Description:1964-65 Bill Russell "Most Valuable Pro Player" Sam Davis Memorial Award. Prestigious honor awarded by the Metropolitan Baseball Writers Association annually beginning in 1949-50 and continuing through the mid-1970s. Russell averaged (24.1) rebounds per game during the 1964-65 season leading the Boston Celtics to an unprecedented sixth consecutive NBA Championship (and their 7th in just 8 years). Scalloped edge silverplate bowl sits atop 6.25"x6.25" wooden base. A metal placard on the front reads, "Sam Davis Memorial Award, Most Valuable Player 1964-65, Bill Russell Boston Celtics, Presented by M.B.W.A" Little mentionable wear. Includes certificate of provenance from Bill Russell: EX/MT-NM