Autographs of Dave Osborn
David Vance Osborn (born March 18, 1943) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for 12 seasons for the Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the North Dakota Fighting Sioux, where is he the only player in program history to have his number retired.
Osborn was drafted by the Vikings in the 13th round of the 1965 NFL draft with the 176th overall pick. His first contract was worth $9,000.
In his rookie year of 1965, Osborn had 20 carries for 106 yards for two touchdowns, while also having one reception for four yards. He returned 18 kickoff returns for 422 yards. The next year, Osborn's carries increased significantly as he carried the ball 87 times for 344 yards and one touchdown, while having 15 receptions for 141 yards and two touchdowns. He also returned one kickoff return for 19 yards. Osborn's third year, in 1967, saw career highs in carries, receptions and rushing and receiving yardage, as he carried the ball 215 times for 972 yards while scoring two touchdowns and recorded 34 receptions for 272 yards. He played just four games in the 1968 season, while having 42 carries for 140 yards. The Vikings qualified for the playoffs that season; in the Western Conference Championship, Osborn had five carries for four yards while having one catch for -2 yards, as his team lost 24–14 to the Baltimore Colts. He returned to play in each game of the 1969 season, while having 186 carries for 643 yards and seven touchdowns (a career-high). Osborn had 22 receptions for 236 yards and one touchdown. That year, his team went on a playoff run, and he played in each of the three games that postseason. In the Divisional Round game versus the Los Angeles Rams, he had two touchdowns, one being in the first quarter that evened the score and the other in the third quarter that narrowed the deficit to 17–14. He finished with 13 carries for 30 yards in the 23–20 Viking win. In the 1969 NFL Championship Game, Osborn had a 20-yard touchdown run in the third quarter that made it 24–0, with the final score being 27–7 over the Cleveland Browns. He finished with 18 carries for 108 yards. In Super Bowl IV, Osborn was the starting halfback in the game versus the Kansas City Chiefs. In the third quarter, he scored a touchdown from four yards out to narrow the deficit to 16–7, with the final score being a 23–7 loss. Osborn had seven carries for 15 yards while having two receptions for 11 yards.
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Traded items with a signature of Dave Osborn
The most expensive item with a signature of Dave Osborn (Joe Kapp & Dave Osborn 2003 Minnesota Viking 8x10 Photo Signed Auto Autograph) was sold in September 2025 for £175.24 while the cheapest item (Dave Osborn Signed 4x6 Photo Minnesota Vikings SKOL North Dakota Autograph Auto) found a new owner for £0.01 in September 2023. The month with the most items sold (8) was March 2025 with an average selling price of £30.01 for an autographed item of Dave Osborn. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in August 2025 with £146.72 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.01 was September 2023. In average, an autographed item from Dave Osborn is worth £28.53.
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