98 for an autographed item of Daryle Lamonica. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in August 2023 with £470.18 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £1.53 was August 2015. In average, an autographed item from Daryle Lamonica is worth £50.77.
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